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Hershey Company (The)

HSY Consumer Staples Specialty Foods
$175.64
▲ +3.6% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:49 ET
Last 30 days +1.13% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$156.17 $161.40 $166.62 $171.85 $177.08 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$169.10
High
$175.75
Low
$168.16
Volume
$2M
Avg Vol
$2M
Mkt Cap
$32.2B
P/E (TTM)
—
Beta
—
52w High
$239.48
52w Low
$156.16
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
—

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 25 items

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Oct 23 · 09:12 Simply Wall St. neutral
Hershey (HSY) Could Be 122% Above Fair Value After Earnings Optimism
Oct 23 · 06:00 Barrons.com neutral
The Consumer Staples Rally Is Masking Hershey’s Deeply Flawed Fundamentals
Oct 22 · 13:00 Zacks neutral
Hershey (HSY) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
▸ Show all 25 press releases & news Free account →

HSY earnings at a glance

Hershey Company (The) (HSY) is scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, October 29, 2026 — in 6 days. Analysts expect earnings per share of $2.11, compared with $1.30 in the same quarter last year (+62%). The options market is pricing a move of about ±5.8% after the report, a range of roughly $165.48 to $185.80 from today's $175.64. Over its last 6 reports the stock rose the next day 2 times and fell 4, moving ±3.0% on average; after the most recent report on Jul 30, 2026 it moved -3.6%. That means options currently expect more movement than HSY has typically delivered. HSY beat the consensus EPS estimate in 6 of its last 6 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 30%. The share price of $175.64 sits in the middle of its 52-week range.

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Overview

52-week range
$156
$239
23% of range
Avg surprise (last 6)
+19.1%
Avg reaction (last 6)
+0.4%
33% positive
Latest IV / EM
30%
EM ±5.8% · $165 · Oct 30

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$1.01$1.34$1.68$2.02$2.35 Actual $2.09Est $1.94Actual $1.21Est $1.01Actual $1.30Est $1.09Actual $1.71Est $1.40Actual $2.35Est $2.05Actual $1.90Est $1.45 Mar/2025Jun/2025Sep/20258K8KJun/2026
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$835M$1.7B$2.5B$3.3B Sep 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Mar 26Jun 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Thu Jul 30, 2026Jun/2026 $1.90 $1.45 +31.0% +19.8% -3.6% earnings
Thu Apr 30, 20268K 2026-04-30 $2.35 $2.05 +14.6% — -1.8% earnings
Thu Feb 5, 20268K 2026-02-05 $1.71 $1.40 +22.1% — +9.0% earnings
Thu Oct 30, 2025Sep/2025 $1.30 $1.09 +19.3% — -2.4% earnings
Wed Jul 30, 2025Jun/2025 $1.21 $1.01 +19.8% — +1.4% earnings
Thu May 1, 2025Mar/2025 $2.09 $1.94 +7.7% — -0.0% earnings

Upcoming

DateFiscalTimeEPS EstLY EPSYoY %Δ
Thu Oct 29, 2026Sep/2026OTHER $2.11$1.30 +62.3%

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Revenue$2.79B$3.10B—$3.18B$2.61B$2.81B—$2.99B
Cost of revenue$1.52B$1.88B—$2.14B$1.82B$1.86B—$1.75B
Gross profit$1.26B$1.22B—$1.04B$796M$944M—$1.23B
Operating income$643M$641M—$435M$193M$369M—$613M
Net income$458M$435M—$276M$63M$224M—$446M
EPS (diluted)————————

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Cash & equivalents————————
Inventory$1.74B$1.43B$1.43B$1.71B$1.84B$1.47B$1.25B$1.30B
Total current assets$3.96B$3.77B$3.59B$4.40B$4.43B$4.80B$3.76B$3.55B
Total assets$13.97B$13.84B$13.74B$13.58B$13.65B$13.97B$12.95B$12.62B
Long-term debt$4.68B$4.68B$4.68B$4.68B$5.18B$5.18B$3.19B$3.19B
Total liabilities$9.41B$9.11B$9.10B$9.01B$9.13B$9.28B$8.23B$8.42B
Total equity$4.56B$4.73B$4.64B$4.56B$4.51B$4.68B—$4.20B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

26%37%49%60%72% Jun 07 — IV 35% · EM ±3.3%Jun 08 — IV 32% · EM ±2.7%Jun 09 — IV 36% · EM ±2.6%Jun 10 — IV 37% · EM ±2.2%Jun 11 — IV 42% · EM ±1.7%Jun 15 — IV 32% · EM ±2.3%Jun 16 — IV 35% · EM ±2.1%Jun 17 — IV 40% · EM ±1.7%Jun 19 — IV 29% · EM ±3.2%Jun 22 — IV 34% · EM ±2.9%Jun 23 — IV 36% · EM ±2.6%Jun 24 — IV 37% · EM ±2.2%Jun 25 — IV 38% · EM ±1.6%Jun 29 — IV 32% · EM ±7.6%Jun 30 — IV 31% · EM ±7.2%Jul 01 — IV 31% · EM ±7.2%Jul 02 — IV 30% · EM ±6.7%Jul 03 — IV 30% · EM ±6.7%Jul 06 — IV 33% · EM ±7.0%Jul 07 — IV 33% · EM ±6.7%Jul 08 — IV 32% · EM ±6.4%Jul 09 — IV 33% · EM ±6.6%Jul 10 — IV 33% · EM ±6.3%Jul 13 — IV 35% · EM ±6.2%Jul 14 — IV 36% · EM ±6.2%Jul 15 — IV 35% · EM ±5.9%Jul 16 — IV 38% · EM ±6.1%Jul 17 — IV 38% · EM ±5.9%Jul 20 — IV 41% · EM ±5.7%Jul 21 — IV 43% · EM ±5.7%Jul 22 — IV 44% · EM ±5.5%Jul 23 — IV 43% · EM ±5.1%Jul 24 — IV 44% · EM ±4.8%Jul 27 — IV 54% · EM ±4.5%Jul 28 — IV 63% · EM ±4.5%Jul 29 — IV 73% · EM ±4.3%Jul 30 — IV 49% · EM ±2.0%Aug 03 — IV 34% · EM ±2.8%Aug 04 — IV 36% · EM ±2.6%Aug 05 — IV 37% · EM ±2.2%Aug 06 — IV 40% · EM ±1.7%Aug 10 — IV 32% · EM ±2.7%Aug 11 — IV 32% · EM ±2.3%Aug 12 — IV 35% · EM ±2.1%Aug 13 — IV 30% · EM ±1.3%Aug 17 — IV 27% · EM ±2.3%Aug 18 — IV 28% · EM ±2.0%Aug 19 — IV 30% · EM ±1.8%Aug 20 — IV 33% · EM ±1.4%Aug 24 — IV 26% · EM ±2.2%Aug 25 — IV 27% · EM ±1.9%Aug 26 — IV 27% · EM ±1.6%Aug 27 — IV 28% · EM ±1.2%Aug 31 — IV 28% · EM ±2.3%Sep 01 — IV 31% · EM ±2.2%Sep 02 — IV 29% · EM ±1.7%Sep 03 — IV 30% · EM ±1.2%Sep 07 — IV 30% · EM ±2.5%Sep 08 — IV 30% · EM ±2.1%Sep 09 — IV 30% · EM ±1.7%Sep 10 — IV 34% · EM ±1.4%Sep 14 — IV 30% · EM ±2.5%Sep 15 — IV 30% · EM ±2.2%Sep 16 — IV 32% · EM ±1.9%Sep 17 — IV 33% · EM ±1.4%Sep 21 — IV 30% · EM ±2.5%Sep 22 — IV 30% · EM ±2.2%Sep 23 — IV 33% · EM ±1.9%Sep 24 — IV 36% · EM ±1.5%Sep 28 — IV 26% · EM ±6.2%Sep 29 — IV 29% · EM ±6.6%Sep 30 — IV 31% · EM ±7.0%Oct 01 — IV 30% · EM ±6.9%Oct 02 — IV 28% · EM ±6.1%Oct 06 — IV 28% · EM ±5.7%Oct 07 — IV 26% · EM ±5.3%Oct 08 — IV 30% · EM ±5.8%

Sector peers

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MAMA
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BRID
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RMCF
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$10M $0.90-2.2%

HSY earnings FAQ

When is HSY's next earnings date?

Hershey Company (The) is expected to report on October 29, 2026.

What is HSY's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±5.8%, or $10.16 per share either way from $175.64.

How does HSY stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 6 reports the average next-day move was ±3.0%, up 2 times and down 4 times.

What EPS are analysts expecting from Hershey Company (The)?

The consensus estimate is $2.11 per share, versus $1.30 a year ago.

What is HSY's implied volatility?

HSY's at-the-money implied volatility is about 30% based on the latest options snapshot.

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