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Last updated: April 2026

HSY PEER ANALYSIS

Hershey Co — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

HSYHershey Co

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Defensive · Confectioners

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PriceFinancialsPeers

Overall Profile & Returns

· Confectioners

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile
ValuationProfitabilityGrowthFinancial HealthDividend
HSYIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year
Split-adjusted
HSY+3.6%AD+2.3%DOL-2.3%HEN3+13.8%WOW+29.0%HEIA+0.8%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
HSY-1.1%AD+3.4%DOL-9.1%HEN3+11.0%WOW+35.7%HEIA+9.8%
1-Year
Split-adjusted
HSY+3.6%MDLZ-12.0%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
HSY-1.1%MDLZ+10.9%

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better
HSY33.14AD13.93DOL38.04HEN314.94WOW80.85HEIA27.87Median 28.92

ROE

Higher is better
HSY23.2%AD14.9%DOL99.5%HEN39.6%WOW12.3%HEIA8.1%Median 4.0%

Net Margin

Higher is better
HSY9.1%AD2.5%DOL17.6%HEN39.9%WOW0.9%HEIA5.3%Median 1.7%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
HSY11.5%AD0.5%DOL16.1%HEN3-5.1%WOW1.5%HEIA-3.6%Median 5.7%

P/E

Lower is better
HSY33.14MDLZ29.30Median 28.92

ROE

Higher is better
HSY23.2%MDLZ10.1%Median 4.0%

Net Margin

Higher is better
HSY9.1%MDLZ6.6%Median 1.7%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
HSY11.5%MDLZ7.8%Median 5.7%

All Metrics

Valuation
MetricHSYADDOLHEN3WOWHEIAInd. Median
P/E33.1413.93●38.0414.9480.8527.8728.92
P/B7.662.1337.151.48●10.432.350.81
EV/EBITDA18.774.44●23.808.5016.1712.7918.03
P/S3.020.34●6.711.480.691.471.95
Financial Health
MetricHSYADDOLHEN3WOWHEIAInd. Median
Current Ratio1.240.771.57●1.190.560.931.53
Debt/Equity113.2%36.5%451.2%18.1%●582.3%113.7%22.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.060.162.270.16●5.613.472.06
Profitability
MetricHSYADDOLHEN3WOWHEIAInd. Median
Net Margin9.1%2.5%17.6%●9.9%0.9%5.3%1.7%
ROE23.2%14.9%99.5%●9.6%12.3%8.1%4.0%
ROA7.9%4.5%18.1%●5.9%1.7%2.8%1.8%
EBITDA Margin18.1%8.1%31.2%●17.8%6.5%15.7%13.0%
Growth + Dividend
MetricHSYADDOLHEN3WOWHEIAInd. Median
Rev. Growth11.5%0.5%16.1%●-5.1%1.5%-3.6%5.7%
NI Growth-33.6%25.0%9.1%1.4%-63.3%54.7%●-30.6%
Div. Yield3.1%3.4%●0.2%2.7%2.3%2.5%0.9%
Payout100.7%47.4%8.7%0.0%171.6%59.1%0.0%
Valuation
MetricHSYMDLZInd. Median
P/E33.1429.30●28.92
P/B7.662.97●0.81
EV/EBITDA18.77●18.8218.03
P/S3.021.95●1.95
Financial Health
MetricHSYMDLZInd. Median
Current Ratio1.24●0.541.53
Debt/Equity113.2%84.0%●22.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.06●3.922.06
Profitability
MetricHSYMDLZInd. Median
Net Margin9.1%●6.6%1.7%
ROE23.2%●10.1%4.0%
ROA7.9%●3.7%1.8%
EBITDA Margin18.1%●13.1%13.0%
Growth + Dividend
MetricHSYMDLZInd. Median
Rev. Growth11.5%●7.8%5.7%
NI Growth-33.6%-27.5%●-30.6%
Div. Yield3.1%3.3%●0.9%
Payout100.7%96.1%0.0%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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