The Hershey Company

DB:HSY Stock Report

Market Cap: €33.1b

Hershey Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Hershey has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.3%, while the Food industry saw earnings growing at 33.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.6% per year. Hershey's return on equity is 42.2%, and it has net margins of 16.2%.

Key information

11.3%

Earnings growth rate

11.9%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth9.9%
Revenue growth rate8.6%
Return on equity42.2%
Net Margin16.2%
Last Earnings Update29 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Hershey makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:HSY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
29 Sep 2410,9721,7742,32350
30 Jun 2411,0141,8462,37350
31 Mar 2411,4302,0722,43650
31 Dec 2311,1651,8622,41650
01 Oct 2311,1601,9092,37647
02 Jul 2310,8581,7902,30647
02 Apr 2310,7411,6992,26747
31 Dec 2210,4191,6452,20047
02 Oct 2210,0931,5842,13040
03 Jul 229,7251,6302,05840
03 Apr 229,3421,6151,98440
31 Dec 218,9711,4781,95940
03 Oct 218,8301,4331,94738
04 Jul 218,6901,4361,93738
04 Apr 218,4081,4031,88838
31 Dec 208,1501,2791,85838
27 Sep 208,0331,1951,85737
28 Jun 207,9471,0731,87637
29 Mar 208,0071,1161,91237
31 Dec 197,9861,1501,88837
29 Sep 197,9061,2791,87739
30 Jun 197,8511,2181,83739
31 Mar 197,8361,1321,82139
31 Dec 187,7911,1781,81839
30 Sep 187,7431,0221,81346
01 Jul 187,6961,0311,85746
01 Apr 187,6081,0081,86646
31 Dec 177,5157831,86246
01 Oct 177,5467191,85747
02 Jul 177,5166731,83147
02 Apr 177,4916151,83947
31 Dec 167,4407201,87047
02 Oct 167,3798171,83049
03 Jul 167,3367441,84849
03 Apr 167,2784981,84249
31 Dec 157,3875131,88949
04 Oct 157,4875021,9600
05 Jul 157,4885711,9460
05 Apr 157,4888391,9280
31 Dec 147,4228471,83548
28 Sep 147,3688301,9110
29 Jun 147,2608401,9160
30 Mar 147,1908311,9330

Quality Earnings: HSY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: HSY's current net profit margins (16.2%) are lower than last year (17.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HSY's earnings have grown by 11.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HSY's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: HSY had negative earnings growth (-7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Food industry average (48.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst HSY's Return on Equity (42.18%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/03 07:46
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

The Hershey Company is covered by 44 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Andrew LazarBarclays