Hershey (HSY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.44 in Q2 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.44 in Q2 2025, and up 3.33% quarter-over-quarter from 0.42 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Hershey (HSY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.44 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio changed 0.41% year-over-year to 0.44 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.44, a 0.41% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.43, down 4.12% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.44 for Q2 2026 at Hershey, up from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.56 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.42 in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.48 and a median of 0.47 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The widest YoY moves for Debt Ratio: up 10.09% in 2022, down 23.62% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.44 in 2022, then grew by 0.38% to 0.44 in 2023, then increased by 2.05% to 0.45 in 2024, then declined by 4.12% to 0.43 in 2025, then advanced by 1.81% to 0.44 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.44 (Q2 2026), 0.42 (Q1 2026), and 0.43 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 78.21 Bn | 76.55 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 0.30 |
| 2 | Hershey | 35.00 Bn | 34.21 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.44 |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.91 Bn | 2.77 Bn | 52.63 Mn | 0.01 |
| 4 | Utz Brands | 2.05 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 96.20 Mn | 0.32 |
| 5 | J&J Snack Foods | 1.57 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 151.02 Mn | 0.02 |
| 6 | Sanfilippo John B & Son | 847.35 Mn | 846.20 Mn | 44.15 Mn | 0.12 |
| 7 | Sow Good | 61.10 Mn | 61.10 Mn | - | 2.36 |
| 8 | BranchOut Food | 58.35 Mn | 58.05 Mn | 96,825.00 | 0.12 |
| 9 | Bridgford Foods | 54.91 Mn | 54.58 Mn | 10.86 Mn | 0.06 |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 9.30 Mn | 8.69 Mn | 1.41 Mn | 0.34 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.57 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.52 |