Hershey (HSY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.41 for Q2 2026, down 3.85% year-over-year from 0.42 in Q2 2025, and down 0.93% quarter-over-quarter from 0.41 in Q1 2026.
Hershey (HSY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.41 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio fell 3.85% year-over-year to 0.41; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.41 (down 3.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.41, up 19.16% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio slipped to 0.41 in Q2 2026 per HSY's latest filing, from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 43.71 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.08 in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 2.79 across 5 years, with a median of 0.42 in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 9052.62% — and 2023, when it slumped 99.06%.
- Hershey's Debt Ratio stood at 0.37 in 2022, then climbed by 1.22% to 0.38 in 2023, then retreated by 8.3% to 0.35 in 2024, then gained by 19.16% to 0.41 in 2025, then declined by 1.56% to 0.41 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Debt Ratio at 0.41 in Q2 2026, 0.41 in Q1 2026, and 0.41 in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 80.42 Bn | 78.71 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 0.27 |
| 2 | Hershey | 27.07 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.41 |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 3.06 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 52.63 Mn | 0.01 |
| 4 | Sow Good | 64.08 Mn | 61.76 Mn | - | 0.05 |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 12.49 Mn | 11.88 Mn | 1.41 Mn | 0.34 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.03 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 36.61 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.39 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.43 |