Growth Metrics

Hershey (HSY) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Hershey (HSY) has disclosed Debt to Equity for 17 consecutive years, with $1.06 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt to Equity rose 10.78% to $1.06 in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $1.06, a 10.78% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.06, up 10.78% from a year prior.
  • Debt to Equity was $1.06 for Q4 2025 at Hershey, down from $1.13 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $1.89 in Q3 2021 to a low of $0.95 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.3 and a median of $1.2 in 2022 define the central range for Debt to Equity.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt to Equity: crashed 32.99% in 2023, then increased 23.78% in 2025.
  • Hershey's Debt to Equity stood at $1.82 in 2021, then tumbled by 32.87% to $1.22 in 2022, then decreased by 18.38% to $1.0 in 2023, then fell by 4.5% to $0.95 in 2024, then increased by 10.78% to $1.06 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HSY's Debt to Equity are $1.06 (Q4 2025), $1.13 (Q3 2025), and $1.18 (Q2 2025).