Hershey HSY
NYSE HSY
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Hershey (HSY) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 2.14 in Q2 2026, up 592.02% year-over-year from 0.31 in Q2 2025, and up 41.35% quarter-over-quarter from 1.51 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Hershey (HSY) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 2.14 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 592.02% year-over-year to 2.14 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.52, a 5.56% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.81, down 60.25% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Coverage Ratio was 2.14 for Q2 2026 at Hershey, up from 1.51 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio peaked at 2.95 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.31 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 2.0 and a median of 2.17 in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividend Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividend Coverage Ratio plunged 71.7% in 2025 and jumped 592.02% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 1.91 in 2022, then dropped by 23.32% to 1.47 in 2023, then soared by 100.64% to 2.94 in 2024, then slumped by 59.95% to 1.18 in 2025, then jumped by 81.07% to 2.14 in 2026.
  • The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 2.14 (Q2 2026), 1.51 (Q1 2026), and 1.18 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Div. Cover (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 79.28 Bn 77.56 Bn 3.99 Bn 2.39
2 Hershey 35.12 Bn 34.33 Bn 1.26 Bn 2.14
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.90 Bn 2.76 Bn 52.63 Mn 70.88
4 J&J Snack Foods 1.57 Bn 1.51 Bn 151.02 Mn 2.35
5 Utz Brands 1.26 Bn 1.20 Bn 96.20 Mn -2.86
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 831.44 Mn 830.29 Mn 44.15 Mn 0.48
7 Sow Good 65.17 Mn 65.17 Mn - -
8 BranchOut Food 58.99 Mn 58.69 Mn 96,825.00 -
9 Bridgford Foods 53.92 Mn 53.58 Mn 10.86 Mn -
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 8.78 Mn 8.17 Mn 1.41 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 2.14
Mar 29, 2026 1.51
Dec 31, 2025 1.18
Sep 28, 2025 1.36
Jun 29, 2025 0.31
Mar 30, 2025 0.83
Dec 31, 2024 2.94
Sep 29, 2024 2.21
Jun 30, 2024 0.89
Mar 31, 2024 2.92
Dec 31, 2023 1.47
Oct 1, 2023 2.90
Jul 2, 2023 2.67
Apr 2, 2023 2.83
Dec 31, 2022 1.91
Oct 2, 2022 2.62
Jul 3, 2022 2.41
Apr 3, 2022 2.95
Dec 31, 2021 1.88
Oct 3, 2021 3.39