Hershey (HSY) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $214.3 million in Q2 2026, up 5.45% year-over-year from $203.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 25.59% quarter-over-quarter from $288.0 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Hershey (HSY) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 consecutive years, with $214.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common rose 5.45% year-over-year to $214.3 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $976.8 million, a 3.07% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.1 billion, changed 0.05% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was $214.3 million for Q2 2026 at Hershey, down from $288.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Dividends Paid - Common peaked at $288.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $131.1 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $213.8 million and a median of $205.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common jumped 32.9% in 2024 and retreated 0.66% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $207.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 14.86% to $237.8 million in 2023, then grew by 13.75% to $270.5 million in 2024, then increased by 0.31% to $271.3 million in 2025, then decreased by 21.02% to $214.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $214.3 million (Q2 2026), $288.0 million (Q1 2026), and $271.3 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 79.28 Bn | 77.56 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 643.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hershey | 35.12 Bn | 34.33 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 214.31 Mn |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.90 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 52.63 Mn | 188,000.00 |
| 4 | J&J Snack Foods | 1.57 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 151.02 Mn | 15.00 Mn |
| 5 | Utz Brands | 1.26 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 96.20 Mn | 5.60 Mn |
| 6 | Sanfilippo John B & Son | 831.44 Mn | 830.29 Mn | 44.15 Mn | 17.56 Mn |
| 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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 214.31 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 288.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 271.34 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 203.14 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 203.24 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 271.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 270.49 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 202.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 202.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 273.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 237.81 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 178.57 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 152.39 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 207.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 207.04 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 152.26 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 131.08 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 181.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 180.79 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 131.25 Mn |