Hershey (HSY) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $286.4 million for Q2 2026, up 5.6% from $271.23 million a year earlier but down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Hershey reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $1.12 billion, up 3.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.09 billion, unchanged from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $1.08 billion in FY2024 (+22.0%), $889.07 million in FY2023 (+14.7%), $775.03 million in FY2022 (+13.0%) and $685.99 million in FY2021 (+7.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd is $179.9 million (Q2 2022) to $288 million (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 31.9%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 0.7%).
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at $288 million (Q1 2026), $271.34 million (Q4 2025) and $271.13 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 643.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 286.40 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 475.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 330.50 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 116.80 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 129.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 160.96 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.38 Bn | 5.69 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 167.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 286.40 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 288.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 271.34 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 271.13 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 271.23 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 271.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 270.49 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 270.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 270.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 273.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 237.81 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 237.72 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 206.19 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 207.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 207.04 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 207.01 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 179.90 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 181.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 180.79 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 180.89 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "HSY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();