Hershey (HSY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported EBIT Margin of 20.64% for Q1 2026, up 748.0% year-over-year from 2.43% in Q1 2025, and up 43.39% quarter-over-quarter from 14.39% in Q4 2025.
Hershey (HSY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 20.64% in Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.64%, up 748.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.29% (down 626.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.33%, down 1354.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin grew to 20.64% in Q1 2026 per HSY's latest filing, from 14.39% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 32.53% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 7.37% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 20.37% and a median of 20.4% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBIT Margin surged 1505 bps in 2024, then slumped 1937 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 19.86% in 2022, then declined by 12 bps to 17.47% in 2023, then surged by 86 bps to 32.52% in 2024, then tumbled by 56 bps to 14.39% in 2025, then jumped by 43 bps to 20.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HSY's EBIT Margin at 20.64% in Q1 2026, 14.39% in Q4 2025, and 13.66% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 80.71 Bn | 79.24 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 8.02% |
| 2 | Hershey | 9.96 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 20.64% |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.93 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.29 Mn | 15.32% |
| 4 | Sow Good | 40.34 Mn | 38.02 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 12.93 Mn | 11.72 Mn | -13.21 Mn | -45.06% |
| 6 | Tootsie Roll Industries | - | - | 51.29 Mn | 15.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 20.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.39% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.66% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 7.37% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.52% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 20.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.47% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 24.29% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 22.51% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 26.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.86% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 20.40% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 19.24% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 27.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.74% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 24.36% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 22.96% |