Hershey (HSY) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) posted EBITDA Margin of 27.94% for Q2 2026, up 15.83 percentage points from 12.11% a year earlier and up 3.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Hershey was 22.13%, down 0.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 16.64%, down 13.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -8.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Hershey's EBITDA Margin was 29.94% in FY2024 (+3.24 pp), 26.70% in FY2023 (+1.36 pp), 25.34% in FY2022 (-0.96 pp) and 26.29% in FY2021 (+0.80 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.92 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 15.83 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 18.42 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 24.92% (Q1 2026), 18.68% (Q4 2025) and 17.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 136.33 Bn | 111.70 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 76.81 Bn | 70.13 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 24.54% |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.25 Bn | 29.49 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 27.94% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.93 Bn | 14.46 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -98.53% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.97 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.05 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 18.07% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 28.80% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.99 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.99% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.48 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.95% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.78 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 704.10 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 27.94% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 24.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.68% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 17.68% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 12.11% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.81% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 24.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.87% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 27.70% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 26.59% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 30.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.62% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 23.86% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 23.20% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 30.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.31% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 27.67% |
API Access
Hershey EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();