Hershey (HSY) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) posted EBITDA Margin of 29.12% for Q3 2026, up 11.45 percentage points from 17.68% a year earlier and up 1.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 27, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Hershey was 25.16%, up 4.00 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 Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 27.94% (Q2 2026), 24.92% (Q1 2026) and 18.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 145.28 Bn | 96.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.79 Bn | 77.80 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 21.12% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.79 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 29.12% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.94 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 18.59% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.77 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.22 Bn | 14.00 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 28.80% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.91 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 14.50% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.24 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.99% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.37 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.95% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.83 Bn | 7.46 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 10.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 29.12% |
| 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% |
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();