Hershey (HSY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) recorded EBT Margin of 21.11% in Q2 2026, up 15.40 percentage points from 5.70% a year earlier and up 2.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Hershey's EBT Margin came in at 15.80% as of Jun 28, 2026, up 0.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.38%, down 11.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of -7.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at 22.08% in FY2024 (+2.63 pp), 19.45% in FY2023 (+1.05 pp), 18.40% in FY2022 (-1.63 pp) and 20.03% in FY2021 (+1.69 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.49 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 15.40 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 18.78 percentage points in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.09% (Q1 2026), 11.96% (Q4 2025) and 11.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 136.33 Bn | 111.70 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 76.81 Bn | 70.13 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.30% |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.25 Bn | 29.49 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 21.11% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.93 Bn | 14.46 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -101.82% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.97 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 11.44% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.05 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 11.37% |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 19.28% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.99 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.48% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.48 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.36% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.78 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -58.56% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 21.11% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 19.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.96% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 11.69% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.70% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.04% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 17.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.03% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 21.56% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 17.65% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 25.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.69% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 17.34% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 17.01% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 25.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.74% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 22.11% |
API Access
Hershey EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();