Hershey (HSY) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's EPS (Basic) was $2.26 in Q2 2026, up 632.1% from $0.31 a year earlier and up 5.7% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Hershey (HSY) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Hershey's EPS (Basic) was $7.36 through Jun 28, 2026, down 2.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.35, down 60.2% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EPS (Basic) was $10.94 in FY2024 (+20.4%), $9.09 in FY2023 (+13.6%), $8.00 in FY2022 (+12.0%) and $7.15 in FY2021 (+16.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, EPS (Basic) was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 76.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 632.1%); the worst was Q1 2025 (a decline of 71.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, HSY's EPS (Basic) in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.14 (Q1 2026), $1.58 (Q4 2025) and $1.36 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 142.47 Bn | 93.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 82.20 Bn | 75.47 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.21 |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.19 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 2.26 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.23 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.60 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 15.58 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.74 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.85 Bn | 13.63 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.04 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.79 Bn | 11.85 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.36 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.28 Bn | 7.95 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.73 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.20 |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.38 Bn | 7.00 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 2.26 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.14 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.58 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.36 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.92 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.20 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.90 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.70 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 2.53 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 1.99 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.87 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.93 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 1.95 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 1.54 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 2.59 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.62 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.16 |
API Access
Hershey EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();