Hershey (HSY) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported EPS (Diluted) of $2.27 for Q3 2026, up 111.7% from $1.07 a year earlier and up 27.4% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 27, 2026, Hershey's EPS (Diluted) came in at $7.00, up 32.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.42, down 60.2% from FY2024.
- EPS (Diluted) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Diluted) came in at $8.61 in FY2024 (+20.5%), $7.14 in FY2023 (+15.2%), $6.20 in FY2022 (+12.6%) and $5.51 in FY2021 (+16.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Diluted) since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, EPS (Diluted) has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 91.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Diluted) in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 631.0%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 71.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.78 (Q2 2026), $1.68 (Q1 2026) and $1.24 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.98 Bn | 96.44 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.91 Bn | 77.92 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 1.02 |
| 3 | Hershey | 35.04 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 2.27 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.18 Bn | 16.83 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 0.46 |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.91 Bn | 16.56 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.74 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.31 Bn | 14.10 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.03 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 13.04 Bn | 12.10 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.36 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.27 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.21 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.20 |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.84 Bn | 7.47 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2.27 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.78 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.68 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.24 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.07 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.09 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.73 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.07 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.34 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.99 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 1.56 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.49 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 1.51 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 2.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.25 |
API Access
Hershey EPS (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();