Hershey (HSY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported FCF Margin of 11.41% for Q1 2026, up 246.0% year-over-year from 3.3% in Q1 2025, and down 55.27% quarter-over-quarter from 25.51% in Q4 2025.
Hershey (HSY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 11.41% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.41%, up 246.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.06% (down 87.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.59%, down 160.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 11.41% in Q1 2026 per HSY's latest filing, from 25.51% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 27.95% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 1.04% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 15.43% and a median of 15.06% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin tumbled 944 bps in 2023, then soared 917 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 22.93% in 2022, then fell by 12 bps to 20.14% in 2023, then jumped by 39 bps to 27.95% in 2024, then slipped by 9 bps to 25.51% in 2025, then slumped by 55 bps to 11.41% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HSY's FCF Margin at 11.41% in Q1 2026, 25.51% in Q4 2025, and 23.76% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 80.71 Bn | 79.24 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 1.54% |
| 2 | Hershey | 9.96 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 11.41% |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.93 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.29 Mn | 2.17% |
| 4 | Sow Good | 40.34 Mn | 38.02 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 12.93 Mn | 11.72 Mn | -13.21 Mn | -10.94% |
| 6 | Tootsie Roll Industries | - | - | 51.29 Mn | 2.17% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 11.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.51% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 23.76% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.04% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.95% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 18.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.14% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 9.82% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 5.62% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 19.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.93% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 12.00% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 15.06% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 19.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.82% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 11.28% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 14.82% |