Hershey (HSY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) recorded FCF Margin of 19.85% in Q3 2026, down 3.91 percentage points from 23.76% a year earlier but up 8.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Hershey's FCF Margin came in at 17.31% as of Sep 27, 2026, up 1.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.59%, down 1.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of +0.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 17.19% in FY2024 (+3.29 pp), 13.90% in FY2023 (-3.45 pp), 17.36% in FY2022 (-0.33 pp) and 17.69% in FY2021 (+2.25 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from 1.04% in Q2 2025 to 27.95% in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.14 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 10.78 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 9.44 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.82% (Q2 2026), 11.41% (Q1 2026) and 25.51% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 145.28 Bn | 96.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.79 Bn | 77.80 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 9.94% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.79 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.85% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.94 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 11.48% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.77 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 4.72% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.22 Bn | 14.00 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 15.20% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.91 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.54% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.24 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.82% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.37 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.69% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.83 Bn | 7.46 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 8.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 19.85% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 11.82% |
| 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% |
API Access
Hershey FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();