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

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DateValue
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%