Hershey HSY
NYSE HSY
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Hershey (HSY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 11.82% in Q2 2026, up 1078.0% year-over-year from 1.0% in Q2 2025, and up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter from 11.41% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Hershey (HSY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 11.82% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 1078.0% year-over-year to 11.82% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 18.32%, a 369.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.59%, down 160.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 11.82% for Q2 2026 at Hershey, up from 11.41% 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 15.23% and a median of 13.53% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 944 bps in 2023 and jumped 1078 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 22.93% in 2022, then declined by 12 bps to 20.14% in 2023, then soared by 39 bps to 27.95% in 2024, then decreased by 9 bps to 25.51% in 2025, then plunged by 54 bps to 11.82% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 11.82% (Q2 2026), 11.41% (Q1 2026), and 25.51% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 79.28 Bn 77.56 Bn 3.99 Bn 5.48%
2 Hershey 35.12 Bn 34.33 Bn 1.26 Bn 11.82%
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.90 Bn 2.76 Bn 52.63 Mn -22.55%
4 J&J Snack Foods 1.57 Bn 1.51 Bn 151.02 Mn 7.21%
5 Utz Brands 1.26 Bn 1.20 Bn 96.20 Mn -0.51%
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 831.44 Mn 830.29 Mn 44.15 Mn 3.54%
7 Sow Good 65.17 Mn 65.17 Mn - -
8 BranchOut Food 58.99 Mn 58.69 Mn 96,825.00 -67.13%
9 Bridgford Foods 53.92 Mn 53.58 Mn 10.86 Mn -5.15%
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 8.78 Mn 8.17 Mn 1.41 Mn -9.88%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Oct 3, 2021 11.28%