Hershey (HSY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Hershey (HSY) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 45.32% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 1487.0% year-over-year to 45.32% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 38.38%, a 174.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 33.55%, down 1377.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin was 45.32% for Q2 2026 at Hershey, up from 39.39% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 53.97% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 30.45% in Q2 2025.
• A 5-year average of 42.05% and a median of 42.21% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 1787 bps in 2025 and surged 1487 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 43.16% in 2022, then retreated by 2 bps to 42.27% in 2023, then advanced by 28 bps to 53.97% in 2024, then plunged by 31 bps to 37.04% in 2025, then advanced by 22 bps to 45.32% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 45.32% (Q2 2026), 39.39% (Q1 2026), and 37.04% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.