Hershey (HSY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported Net Margin of 14.02% for Q1 2026, up 603.0% year-over-year from 1.99% in Q1 2025, and up 35.39% quarter-over-quarter from 10.35% in Q4 2025.
Hershey (HSY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 14.02% in Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 14.02%, up 603.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.12% (down 620.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.55%, down 1227.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin climbed to 14.02% in Q1 2026 per HSY's latest filing, from 10.35% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 27.59% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 2.4% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 14.61% and a median of 14.64% in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Net Margin jumped 1445 bps in 2024, then tumbled 1723 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 14.94% in 2022, then decreased by 12 bps to 13.14% in 2023, then surged by 110 bps to 27.59% in 2024, then slumped by 62 bps to 10.35% in 2025, then soared by 35 bps to 14.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Net Margin at 14.02% in Q1 2026, 10.35% in Q4 2025, and 8.69% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 80.71 Bn | 79.24 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 4.89% |
| 2 | Hershey | 9.96 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 14.02% |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.93 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.29 Mn | 11.63% |
| 4 | Sow Good | 40.34 Mn | 38.02 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 12.93 Mn | 11.72 Mn | -13.21 Mn | -50.59% |
| 6 | Tootsie Roll Industries | - | - | 51.29 Mn | 11.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 14.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.35% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 8.69% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.40% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.59% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 14.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.14% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 17.11% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 16.34% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 19.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.94% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 14.64% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 13.30% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 20.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.61% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 18.85% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 15.14% |