Hershey HSY
NYSE HSY
$173.26 +0.11 (+0.06%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Hershey (HSY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Net Margin came in at 16.42% in Q2 2026, up 1402.0% year-over-year from 1.09% in Q2 2025, and up 17.14% quarter-over-quarter from 14.02% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Hershey (HSY) has reported Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 16.42% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 1402.0% year-over-year to 16.42% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 12.24%, a 130.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.55%, down 1227.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 16.42% for Q2 2026 at Hershey, up from 14.02% 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 14.71% and a median of 14.79% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin soared 1445 bps in 2024 and plunged 1723 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 14.94% in 2022, then retreated by 12 bps to 13.14% in 2023, then jumped by 110 bps to 27.59% in 2024, then tumbled by 62 bps to 10.35% in 2025, then soared by 59 bps to 16.42% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 16.42% (Q2 2026), 14.02% (Q1 2026), and 10.35% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 78.21 Bn 76.55 Bn 3.99 Bn 16.41%
2 Hershey 35.00 Bn 34.21 Bn 1.26 Bn 16.42%
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.91 Bn 2.77 Bn 52.63 Mn 8.64%
4 Utz Brands 2.05 Bn 2.61 Bn 96.20 Mn -4.30%
5 J&J Snack Foods 1.57 Bn 1.50 Bn 151.02 Mn 8.29%
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 847.35 Mn 846.20 Mn 44.15 Mn 3.00%
7 Sow Good 61.10 Mn 61.10 Mn - -
8 BranchOut Food 58.35 Mn 58.05 Mn 96,825.00 -63.89%
9 Bridgford Foods 54.91 Mn 54.58 Mn 10.86 Mn -4.27%
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 9.30 Mn 8.69 Mn 1.41 Mn -19.11%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 16.42%
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%