Hershey (HSY) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's (HSY) Price to Earnings was 24.32 for Q2 2026, up 9.8% from 22.14 a year earlier but down 38.7% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Hershey was 41.79, up 170.8% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 15.43 in FY2024 (-24.6%), 20.47 in FY2023 (-29.1%), 28.86 in FY2022 (+6.9%) and 26.99 in FY2021 (+8.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Price to Earnings spans a low of 15.43 in Q4 2024 and a high of 41.79 in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 36.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 170.8%); the low point was Q1 2024 (a decline of 37.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 39.70 (Q1 2026), 41.79 (Q4 2025) and 28.08 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.38 Bn | 5.69 Bn | 618.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 24.32 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 39.70 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.79 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 28.08 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 22.14 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.89 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.43 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 22.08 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.17 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.47 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 21.46 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 28.55 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 30.68 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.86 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 28.57 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 27.87 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 27.91 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.99 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 24.58 |
API Access
Hershey Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "HSY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();