Hershey (HSY) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 79.13 in Q2 2026, down 85.35% year-over-year from 540.12 in Q2 2025, and down 20.73% quarter-over-quarter from 99.82 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Hershey (HSY) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has reported Price to Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with 79.13 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Price to Earnings fell 85.35% year-over-year to 79.13 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 24.32, a 9.82% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 41.79, up 170.85% from the prior year.
- Price to Earnings was 79.13 for Q2 2026 at Hershey, down from 99.82 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Price to Earnings peaked at 540.12 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 43.03 in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 132.03 and a median of 111.23 in 2022 frame the typical range for Price to Earnings.
- Across the five-year window, Price to Earnings soared 208.32% in 2025 and sank 85.35% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 119.77 in 2022, then slipped by 8.84% to 109.18 in 2023, then slumped by 60.59% to 43.03 in 2024, then surged by 168.09% to 115.35 in 2025, then tumbled by 31.4% to 79.13 in 2026.
- The last three Price to Earnings figures came in at 79.13 (Q2 2026), 99.82 (Q1 2026), and 115.35 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 78.21 Bn | 76.55 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 2 | Hershey | 35.00 Bn | 34.21 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.91 Bn | 2.77 Bn | 52.63 Mn |
| 4 | Utz Brands | 2.05 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 96.20 Mn |
| 5 | J&J Snack Foods | 1.57 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 151.02 Mn |
| 6 | Sanfilippo John B & Son | 847.35 Mn | 846.20 Mn | 44.15 Mn |
| 7 | Sow Good | 61.10 Mn | 61.10 Mn | - |
| 8 | BranchOut Food | 58.35 Mn | 58.05 Mn | 96,825.00 |
| 9 | Bridgford Foods | 54.91 Mn | 54.58 Mn | 10.86 Mn |
| 10 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 9.30 Mn | 8.69 Mn | 1.41 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 79.13 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 99.82 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 115.35 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 138.18 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 540.12 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 153.58 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 43.03 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 87.76 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 205.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 109.18 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 78.99 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 125.59 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 88.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 119.77 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 113.29 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 143.91 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 84.51 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 117.35 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 79.18 |