Hershey (HSY) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Price to Sales came in at 2.98 for Q2 2026, down 0.7% from 3.00 a year earlier and down 17.8% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Hershey (HSY) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hershey's Price to Sales was 3.16, up 3.2% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Sales was 3.06 in FY2024 (-10.4%), 3.41 in FY2023 (-25.1%), 4.56 in FY2022 (+2.5%) and 4.44 in FY2021 (+14.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Price to Sales since Q4 2018.
- Year-over-year, Price to Sales increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Sales over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 23.1%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 28.4%).
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Price to Sales at 3.62 (Q1 2026), 3.16 (Q4 2025) and 3.32 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 2.98 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 3.62 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.16 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 3.32 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 3.00 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.20 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.06 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 3.57 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.38 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.48 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.41 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 3.67 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 4.71 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 4.85 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.56 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 4.48 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 4.67 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 4.83 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.44 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 3.99 |
API Access
Hershey Price to Sales 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-sales&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-sales", "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-sales&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();