Hershey (HSY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.71% for Q2 2026, down 0.37 percentage points from 11.08% a year earlier but up 2.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hershey's Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.62%, down 11.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -8.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 17.88% in FY2024 (+1.58 pp), 16.29% in FY2023 (+0.89 pp), 15.40% in FY2022 (+0.23 pp) and 15.17% in FY2021 (+0.41 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 6.47% (Q4 2025) to 17.37% (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 2.57 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 10.91 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Return on Assets [ROA] at 7.93% (Q1 2026), 6.47% (Q4 2025) and 9.99% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 129.94 Bn | 105.31 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.72 Bn | 67.04 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 4.96% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.21 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 10.71% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.65 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.38% |
| 5 | General Mills | 16.93 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -2.96% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.38 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 1.42% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 11.89 Bn | 11.54 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 8.69% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.00 Bn | 7.68 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 2.57% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.12 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 7.77% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.31 Bn | 5.62 Bn | 618.70 Mn | -10.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 10.71% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 7.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.47% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.99% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 11.08% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.37% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 14.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.62% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 16.27% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 15.81% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 15.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.10% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 14.83% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 15.39% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 15.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.94% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 15.66% |
API Access
Hershey Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();