Growth Metrics

Hershey (HSY) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Equity for Hershey (HSY) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.19%.

  • Hershey's Return on Equity fell 3100.0% to 0.19% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.19%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 3100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.19% for FY2025, which is 3200.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Hershey reported Return on Equity of 0.19% as of Q4 2025, which was down 3100.0% from 0.3% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Hershey's Return on Equity's 5-year high stood at 0.63% during Q3 2021, with a 5-year trough of 0.19% in Q4 2025.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Equity is 0.48%, with a median of 0.5% in 2023.
  • Its Return on Equity has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first surged by 400bps in 2024, then plummeted by -3100bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Hershey's Return on Equity stood at 0.56% in 2021, then decreased by -8bps to 0.52% in 2022, then decreased by -10bps to 0.46% in 2023, then rose by 8bps to 0.5% in 2024, then tumbled by -61bps to 0.19% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Equity was 0.19% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.3% in Q3 2025 and 0.33% in Q2 2025.