Hershey (HSY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 32.04% for Q2 2026, down 1.22 percentage points from 33.26% a year earlier but up 8.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hershey posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 18.89%, down 31.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -45.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 50.40% in FY2024 (+0.08 pp), 50.33% in FY2023 (-3.99 pp), 54.31% in FY2022 (-5.06 pp) and 59.37% in FY2021 (-4.67 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of 19.20% in Q4 2025 and a high of 59.63% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 3.65 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 30.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 23.35% (Q1 2026), 19.20% (Q4 2025) and 29.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 13.45% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 32.04% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -8.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 21.14% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.88% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | -29.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 32.04% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 23.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.20% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 29.96% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 33.26% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.81% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 43.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.16% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 49.83% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 50.05% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 50.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 51.54% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 53.17% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 56.27% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 57.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 56.02% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 59.63% |
API Access
Hershey Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();