Hershey HSY
NYSE HSY
$173.26 +0.11 (+0.06%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Hershey (HSY) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $17.7 million in Q2 2026, up 1.55% year-over-year from $17.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter from $17.1 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Hershey (HSY) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $17.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 1.55% year-over-year to $17.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $69.3 million, a 52.64% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $65.5 million, up 47.39% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $17.7 million for Q2 2026 at Hershey, up from $17.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $29.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $2.6 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $16.2 million and a median of $16.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 87.51% in 2024 and jumped 503.28% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $15.4 million in 2022, then surged by 60.71% to $24.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 52.0% to $11.8 million in 2024, then soared by 60.52% to $19.0 million in 2025, then declined by 6.8% to $17.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $17.7 million (Q2 2026), $17.1 million (Q1 2026), and $19.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 79.28 Bn 77.56 Bn 3.99 Bn 58.00 Mn
2 Hershey 35.12 Bn 34.33 Bn 1.26 Bn 17.72 Mn
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.90 Bn 2.76 Bn 52.63 Mn -
4 J&J Snack Foods 1.57 Bn 1.51 Bn 151.02 Mn 1.55 Mn
5 Utz Brands 1.26 Bn 1.20 Bn 96.20 Mn 3.20 Mn
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 831.44 Mn 830.29 Mn 44.15 Mn 1.33 Mn
7 Sow Good 65.17 Mn 65.17 Mn - 134,860.00
8 BranchOut Food 58.99 Mn 58.69 Mn 96,825.00 2.77 Mn
9 Bridgford Foods 53.92 Mn 53.58 Mn 10.86 Mn -
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 8.78 Mn 8.17 Mn 1.41 Mn 83,000.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 17.72 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 17.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 19.01 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 15.45 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 17.44 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 13.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.84 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 2.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 24.67 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 20.51 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 7.55 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 28.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 15.35 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 16.70 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 4.90 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 29.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.70 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 18.53 Mn