Hershey (HSY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Shares Outstanding came in at 202.19 million for Q2 2026, down 0.3% from 202.86 million a year earlier and down 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hershey's Shares Outstanding was 202.9 million, unchanged from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 202.96 million in FY2024 (-0.9%), 204.74 million in FY2023 (-0.4%), 205.54 million in FY2022 (-0.6%) and 206.73 million in FY2021 (-0.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q2 2013.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 0.3%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 1.1%).
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Shares Outstanding at 203.22 million (Q1 2026), 202.9 million (Q4 2025) and 202.98 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 202.19 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 537.40 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 106.80 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 269.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 550.68 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 406.40 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 479.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 202.19 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 203.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 202.90 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 202.98 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 202.86 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 202.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 202.96 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 202.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 202.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 204.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 204.74 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 204.73 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 204.69 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 204.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 205.54 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 205.28 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 205.48 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 206.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 206.73 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 206.28 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();