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

Hershey (HSY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 22.2% in Q2 2026, down 3574.0% year-over-year from 0.64% in Q2 2025, and down 16.5% quarter-over-quarter from 26.59% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Hershey (HSY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 22.2% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 3574.0% year-over-year to 22.2% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 22.54%, a 1176.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 27.26%, up 1704.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 22.2% for Q2 2026 at Hershey, down from 26.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 57.94% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 10.17% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 17.61% and a median of 20.94% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate jumped 3151 bps in 2025 and slumped 3574 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 9.14% in 2022, then fell by 1 bps to 9.19% in 2023, then fell by 11 bps to 10.17% in 2024, then surged by 232 bps to 13.4% in 2025, then soared by 66 bps to 22.2% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 22.2% (Q2 2026), 26.59% (Q1 2026), and 13.4% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 79.28 Bn 77.56 Bn 3.99 Bn 19.17%
2 Hershey 35.12 Bn 34.33 Bn 1.26 Bn 22.20%
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.90 Bn 2.76 Bn 52.63 Mn 26.93%
4 J&J Snack Foods 1.57 Bn 1.51 Bn 151.02 Mn 23.17%
5 Utz Brands 1.26 Bn 1.20 Bn 96.20 Mn 1.23%
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 831.44 Mn 830.29 Mn 44.15 Mn 24.30%
7 Sow Good 65.17 Mn 65.17 Mn - -
8 BranchOut Food 58.99 Mn 58.69 Mn 96,825.00 -
9 Bridgford Foods 53.92 Mn 53.58 Mn 10.86 Mn 27.09%
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 8.78 Mn 8.17 Mn 1.41 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 22.20%
Mar 29, 2026 26.59%
Dec 31, 2025 13.40%
Sep 28, 2025 25.70%
Jun 29, 2025 57.94%
Mar 30, 2025 30.73%
Dec 31, 2024 -10.17%
Sep 29, 2024 13.97%
Jun 30, 2024 26.43%
Mar 31, 2024 19.14%
Dec 31, 2023 -9.19%
Oct 1, 2023 20.64%
Jul 2, 2023 7.40%
Apr 2, 2023 22.66%
Dec 31, 2022 -9.14%
Oct 2, 2022 15.56%
Jul 3, 2022 21.79%
Apr 3, 2022 21.25%
Dec 31, 2021 0.92%
Oct 3, 2021 14.71%