Hershey HSY Peer Comparison

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

94 Comparable Companies

Industry Snacks and Confectionery

Hershey Co (HSY) is the 6th largest of 94 Snacks and Confectionery companies by market capitalisation, at 35.12 Bn, behind Kroger Co at 37.28 Bn. It trades on a P/E of 23.59, broadly in line with the peer median of 22.97. The table below compares all 94 on 8 financial metrics.

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# Ticker Company match industry_code industry_group industry_group_code Market Capitalization P/E P/S Enterprise Value
1 MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 79.28 Bn 24.04 2.00 77.56 Bn
2 HSY Hershey Co primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 35.12 Bn 23.59 2.89 34.33 Bn
3 TR Tootsie Roll Industries Inc primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 2.90 Bn 30.39 3.94 2.76 Bn
4 UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 1.26 Bn -30.03 0.87 1.20 Bn
5 JBSS Sanfilippo John B & Son Inc primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 0.83 Bn 13.42 0.71 0.83 Bn
6 SOWG Sow Good Inc. primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 0.07 Bn — — 0.07 Bn
7 BOF BranchOut Food Inc. primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 0.06 Bn -7.05 4.13 0.06 Bn
8 BRID Bridgford Foods Corp primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 0.05 Bn -3.71 0.24 0.05 Bn
9 RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 0.01 Bn -1.62 0.32 0.01 Bn
10 ARRT Artisan Consumer Goods, Inc. primary S-05 Branded Foods SG-02 0.00 Bn -48.28 — 0.00 Bn
11 PEP Pepsico Inc secondary S-03 Beverages SG-01 188.95 Bn 22.89 1.95 178.23 Bn
12 ABT Abbott Laboratories secondary H-06 Medical Devices and Diagnostics HG-02 184.03 Bn 33.92 3.95 178.43 Bn
13 ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 41.00 Bn 23.05 0.50 31.42 Bn
14 KR Kroger Co secondary S-13 Staples Retail SG-06 37.28 Bn 37.24 0.25 33.94 Bn
15 KHC Kraft Heinz Co secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 29.61 Bn -8.71 1.19 26.93 Bn
16 GIS General Mills Inc secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 20.38 Bn -2,316.08 1.11 19.93 Bn
17 TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. secondary S-06 Agribusiness SG-03 18.44 Bn 30.84 0.33 17.70 Bn
18 MKC Mccormick & Co Inc secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 14.00 Bn 19.71 1.89 13.66 Bn
19 JBS Jbs N.V. secondary S-06 Agribusiness SG-03 13.78 Bn 5.83 0.09 10.31 Bn
20 SJM J M SMUCKER Co secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 13.38 Bn 58.31 1.46 13.34 Bn
21 TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. secondary D-17 Restaurants DG-06 12.04 Bn 29.14 1.93 11.84 Bn
22 HRL Hormel Foods Corp /De/ secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 11.67 Bn 34.08 0.96 10.80 Bn
23 CLX Clorox Co /De/ secondary S-10 Household and Personal Products SG-05 11.18 Bn 18.61 1.66 11.04 Bn
24 DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 10.66 Bn 18.98 1.69 10.50 Bn
25 CHWY Chewy, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 9.63 Bn 37.75 0.75 9.11 Bn
26 SFD Smithfield Foods Inc secondary S-06 Agribusiness SG-03 8.69 Bn 8.28 0.56 7.34 Bn
27 CAG Conagra Brands Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 7.34 Bn -4.80 0.65 7.12 Bn
28 PPC Pilgrims Pride Corp secondary S-06 Agribusiness SG-03 7.13 Bn 13.07 0.39 6.74 Bn
29 CAVA Cava Group, Inc. secondary D-16 Restaurants DG-06 7.01 Bn 114.90 5.77 6.58 Bn
30 LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 6.88 Bn 24.34 1.04 6.81 Bn
31 CPB CAMPBELL'S Co secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 6.47 Bn 10.64 0.65 6.07 Bn
32 CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc secondary D-17 Restaurants DG-06 4.99 Bn 31.41 1.29 4.80 Bn
33 POST Post Holdings, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 3.73 Bn 12.74 0.58 3.47 Bn
34 CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc secondary S-06 Agribusiness SG-03 3.57 Bn 11.21 1.22 3.46 Bn
35 FRPT Freshpet, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 3.33 Bn 16.34 2.82 2.97 Bn
36 COCO Vita Coco Company, Inc. secondary S-03 Beverages SG-01 3.06 Bn 27.96 4.33 2.78 Bn
37 MZTI Marzetti Co secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 2.85 Bn 14.85 1.47 2.82 Bn
38 UNFI United Natural Foods Inc secondary S-17 Staples Retail SG-06 2.72 Bn -73.62 0.09 2.68 Bn
39 CENT Central Garden & Pet Co secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 2.51 Bn 15.09 0.81 1.51 Bn
40 SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 2.02 Bn 23.91 0.70 1.77 Bn
41 EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. secondary D-28 Consumer Services DG-09 1.85 Bn 2.21 0.33 -0.89 Bn
42 AMC Amc Entertainment Holdings, Inc. secondary C-11 Live Venues CG-04 1.82 Bn -4.36 0.35 1.04 Bn
43 NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 1.72 Bn 11.85 0.50 1.39 Bn
44 DMC Del Monte Corp secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 1.55 Bn 42.53 0.36 1.51 Bn
45 FLO Flowers Foods Inc secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 1.34 Bn 18.80 0.27 1.29 Bn
46 SENEA Seneca Foods Corp secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 1.31 Bn 11.02 0.74 1.23 Bn
47 HLF Herbalife Ltd. secondary S-11 Household and Personal Products SG-05 1.31 Bn 5.16 0.25 0.94 Bn
48 AGRO Adecoagro S.A. secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 1.25 Bn 47.08 0.80 0.92 Bn
49 BRBR Bellring Brands, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 1.14 Bn 6.65 0.48 1.09 Bn
50 RAJAF TFA Therapeutics, Inc. secondary S-11 Household and Personal Products SG-05 1.02 Bn — 819.11 1.02 Bn
51 SMPL Simply Good Foods Co secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.97 Bn -4.88 0.70 0.85 Bn
52 HDL Super Hi International Holding Ltd. secondary D-17 Restaurants DG-06 0.81 Bn 71.63 0.91 0.54 Bn
53 MAMA Mama's Creations, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.67 Bn 90.19 3.20 0.53 Bn
54 TLRY Tilray Brands, Inc. secondary S-09 Tobacco and Cannabis SG-04 0.48 Bn -4.97 0.53 0.25 Bn
55 VITL Vital Farms, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.43 Bn 2,776.93 0.57 0.41 Bn
56 OTLY Oatly Group AB secondary S-03 Beverages SG-01 0.41 Bn -3.23 0.45 0.37 Bn
57 WILC G Willi Food International Ltd secondary S-17 Staples Retail SG-06 0.39 Bn 16.59 1.98 0.34 Bn
58 LWAY Lifeway Foods, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.38 Bn 27.90 1.78 0.37 Bn
59 AFRI Forafric Global PLC secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.30 Bn -11.30 1.68 0.29 Bn
60 USNA Usana Health Sciences Inc secondary S-11 Household and Personal Products SG-05 0.28 Bn -9.72 0.31 0.12 Bn
61 BGS B&G Foods, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.27 Bn -4.00 0.15 -0.32 Bn
62 COOK Traeger, Inc. secondary D-06 Household Durables DG-02 0.14 Bn -1.21 0.28 0.08 Bn
63 UMEW UMeWorld Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.13 Bn -140.49 853.70 0.13 Bn
64 BARK Bark, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.09 Bn -2.76 0.23 0.07 Bn
65 LFVN Lifevantage Corp secondary S-11 Household and Personal Products SG-05 0.08 Bn 16.71 0.55 0.07 Bn
66 WYHG Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Ltd secondary S-06 Agribusiness SG-03 0.07 Bn 7.20 0.55 -0.01 Bn
67 MB Masterbeef Group secondary D-17 Restaurants DG-06 0.07 Bn -14.22 1.24 0.05 Bn
68 UPXI Upexi, Inc. secondary T-59 Fintech TG-09 0.07 Bn -0.28 2.57 0.06 Bn
69 HAIN Hain Celestial Group Inc secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.06 Bn -0.16 0.04 0.02 Bn
70 RYM RYTHM, Inc. secondary S-09 Tobacco and Cannabis SG-04 0.05 Bn -16.13 1.02 0.01 Bn
71 WNW Meiwu Technology Co Ltd secondary S-12 Household and Personal Products SG-05 0.05 Bn -2.84 7.30 0.03 Bn
72 HCIL Hongchang International Co., Ltd secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.05 Bn 52.83 4.58 0.05 Bn
73 ESGH ESG Inc. secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 0.04 Bn -10.97 9.62 0.04 Bn
74 LSF Laird Superfood, Inc. secondary S-03 Beverages SG-01 0.04 Bn -8.09 0.55 0.02 Bn
75 MGLD Marygold Companies, Inc. secondary F-09 Asset and Wealth Management FG-03 0.04 Bn -20.48 1.27 0.03 Bn
76 PETS Petmed Express Inc secondary S-14 Staples Retail SG-06 0.04 Bn -1.32 0.23 0.03 Bn
77 LOCL Local Bounti Corporation/DE secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 0.03 Bn -0.48 0.63 0.03 Bn
78 BRLS Borealis Foods Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.03 Bn -1.57 0.90 0.03 Bn
79 STCB Starco Brands, Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.02 Bn -1.02 0.70 0.03 Bn
80 CFOO China Foods Holdings Ltd. secondary S-11 Household and Personal Products SG-05 0.02 Bn -75.98 114.41 0.02 Bn
81 BRFH Barfresh Food Group Inc. secondary S-03 Beverages SG-01 0.02 Bn -4.25 1.26 0.02 Bn
82 TWG Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.02 Bn 28.79 8.40 0.02 Bn
83 LDDD Longduoduo Co Ltd secondary H-14 Healthcare Providers HG-04 0.02 Bn -35.14 7.18 0.01 Bn
84 DOGZ Dogness (International) Corp secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.01 Bn — — 0.01 Bn
85 COOT Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 0.01 Bn -3.37 0.22 0.01 Bn
86 PLUR Pluri Inc. secondary H-03 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology HG-01 0.01 Bn 0.00 9.06 0.00 Bn
87 GENK GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. secondary D-17 Restaurants DG-06 0.01 Bn -0.54 0.05 0.00 Bn
88 AIXN AiXin Life International, Inc. secondary S-11 Household and Personal Products SG-05 0.01 Bn -3.18 4.36 0.01 Bn
89 CVSI CV Sciences, Inc. secondary S-09 Tobacco and Cannabis SG-04 0.00 Bn -1.97 0.28 0.00 Bn
90 DDC DDC Enterprise Ltd secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.00 Bn -0.10 0.39 -0.02 Bn
91 SNBH Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.00 Bn -0.92 1.26 0.00 Bn
92 GPOX GPO Plus, Inc. secondary S-17 Staples Retail SG-06 0.00 Bn -0.41 0.21 0.00 Bn
93 SRXH SRX Global Inc. secondary S-04 Branded Foods SG-02 0.00 Bn -0.10 0.30 0.00 Bn
94 EDBL Edible Garden AG Inc secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 0.00 Bn 0.00 0.00 -0.01 Bn