HSY · Hershey Co
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $34.32B |
| P/E | 29.31 |
| Float | 145.7M |
| Beta | 0.08 |
| Volatility | 5.0% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Food Products |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 80.3 |
| Price | 167.20 |
| Change | −2.12% |
| Prev Close | 170.83 |
| Open | 170.42 |
| Day Low | 169.44 |
| Day High | 172.12 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $231.1M |
| 52W High | 239.48 |
| 52W Low | 156.16 |
| 52W Pos | 13.3% |
| From High | −30.18% |
| From Low | +7.07% |
| Max DD 1Y | −33.30% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +1.98% |
| SMA 50 | −3.42% |
| SMA 200 | −11.93% |
| RSI (14) | 59.5 |
| Vol 30D | 17.7% |
| Vol 90D | 25.4% |
| 1Y Range | 156–239 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +4.97% |
| Perf Month | +1.49% |
| Perf Quarter | −0.51% |
| Perf Half Y | −11.32% |
| Perf Year | −10.84% |
| Perf YTD | −8.34% |
| Prev Day | −2.12% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.98 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.19 |
| Int Cover | 10.7× |
| FCF Margin | 15.6% |
| Rev Growth | +4.4% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 4 / 13 |
What HSY does
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally.
It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International.
The company offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels.
It provides its products primarily under the Hershey’s, Reese’s, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Sour Strips, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily’s, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands.
The company markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores.
It exports its products in approximately 65 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayHSY grades B+, 80.3 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (68), most exposed on Sector Resilience (57, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Food Products median. Ranks 4 of 13 in Food Products by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| HSY | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| Volatilityannualized | 5.0% | 6.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −33.3% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.05% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 16 (6%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| HSY | Food Products median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low 69% of 13 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Food Products names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| HSY | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +5.0% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| Year to date | −8.3% |
| 1 year | −10.8% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| HSY | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 8 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 58 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 16 · 5 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 16 ↑ 5 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 13 Food Products names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| HSY | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +4.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Food Products median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openHershey is set to report earnings during Halloween week. The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance last quarter, expecting a strong second half, though its stock has dropped more than 12% over the past year.
An analyst is calling Hershey's recent price decline a buying opportunity and has upgraded the stock. They warn the second half of 2026 could see Hershey's profit margins shrink due to heavy spending on new products and marketing, expensive shipping costs, and ongoing price increases for cocoa and sugar.
Chocolate prices remain 15.5% higher than a year ago even though cocoa prices have fallen, while Americans are projected to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween candy.
Hershey's was sued in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in January 2023 alleging that certain dark chocolate products, including Hershey's Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate and its Lily's brand, contained potentially unsafe levels of lead and cadmium without adequate disclosure. A federal judge ruled on parts of Hershey's motion to dismiss in August 2024, allowing some claims to proceed while dismissing others. Other chocolate brands like Lindt face similar lawsuits.
Hershey has changed the packaging on Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins to read 'Carving not on actual product' in place of the previous 'Decorating Suggestion' label, following a court win that dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit from two Florida consumers who said they were misled by the carved designs pictured on the wrappers. The judge ruled they could not show real financial harm, only 'subjective disappointment.'
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| GIS | General Mills Inc | B+ | $17.71B | — | -0.00 | Compare |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc | B+ | $81.57B | 23.20 | 0.38 | Compare |
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