TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.6B
Gross Profit 796.3M 30.45%
Operating Income 193.1M 7.38%
Net Income 62.7M 2.40%
EPS (Diluted) $0.31

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 13.6B
Total Liabilities 9.1B
Shareholders Equity 4.5B
Debt to Equity 2.02

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow -55.8M
Free Cash Flow -46.5M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Hershey Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i11.2B11.2B10.4B9.0B8.1B
Cost of Goods Sold i5.9B6.2B5.9B4.9B4.4B
Gross Profit i5.3B5.0B4.5B4.0B3.7B
Gross Margin % i47.3%44.8%43.2%45.1%45.4%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i2.4B2.5B2.3B2.0B1.9B
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i2.4B2.5B2.3B2.0B1.9B
Operating Income i2.9B2.5B2.2B2.0B1.8B
Operating Margin % i26.1%22.7%21.5%22.8%22.2%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i8.7M9.7M2.5M2.4M4.1M
Interest Expense i174.3M161.5M140.1M129.8M153.5M
Other Non-Operating Income-287.7M-209.6M-189.7M-117.4M-166.0M
Pre-tax Income i2.5B2.2B1.9B1.8B1.5B
Income Tax i252.7M310.1M272.3M314.4M219.6M
Effective Tax Rate % i10.2%14.3%14.2%17.5%14.7%
Net Income i2.2B1.9B1.6B1.5B1.3B
Net Margin % i19.8%16.7%15.8%16.5%15.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i3.4B3.0B2.6B2.4B2.1B
EPS (Basic) i$11.22$9.31$8.22$7.34$6.30
EPS (Diluted) i$10.92$9.06$7.96$7.11$6.11
Basic Shares Outstanding i202963000204738000205535000206734000208446000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i202963000204738000205535000206734000208446000

Income Statement Trend

Hershey Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i730.7M401.9M463.9M329.3M1.1B
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i800.4M823.6M711.2M671.5M615.2M
Inventory i1.3B1.3B1.2B988.5M964.2M
Other Current Assets704.4M118.0M128.3M127.7M158.8M
Total Current Assets i3.8B2.9B2.6B2.2B3.0B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i337.7M308.0M326.5M351.7M224.3M
Goodwill i7.7B7.6B7.5B7.6B5.5B
Intangible Assets i2.2B2.2B2.3B2.3B1.5B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets189.9M182.0M152.5M132.0M112.7M
Total Non-Current Assets i9.2B9.0B8.3B8.2B6.2B
Total Assets i12.9B11.9B10.9B10.4B9.1B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i807.9M1.1B970.6M692.3M580.1M
Short-term Debt i2.0B1.1B1.5B978.6M549.4M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i3.9B3.0B3.3B2.5B1.9B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i3.5B4.1B3.6B4.4B4.3B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i424.2M345.7M328.4M288.0M229.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities262.6M263.9M250.0M245.5M207.3M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i4.3B4.8B4.4B5.2B5.0B
Total Liabilities i8.2B7.8B7.6B7.7B6.9B
Equity
Common Stock i221.6M221.6M221.6M221.6M221.6M
Retained Earnings i5.7B4.6B3.6B2.7B1.9B
Treasury Stock i2.3B1.8B1.6B1.2B769.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i4.7B4.1B3.3B2.8B2.2B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i5.4B5.1B5.1B5.4B4.8B
Working Capital i-170.0M-96.2M-636.7M-247.1M1.1B

Balance Sheet Composition

Hershey Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i2.2B1.9B1.6B1.5B1.3B
Depreciation & Amortization i455.3M419.8M379.0M315.0M294.9M
Stock-Based Compensation i44.4M81.0M66.0M66.7M57.6M
Working Capital Changes i53.8M-286.9M-19.9M67.4M-178.0M
Operating Cash Flow i2.9B2.2B2.1B2.0B1.6B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i----1.1M
Acquisitions i-361.0M-422.6M-275.5M-1.7B-87.2M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-354.4M-427.6M-267.9M-1.7B-88.5M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-494.2M-264.9M-389.0M-457.9M-211.2M
Dividends Paid i-1.1B-889.1M-775.0M-686.0M-640.7M
Debt Issuance i0744.1M00989.9M
Debt Repayment i-306.4M-755.4M-4.7M-439.4M-704.5M
Financing Cash Flow i-1.3B-1.2B-1.4B-731.0M-545.6M
Free Cash Flow i1.9B1.6B1.8B1.6B1.3B
Net Change in Cash i1.2B565.8M431.3M-467.7M944.5M

Cash Flow Trend

Hershey Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 24.44
Forward P/E 21.94
Price to Book 8.27
Price to Sales 3.31
PEG Ratio 21.94

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 13.54%
Operating Margin 7.63%
Return on Equity 35.89%
Return on Assets 10.47%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.53
Debt to Equity 132.92
Beta 0.26

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $7.54
Book Value per Share $22.28
Revenue per Share $55.73

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
hsy37.4B24.448.2735.89%13.54%132.92
Mondelez 80.0B22.653.0513.55%9.81%81.93
Tootsie Roll 1.6B31.093.1710.49%12.58%1.62
Rocky Mountain 11.7M-1.721.73-60.80%-16.21%105.48
Sow Good 9.3M4.610.30-31.06%-29.41%64.66
Walmart 827.8B44.339.8921.78%2.75%75.78

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.