The Inventing Press

HERSHEY CO

Financial highlights

MetricFY 12/31/25FY 12/31/24FY 12/31/23FY 12/31/22FY 12/31/21
Income Statement
Revenue$11.7B$11.2B$11.2B$10.4B$9.0B
Cost of revenue$7.8B$5.9B$6.2B$5.9B$4.9B
Gross profit$3.9B$5.3B$5.0B$4.5B$4.0B
Selling, general & administrative$2.5B$2.4B$2.4B$2.2B$2.0B
Research and development$61.7M$55.8M$50.0M$46.9M$40.1M
Operating income$1.4B$2.9B$2.6B$2.3B$2.0B
Interest expense$224.8M$174.3M$161.5M$140.1M$129.8M
Pretax income$1.2B$2.5B$2.2B$1.9B$1.8B
Income tax expense$330.9M$252.7M$310.1M$272.3M$314.4M
Net income$883.3M$2.2B$1.9B$1.6B$1.5B
Balance Sheet
Current assets$3.6B$3.8B$2.9B$2.6B$2.2B
Total assets$13.7B$12.9B$11.9B$10.9B$10.4B
Current liabilities$3.0B$3.9B$3.0B$3.3B$2.5B
Total liabilities$9.1B$8.2B$7.8B$7.6B$7.7B
Total debt$5.2B$3.8B$4.1B$4.1B$4.1B
Stockholders' equity$4.6B$4.7B$4.1B$3.3B$2.8B
Cash Flow Statement
Cash from operations$2.3B$2.5B$2.3B$2.3B$2.1B
Depreciation and amortization$503.7M$455.3M$419.8M$379.0M$315.0M
Stock-based compensation$65.5M$44.4M$81.0M$66.0M$66.7M
Capital expenditure$454.6M$605.9M$771.1M$519.5M$495.9M
Free cash flow$1.8B$1.9B$1.6B$1.8B$1.6B
Dividends paid$1.1B$1.1B$889.1M$775.0M$686.0M
Share repurchases$0$494.2M$264.9M$389.0M$457.9M
Impairments$6.4M$0$0$0$0

Shares outstanding 202.8M · Free float 77.2%

Annual filing data through FY ended December 31, 2025; float as of July 8, 2026.

Recent filings

  • June 9, 2026 8-K
  • May 28, 2026 8-K
  • May 8, 2026 8-K
  • April 30, 2026 10-Q
  • April 30, 2026 8-K
  • April 14, 2026 8-K
  • March 31, 2026 8-K
  • February 17, 2026 10-K

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