What is Hershey's dividends paid?

Hershey (HSY) reported dividends paid of $288M in Q1 2026.

How has Hershey's dividends paid changed year-over-year?

Hershey's dividends paid increased by 6.0% year-over-year, from $271.59M to $288M.

What is the long-term trend for Hershey's dividends paid?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Hershey's dividends paid has grown at a 12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $685.99M to $1.09B.

What does dividends paid mean?

Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.

Hershey HSY Dividends Paid

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.1B+10.6%

Gross profit$1.2B+29.5%

Operating income$640.7M+73.5%

Net income$435.1M+94.1%

EPS (diluted)$2.13+93.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$877.0M-42.1%

Total debt$568.8M-2.3%

Total equity$4.6B-1.7%

Total assets$13.8B-0.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$468.8M+18.2%

CapEx$114.6M-21.3%

Free cash flow$354.2M+41.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$34.82B-2.1%

Enterprise value$34.51B-2.1%

P/E31.8×+8.6×

P/S2.9×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin35%-7.4pp

Operating margin14.3%-6.3pp

Net margin9.1%-6.2pp

FCF margin16.1%-0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.9%-31.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.2×

Current ratio1.2×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Hershey in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock.

The official record: Hershey’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Hershey's dividends paid?: Hershey (HSY) reported dividends paid of $288M in Q1 2026.
How has Hershey's dividends paid changed year-over-year?: Hershey's dividends paid increased by 6.0% year-over-year, from $271.59M to $288M.
What is the long-term trend for Hershey's dividends paid?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Hershey's dividends paid has grown at a 12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $685.99M to $1.09B.
What does dividends paid mean?: Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.