Hershey HSY Ratios & Valuation
| TTM Q1 '26 | TTM Q4 '25 | TTM Q3 '25 | TTM Q2 '25 | TTM Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 35%+1.5pp | 33.5%-4.2pp | 37.7%-2.4pp | 40.1%-2.4pp | 42.5%-4.8pp | |
| Operating margin | 14.3%+2.0pp | 12.3%-4.5pp | 16.8%-1.9pp | 18.7%-1.8pp | 20.5%-5.3pp | |
| Net margin | 9.1%+1.6pp | 7.6%-4.3pp | 11.8%-1.7pp | 13.5%-1.8pp | 15.3%-4.5pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 18.6%+2.0pp | 16.6%-4.5pp | 21.2%-1.8pp | 23%-1.9pp | 24.9%-5.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.1%+0.5pp | 15.6%-0.4pp | 16%+1.4pp | 14.6%-2.3pp | 16.9%-0.3pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on assets | 7.9%+1.2pp | 6.6%-3.8pp | 10.4%-1.4pp | 11.7%-0.8pp | 12.5%-5.4pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 5.4×-0.4× | 5.8×+1.0× | 4.8×+0.7× | 4.1×-0.7× | 4.7×+0.2× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×-0.2× | 1.4×-0.2× | 1.5×-0.1× | 1.6×+0.6× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×-0.2× | 1.1×+0.5× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×-0.2× | 0.5×+0.3× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-assets | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×-0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.1×0.0× | -0.2×+0.1× | -0.2×-0.1× | -0.1×+0.2× | -0.3×-0.6× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $42.14B+14.2% | $36.9B-2.7% | $37.92B+8.8% | $34.86B+0.6% | $34.64B+1.1% | |
| Enterprise value | $41.83B+14.3% | $36.6B-2.1% | $37.39B+8.2% | $34.54B+2.5% | $33.71B-4.4% | |
| Price / earnings | 38.5×-3.3× | 41.8×+13.9× | 27.9×+5.1× | 22.8×+1.8× | 21×+5.6× | |
| Price / sales | 3.5×+0.4× | 3.2×-0.1× | 3.3×+0.2× | 3.1×-0.1× | 3.2×+0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.8×-0.1× | 18.8×+3.4× | 15.4×+2.1× | 13.3×+0.7× | 12.6×+2.1× | |
| EV / sales | 3.5×+0.4× | 3.1×-0.1× | 3.3×+0.2× | 3.1×-0.1× | 3.1×0.0× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.6%-0.4pp | 4.9%+0.1pp | 4.9%+0.1pp | 4.7%-0.5pp | 5.3%-0.4pp | |
| Earnings yield | 2.6%+0.2pp | 2.4%-1.2pp | 3.6%-0.8pp | 4.4%-0.4pp | 4.8%-1.7pp | |
| Dividend yield | 2.6%-0.3pp | 2.9%+0.1pp | 2.9%-0.2pp | 3.1%0.0pp | 3.1%0.0pp |
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- What are Hershey's profit margins?
- Hershey (HSY) runs a 35.0% gross margin and a 14.3% operating margin, with a 9.1% net margin.
- Where do Hershey's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Hershey's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
