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Hershey HSY Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin35%+1.5pp33.5%-4.2pp37.7%-2.4pp40.1%-2.4pp42.5%-4.8pp
Operating margin14.3%+2.0pp12.3%-4.5pp16.8%-1.9pp18.7%-1.8pp20.5%-5.3pp
Net margin9.1%+1.6pp7.6%-4.3pp11.8%-1.7pp13.5%-1.8pp15.3%-4.5pp
EBITDA margin18.6%+2.0pp16.6%-4.5pp21.2%-1.8pp23%-1.9pp24.9%-5.1pp
Free cash flow margin16.1%+0.5pp15.6%-0.4pp16%+1.4pp14.6%-2.3pp16.9%-0.3pp
Returns
Return on assets7.9%+1.2pp6.6%-3.8pp10.4%-1.4pp11.7%-0.8pp12.5%-5.4pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.9×+0.1×0.8×-0.1×
Inventory turnover5.4×-0.4×5.8×+1.0×4.8×+0.7×4.1×-0.7×4.7×+0.2×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.2×1.4×-0.2×1.5×-0.1×1.6×+0.6×
Quick ratio0.8×+0.1×0.7×-0.1×0.8×-0.1×0.9×-0.2×1.1×+0.5×
Cash ratio0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×0.4×0.0×0.3×-0.2×0.5×+0.3×
Leverage
Debt-to-assets0.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×-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 / earnings38.5×-3.3×41.8×+13.9×27.9×+5.1×22.8×+1.8×21×+5.6×
Price / sales3.5×+0.4×3.2×-0.1×3.3×+0.2×3.1×-0.1×3.2×+0.2×
EV / EBITDA18.8×-0.1×18.8×+3.4×15.4×+2.1×13.3×+0.7×12.6×+2.1×
EV / sales3.5×+0.4×3.1×-0.1×3.3×+0.2×3.1×-0.1×3.1×0.0×
Free cash flow yield4.6%-0.4pp4.9%+0.1pp4.9%+0.1pp4.7%-0.5pp5.3%-0.4pp
Earnings yield2.6%+0.2pp2.4%-1.2pp3.6%-0.8pp4.4%-0.4pp4.8%-1.7pp
Dividend yield2.6%-0.3pp2.9%+0.1pp2.9%-0.2pp3.1%0.0pp3.1%0.0pp

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Questions, answered.

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.