What is Hershey's share buybacks?

Hershey (HSY) reported share buybacks of $69.27M in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Hershey's share buybacks?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Hershey's share buybacks has grown at a -100.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $457.95M to $0.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Hershey HSY Share Buybacks

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$0-100%

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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$36.01B-0.5%

Enterprise value$35.7B-0.5%

P/E32.9×+9.2×

P/S3×-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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Hershey (HSY) reported share buybacks of $69.27M in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Hershey's share buybacks?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Hershey's share buybacks has grown at a -100.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $457.95M to $0.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.