HSY Rating

HSY Intrinsic Value

Key Highlights:
As of Mar 07, 2025 HSY Relative Value is $98.4, which is overvalued by 46.8%, compared to current share price of $185.1.
As of Mar 07, 2025 HSY DCF Value is $183.1, which is overvalued by 1.1%, compared to current share price of $185.1.
Methodology
Price per share, $
Current share price
185.1

HSY Share Price History

1W 7.2%
1M 19.4%
6M (8.2%)
YTD (0.8%)
1Y (1.8%)
3Y (7.7%)
5Y 35.9%
10Y 131.8%
Share Price
Intrinsic Value
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Total Return
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HSY Stock Metrics

Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Base
Shares Outstanding
203M
Employees
19K
Valuation (LTM)
Return on Capital
49.8%
17.4%
26.0%
29.1%
Earnings
May 01, 2025
MISS by (3.0%)
MISS by (9.4%)
8 Beat & 2 Miss

HSY Stock Financials

HSY Income Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Revenue

$11.2B +0.3% YoY

Operating Income

$2.9B +13.2% YoY

Net Income

$2.2B +19.3% YoY

HSY Cash Flow Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Operating Cash Flow (OCF)

$2,531.6M +9.0% YoY

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

$2,531.6M +24.1% YoY

HSY Income Statement Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
$11.2B 0.3% YoY
$5,300.9M 6.1% YoY
47.3% margin
Cost of revenue
$5,901.4M (4.3%) YoY
Operating income
$2,898.2M 13.2% YoY
25.9% margin
Other: $258.6M
Net interest: $165.7M
Operating expenses
$2,402.7M (1.5%) YoY
Pre-tax income
$2,473.9M 13.9% YoY
22.1% margin
Net income
$2,221.2M 19.3% YoY
19.8% margin
Income tax
$252.7M
10.2% tax rate
SG&A
$2,373.6M (1.8%) YoY
21.2% of revenue

HSY Balance Sheet Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
Assets
Liabilities
Total assets
$12.9B
Current assets ($3,759.5M, 29.0% of total)
$730.7M (5.6%)
$800.4M (6.2%)
Other current assets
$2,228.3M (17.2%)
Non-current assets ($9,187.4M, 71.0% of total)
$1,873.9M (14.5%)
Other non-current assets
$3,854.7M (29.8%)
Financial position
$4,371.4M
$730.7M$5,102.2M
Cash & Short-term Investments
Total Debt

HSY Stock Ratios

HSY Earnings Surprises

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HSY Dividends

HSY Dividend Yield

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HSY Dividend Per Share

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Overview
Ratings
Intrinsic Value
Valuation
Growth
Profitability
Health
Capital allocation
Momentum
Earnings
Dividends
Company name
Market Cap
Quality rating
Intrinsic value
1Y Return
Revenue
Free Cash Flow
Revenue growth
FCF margin
Gross margin
ROIC
Total Debt to Equity
$37.5B
6.9
$139.7
24.5% overvalued
(1.8%)
$11.2B
$1,925.7M
0.3%
17.2%
46.0%
26.0%
115.5%
$90.7B
5.8
$55.4
18.3% overvalued
(2.0%)
$36.4B
$3,523.0M
1.2%
9.7%
38.3%
10.1%
68.2%
$35.3B
7.0
$2.9
32.2% undervalued
(7.9%)
R$89.5B
R$21.3B
11.8%
23.9%
51.2%
21.4%
3.5%
$28.4B
6.8
$54.5
33.9% overvalued
57.5%
$12.7B
$1,132.0M
(16.2%)
8.9%
51.1%
14.3%
163.4%
$23.6B
5.5
$80.6
63.0% undervalued
(6.5%)
$85.5B
$1,219.0M
(9.0%)
1.4%
6.9%
10.2%
10.3%
$12.4B
5.5
$46.7
117.4% undervalued
5.2%
$79.9B
$907.8M
1.0%
1.1%
27.8%
8.0%
422.2%
$2,316.4M
6.4
$25.1
22.8% overvalued
4.2%
$723.2M
$120.9M
(6.0%)
16.7%
35.2%
10.2%
1.7%
$1,557.6M
7.0
$17.9
4.6% undervalued
(15.2%)
R$3,185.2M
R$887.9M
16.7%
27.9%
61.6%
13.0%
75.2%
$237.1M
4.9
$9.5
7.6% undervalued
(15.8%)
$305.5M
$23.8M
(19.4%)
7.8%
10.0%
(0.1%)
680.6%
$16.7M
4.7
$4.5
328.3% undervalued
(29.8%)
CN¥250.8M
CN¥0.0
15.8%
0.0%
51.8%
(12.8%)
59.9%
$11.9M
5.0
$5.9
276.1% undervalued
(61.0%)
$27.9M
($10.2M)
(3.1%)
(36.5%)
13.4%
(28.4%)
13.8%

FAQ

What is The Hershey Company (HSY) stock rating?

As of today, The Hershey Company has a stock rating of 7 (out of 10), which is considered Good.

is The Hershey Company (HSY) a good stock to buy?

As of today, The Hershey Company has a Good stock rating, which is 24.5% overvalued. According to Value Sense backtesting, stocks with similar profile tend to underperform the market by 4.6%.