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About the company
The Hershey Company is a snacks company. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. Its North America Confectionery segment has traditional chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery market position in the United States and Canada. North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for its salty snacking products in the United States. Its principal product offerings include chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products and protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings and beverages, and snack items such as spreads, bars, and snack bites and mixes, popcorn and pretzels. It markets, sells and distributes its products under more than 90 brand names in over 80 countries worldwide, including Hershey’s, Reese’s, Kisses, Kit Kat, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers and Ice Breakers, and salty snacks including SkinnyPop, Sour Strips, Pirate's Booty and Dot's Homestyle Pretzels.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)10.97bn
- Net income in USD1.77bn
- Incorporated1927
- Employees18.65k
- LocationHershey Co19 East Chocolate AvenueExternal Rptg & ComplianceHERSHEY 17033United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (717) 534-4200
- Fax+1 (302) 655-5049
- Websitehttps://www.thehersheycompany.com/
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | HSY:NYQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Actual Candy LLC | 1.13% | -- |
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCormick & Company Inc | 6.68bn | 792.60m | 20.92bn | 13.80k | 26.52 | 3.86 | 22.63 | 3.13 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 24.76 | 20.20 | 0.5099 | 3.33 | 10.39 | 483,949.30 | 5.48 | 5.56 | 7.24 | 7.33 | 38.48 | 38.73 | 10.75 | 11.03 | 0.3186 | 5.39 | 0.457 | 51.82 | 4.91 | 4.67 | -0.2053 | 1.50 | 9.31 | 8.45 |
| Tyson Foods Inc | 53.31bn | 800.00m | 22.69bn | 138.00k | 28.31 | 1.23 | 10.27 | 0.4257 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 150.17 | 51.66 | 1.45 | 9.39 | 21.84 | 386,297.10 | 2.24 | 4.78 | 2.66 | 5.68 | 7.33 | 10.83 | 1.54 | 3.43 | 0.9517 | 5.32 | 0.345 | 38.60 | 0.8094 | 4.68 | 223.46 | -16.58 | -2.10 | 5.50 |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc | 11.42bn | -2.32bn | 22.96bn | 21.50k | -- | 1.55 | -- | 2.01 | -9.10 | -9.10 | 44.59 | 57.78 | 0.3606 | 3.12 | 6.34 | 530,976.80 | -7.31 | -2.68 | -8.23 | -3.01 | 35.07 | 34.42 | -20.29 | -7.25 | 1.93 | 4.21 | 0.3806 | -- | -7.73 | 23.61 | -37.31 | -- | 23.74 | 2.96 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 87.01bn | 1.80bn | 25.43bn | 40.21k | 15.17 | 1.16 | 8.80 | 0.2923 | 3.51 | 3.51 | 172.30 | 45.97 | 1.62 | 7.36 | 21.19 | 2,163,728.00 | 3.28 | 5.34 | 5.06 | 8.43 | 7.08 | 7.24 | 2.02 | 3.36 | 0.8357 | -- | 0.3107 | 31.42 | -7.50 | 7.86 | -19.75 | 14.41 | 12.15 | 6.08 |
| Kellanova | 10.71bn | 829.00m | 27.93bn | 23.00k | 33.83 | 7.65 | 23.45 | 2.61 | 2.40 | 2.91 | 31.10 | 10.59 | 0.6219 | 4.79 | 7.04 | 465,826.10 | 4.86 | 5.95 | 7.40 | 8.81 | 36.28 | 32.59 | 7.81 | 7.86 | 0.5299 | 4.84 | 0.609 | 75.19 | 3.71 | -0.6355 | 6.31 | -10.17 | 3.21 | 1.24 |
| Hershey Co | 10.97bn | 1.77bn | 35.40bn | 18.65k | 25.54 | 8.42 | 15.93 | 3.23 | 6.85 | 6.85 | 42.41 | 20.78 | 0.8936 | 4.60 | 9.67 | 588,302.10 | 14.45 | 15.30 | 20.36 | 20.55 | 44.46 | 44.71 | 16.17 | 15.87 | 0.5363 | 15.49 | 0.5572 | 48.58 | 7.16 | 7.46 | 13.19 | 9.74 | 18.60 | 10.09 |
| General Mills Inc | 19.80bn | 2.40bn | 35.60bn | 34.00k | 15.28 | 3.84 | 12.29 | 1.80 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 34.58 | 16.69 | 0.6277 | 6.12 | 10.89 | 582,370.60 | 7.42 | 7.65 | 9.71 | 10.39 | 34.65 | 34.39 | 11.82 | 12.60 | 0.3865 | 7.24 | 0.583 | 51.45 | -1.18 | 3.32 | -3.75 | 7.42 | 7.56 | 3.78 |
| Kraft Heinz Co | 26.13bn | 1.37bn | 37.59bn | 36.00k | 27.96 | 0.7778 | 16.09 | 1.44 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 21.40 | 39.97 | 0.2932 | 4.46 | 12.21 | 725,833.30 | 1.54 | 1.70 | 1.69 | 1.87 | 34.66 | 33.20 | 5.25 | 6.30 | 0.5603 | 6.10 | 0.293 | 117.82 | 0.5852 | 0.2816 | 20.82 | -- | 4.17 | -8.54 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 18.70m | 12.66% |
| Capital Research & Management Co. (International Investors)as of 30 Sep 2024 | 9.48m | 6.42% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 30 Sep 2024 | 8.61m | 5.83% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 7.03m | 4.76% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 4.39m | 2.97% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2024 | 3.75m | 2.54% |
| JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 3.59m | 2.43% |
| Hershey Trust Co.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 2.07m | 1.40% |
| RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management)as of 30 Sep 2024 | 1.95m | 1.32% |
| Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 30 Jun 2024 | 1.75m | 1.18% |
