HSY The Hershey Company
Consumer Defensive · Confectioners
181.98
-0.42%
About the company
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. The company offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. It provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Sour Strips, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. The company markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. It exports its products in approximately 65 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Dividend deep dive
The Hershey Company, a confectioner in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently offers a dividend yield of 3.39%. This yield is above its 5-year high yield of 3.16%, suggesting it is trading above its typical yield band. The dividend safety is currently assessed as 'at_risk' based on available data.
Dividend history
The Hershey Company does not have a recorded dividend increase streak. Its 3-year dividend compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is 12.26%, while its 5-year CAGR stands at 11.68%. Annual dividends per share have progressed from $2.04 in 2014, to $2.236 in 2015, $2.402 in 2016, $2.548 in 2017, $2.756 in 2018, $2.99 in 2019, $3.154 in 2020, $3.41 in 2021, $3.874 in 2022, $4.456 in 2023, and $5.48 for both 2024 and 2025.
Dividend safety
The company's dividend payout ratio is 108.4% based on its earnings per share of $5.36 and annual dividend of $5.81, indicating that the dividend exceeds current earnings.
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