HSY

🇺🇸 US

The Hershey Company

Consumer Defensive

28

Price

169.64 USD

Market cap

$34.09B

Current yield

3.4%

Avg yield

2.2%

P/E

23.2

Net debt / EBITDA

1.89

5Y EPS growth

-18.7%

1Y return

-9.4%

Score breakdown

Current yield

Current dividend yield must be at least 8% to match the Börsdata screen.

3.4%

≥ 8%

Avg yield

Long-term average yield (5-year proxy) must also be at least 8%.

2.2%

≥ 8%

Net debt / EBITDA

Net debt below 2x EBITDA keeps leverage from eating the dividend.

1.89

< 2

Return metric

ROE ≥ 15% signals the business earns well on equity. Falls back to ROI, ROIC or ROA when ROE is unavailable.

32.8% (ROE)

≥ 15%

P/E ratio

P/E below 15 aims to avoid overpaying for the income stream.

23.2

< 15

5Y EPS growth

5-year EPS growth ≥ 10% suggests the dividend has some underlying growth support.

-18.7%

≥ 10%

1Y performance

1-year performance ≥ 0% filters out stocks in severe near-term downtrends.

-9.4%

≥ 0%

Total score28
Dividend history

Current yield (last 12 months paid): 3.4%. Bars show each calendar year; the latest bar is year-to-date.

20172.2%(2.548 USD)
20182.6%(2.756 USD)
20192.0%(2.990 USD)
20202.1%(3.154 USD)
20211.8%(3.410 USD)
20221.7%(3.874 USD)
20232.4%(4.456 USD)
20243.2%(5.480 USD)
20253.0%(5.480 USD)
2026 YTD2.6%(4.356 USD)

Return metric shown: 32.8% (ROE). Yahoo does not always provide ROE; ROI, ROIC or ROA is used as a fallback.