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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Hershey Co.HSY · consumer nondurables | |
|---|---|
| Grade |  Cmiddle fifth of 124 graded peers; percentile 44.7, sampling error 3.8 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 56 of 124 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 53.9 |
| Solvency | Cpercentile 46.9 |
| Growth and financing | B/Cpercentile 37.9 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $13.7B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: dilution, short runway, distress |
| Inputs computable | 10 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 17, 2026234 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $162.492026-10-08; market equity $33.0B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 17, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
The Hershey Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on October 24, 1927 as a successor to a business founded in 1894 by Milton S. Hershey. In this report, the terms “Hershey,” “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean The Hershey Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and entities in which it has a controlling financial interest, unless the context indicates otherwise. Hershey is a global confectionery leader known for making more moments of goodness through chocolate, sweets, mints, and other great tasting snacks.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 53.9 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 28.5% | [1,3] | 29.8% | 49.0 | 146 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 5.6% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (10.4%) | [1,4-6] | (5.0%) | 22.4 | 153 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 4.8 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 1.9 pts | 90.4 | 116 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 46.9 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.03% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-06-28 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 2.82 | [1,15-20] | 3.11 | 47.9 | 122 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 2.54x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | 6.41x | [18,21] | 2.51x | 26.2 | 43 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | [15-16] | 1.81x | 66.7 | 157 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 37.9 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 3.9% | [2,8,10,12] | 0.2% | 31.8 | 133 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 0.3% | [5,22-28] | 14.9% | 76.9 | 66 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | 66.6% | [15-16,18,22,29-33] | 10.7% | 23.2 | 70 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 7.9% | [1,6,34-35] | 0.5% | 19.5 | 134 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | not computable | 0.05% | |||||
| raw and split-adjusted prices do not align at 2014-02-07 | |||||||
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.085; sampling error 3.8 percentile points on 124 peers.
Among 124 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Seneca Foods Corp. (SENEA) Seneca Foods Corp. (SENEA) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 41.1 Nasdaq · Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies last close $177.13 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 41.1 | B/C | |
| 52 | Seneca Foods Corp. (SENEB) Seneca Foods Corp. (SENEB) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 41.1 Nasdaq · Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies last close $208.53 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 41.1 | B/C | |
| 53 | Pilgrims Pride Corp. (PPC) Pilgrims Pride Corp. (PPC) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 42.3 Nasdaq · Poultry Slaughtering and Processing market equity $6.8B; last close $28.48 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 42.3 | B/C | |
| 54 | Boston Beer Co. Inc. (SAM) Boston Beer Co. Inc. (SAM) B/Con the B/C boundary; percentile 43.1 NYSE · Malt Beverages last close $171.15 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 43.1 | B/C | fortress balance sheet |
| 55 | Bridgford Foods Corp. (BRID) Bridgford Foods Corp. (BRID) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 43.9 Nasdaq · Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products market equity $53.6M; last close $5.42 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 43.9 | C | |
| 56 | Hershey Co. (HSY) Hershey Co. (HSY) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 44.7 NYSE · Sugar & Confectionery Products market equity $33.0B; last close $162.49 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 44.7 | C | |
| 57 | Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 45.5 NYSE · Grain Mill Products market equity $3.3B; last close $74.19 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 45.5 | C | |
| 58 | Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 46.3 NYSE · Cigarettes market equity $312.5B; last close $200.51 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 46.3 | C | |
| 59 | Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 47.2 NYSE · Meat Packing Plants last close $19.41 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 47.2 | C | |
| 60 | Altria Group, Inc. (MO) Altria Group, Inc. (MO) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 48.0 NYSE · Cigarettes market equity $119.3B; last close $71.43 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 48.0 | C | |
| 61 | Oxford Industries Inc. (OXM) Oxford Industries Inc. (OXM) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 48.8 NYSE · Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments market equity $381.6M; last close $25.48 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 48.8 | C |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | C | 42.9 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | C | 44.7 | 124 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | B | 36.6 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | C | 45.5 | 124 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 124 graded peers, about 24 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (3.0%) | (0.2%) | 45 | hotter than 45 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (31.2%) | (24.8%) | 36 | closer to its high than 36 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 3.9% | 4.1% | 47 | pricier than 53 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.5% | 4.8% | 53 | pricier than 47 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.14 | 0.57 | 18 | pricier than 82 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.35 | 1.20 | 12 | pricier than 88 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | not computable | (16.3%) | a share count from five years earlier is required | |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.12) | (0.10) | 45 | ahead of 45 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $33.0B; EBIT $1.4B; free cash flow $1.8B; book equity $4.6B; sales $11.7B; debt $4.7B; cash $366.0M[36].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 6.8% | ✓ pass[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $2.3B | ✓ pass[5] |
| Return on assets improved | (11.8 pts) | ✗ fail[4,6,34,37] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $1.4B | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 9.4 pts | ✗ fail[1,6,34,38-39] |
| Current ratio improved | 23.5 pts | ✓ pass[15-16,32-33] |
| No new shares issued | n/a[40-41] | |
| Gross margin improved | (13.8 pts) | ✗ fail[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | (3.8 pts) | ✗ fail[2,6,8,34] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | n/a |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | n/a[5,42-45] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| cash is missing at the end of the latest cash-flow quarter | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 71 |
| 10-Q received Jul 30, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $230.5M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 234 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $13.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $11.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $3.9B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $883.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $2.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $12.9B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $5.3B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $11.2B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $5.0B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $11.2B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $4.5B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $10.4B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $4.0B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $9.0B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $3.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $3.0B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $5.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $1.4B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $4.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $9.1B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $224.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $454.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $2.5B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $605.9M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $2.3B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $771.1M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $2.3B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $519.5M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $503.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $1.2B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $330.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $3.8B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $3.9B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $11.9B | 2023-12-31 | 2025-02-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $10.9B | 2022-12-31 | 2024-02-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | shares outstanding | us-gaap:CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 202,839,656 | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $2.2B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | $4.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | $3.2B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 223,805,223 | 2014-02-07 | 2014-02-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 224,087,596 | 2013-02-06 | 2013-02-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $888.1M | 2026-06-28 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $468.8M | 2026-03-29 | 2026-04-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $1.4B | 2025-09-28 | 2025-10-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $508.9M | 2025-06-29 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 44.7 is 4.7 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.8 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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