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What is the share price of Hershey Company (HSY)?

Hershey Company last traded at $172.59 (+1.1% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Hershey Company

HSY · NYSE · Consumer Staples · United States

$172.59+1.1%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:36 PM

Snapshot

TickerHSY

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Staples

IndustryConfectioners

CountryUnited States

Employees17,550

HeadquartersHershey, United States

Market cap$35.0B

P/B7.4

Volume415.69K

Websitewww.thehersheycompany.com

Filings tracked0

About Hershey 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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.3%
Institutions87.6%
Public & other12.0%

1,902 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Hershey Trust Company38.16%
Blackrock Inc.8.62%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.49%
State Street Corporation4.94%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.86%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.2.90%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.83%
Morgan Stanley2.66%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $3.3B · EPS 2.28

Est. earnings growth +75.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $12.6B · EPS 9.87

Est. earnings growth +17.2%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$161.4352-wk range$239.48

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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