Valuation

HSYHershey

StockNYSEAmerika Birleşik DevletleriConsumer staplesEU retail: available
8/10

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricHSYSector medianvs median
P/E22,422,0 · n=62near the median
P/B7,32,6 · n=72%181 above
P/S2,70,9 · n=76%202 above
EV/EBIT17,618,8 · n=56%6 below
Free-cash-flow yield%6,7%6,0 · n=74%12 above
Dividend yield%3,49%2,36 · n=80%47 above
Return on equity%32,8%13,2 · n=73%148 above
Return on invested capital%18,0%9,3 · n=72%93 above
Gross margin%38,4%33,1 · n=78%16 above
Net debt / EBITDA1,791,97 · n=61%9 below

Value factor: 53 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

InstrumentP/EP/BEV/EBITFree-cash-flow yieldDividend yieldSmart Score
WMTWal-Mart Stores41,79,429,6%1,5%0,86/10
COSTCostco Wholesale47,212,235,9%2,2%0,67/10
KOCOCA-COLA28,811,729,7%3,2%2,38/10
PGProcter & Gamble23,16,818,5%4,2%3,48/10
PMPhilip Morris29,5—22,8%4,0%2,99/10
PEPPepsiCo21,48,619,1%4,4%4,56/10
MOAltria Group15,4—13,2%7,5%5,910/10
MDLZMondelez30,83,127,1%3,2%3,24/10
CLColgate-Palmolive36,3313,425,8%5,2%2,39/10
TGTTarget16,14,013,4%6,3%3,79/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 28 Haz 2026 · filed 30 Tem 2026