Hershey Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (HSY)

Hershey's return on equity was 18.89% for fiscal 2025.

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Hershey annual return on equity history

Hershey annual return on equity

Fiscal yearPeriod endedReturn on equityChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-3118.89%−31.51 pp
20242024-12-3150.40%+0.08 pp
20232023-12-3150.33%−3.99 pp
20222022-12-3154.31%−4.89 pp
20212021-12-3159.20%−5.16 pp
20202020-12-3164.36%−8.92 pp
20192019-12-3173.28%−28.50 pp
20182018-12-31101.77%+9.72 pp
20172017-12-3192.05%+11.32 pp
20162016-12-3180.73%+38.91 pp
20152015-12-3141.82%−13.53 pp
20142014-12-3155.36%−6.76 pp
20132013-12-3162.12%−7.67 pp
20122012-12-3169.79%−1.70 pp
20112011-12-3171.49%+8.66 pp
20102010-12-3162.83%−21.12 pp
20092009-12-3183.95%+17.82 pp
20082008-12-3166.14%

Hershey return on equity trends

Over the last five fiscal years, Hershey's return on equity decreased from 64.36% to 18.89%, a change of −45.47 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 9.85%.

About the metric

What return on equity (ROE) means

Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.

Calculation and source

How return on equity is calculated

TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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