As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of The Hershey Co is 2.94%.
As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of The Hershey Co is 2.58%.
HSY's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 57.24% of 1085
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.55
vs HSY: 2.94
The Hershey Co's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.19.
During the past 12 months, The Hershey Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Hershey Co was 19.00% per year. The lowest was 1.40% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Competitive Comparison
For the Confectioners subindustry, The Hershey Co's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
The Hershey Co Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Hershey Co's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Hershey Co's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
The Hershey Co Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
The Hershey Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 1.370
2024-02-16
2024-02-20
2024-03-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.192
2023-11-16
2023-11-17
2023-12-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.192
2023-08-17
2023-08-18
2023-09-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.036
2023-05-18
2023-05-19
2023-06-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
The Hershey Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
5.48
/
185.02
=
2.96 %
Current Share Price is $185.02.
The Hershey Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.37 * 4 = $5.48.
The Hershey Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
4.79
/
185.02
=
2.59 %
Current Share Price is $185.02.
The Hershey Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $4.79.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
The Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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The Hershey Co (The Hershey Co) Business Description
Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the U.S. (around a $25 billion market), controlling around 45% of the domestic chocolate space (per IRI, as cited by Hershey). Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, albeit with just a high-single-digit percentage of sales coming from markets outside the U.S., including Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix, Pirate Brands, and Dot's Pretzels over the past few years.
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