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HERSHEY CO HSY

NYSE · stock · Sugar & Confectionery Products · website · IPO 1927-12-01

HERSHEY CO dividends

Dividend yield2.99%
Dividend payout122.9%
Paid from FCF59.5%
Safetyat-risk
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising

Dividends by year

Per share ($)
$2.35 $2.50 $2.68 $2.92 $3.08 $3.33 $3.78 $4.35 $5.36 $5.35 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividend yield (%)
2.23% 2.26% 2.53% 1.88% 2.12% 1.69% 1.68% 2.25% 3.59% 2.75% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.

By fiscal year

FY2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Total dividends paid$1.1B$1.1B$889.1M$775.0M$686.0M$640.7M$610.3M$562.5M$526.3M$499.5M
Per share$5.35$5.36$4.35$3.78$3.33$3.08$2.92$2.68$2.50$2.35
Yield then (approx)2.75%3.59%2.25%1.68%1.69%2.12%1.88%2.53%2.26%2.23%

Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.