Hershey (HSY) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Hershey
HSY
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-2.9%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $65.46M | −$65.46M | 0.20B | -0.1% | — |
| 2024 | $494.19M | $44.41M | $449.78M | 0.20B | -1.0% | 1.44% |
| 2023 | $264.91M | $81.02M | $183.89M | 0.21B | -0.5% | 0.69% |
| 2022 | $388.96M | $65.99M | $322.97M | 0.21B | -0.6% | 0.82% |
| 2021 | $457.95M | $66.71M | $391.24M | 0.21B | -0.8% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | $211.20M | $57.58M | $153.61M | 0.21B | -0.6% | 0.67% |
| 2019 | $527.21M | $51.90M | $475.31M | 0.21B | -0.1% | 1.72% |
| 2018 | $247.50M | $49.29M | $198.21M | 0.21B | -1.3% | 1.10% |
| 2017 | $300.31M | $51.06M | $249.25M | 0.21B | -0.7% | 1.25% |
| 2016 | $592.55M | $54.78M | $537.76M | 0.22B | -2.4% | 2.69% |
| 2015 | $582.62M | $51.53M | $531.09M | 0.22B | -1.9% | 3.00% |
| 2014 | $576.75M | $54.07M | $522.69M | 0.22B | -1.0% | 2.51% |
| 2013 | $305.56M | $53.97M | $251.60M | 0.23B | -0.5% | 1.40% |
| 2012 | $510.63M | $50.48M | $460.15M | 0.23B | -0.7% | 3.16% |
| 2011 | $384.51M | $28.34M | $356.17M | 0.23B | -0.2% | 2.76% |
| 2010 | $169.10M | $32.05M | $137.04M | 0.23B | 0.6% | 1.57% |
| 2009 | $9.31M | $34.93M | −$25.61M | 0.23B | 0.1% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | $60.36M | $23.58M | $36.78M | 0.23B | -1.2% | 0.76% |
| 2007 | $256.29M | $0.00 | $256.29M | 0.23B | -3.1% | 2.86% |
| 2006 | $621.65M | $0.00 | $621.65M | 0.24B | -3.8% | 5.41% |
| 2005 | $537.00M | $0.00 | $537.00M | 0.25B | -3.4% | 5.29% |
| 2004 | $698.91M | $0.00 | $698.91M | 0.26B | -2.9% | 6.67% |
| 2003 | $329.43M | $0.00 | $329.43M | 0.26B | -4.0% | 3.27% |
| 2002 | $84.19M | $0.00 | $84.19M | 0.28B | 0.0% | 0.93% |
| 2001 | $40.32M | $0.00 | $40.32M | 0.28B | -2.9% | 0.44% |
| 2000 | $99.93M | $0.00 | $99.93M | 0.28B | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | $318.00M | $0.00 | $318.00M | 0.28B | -3.1% | — |
| 1998 | $16.20M | $0.00 | $16.20M | 0.29B | -3.4% | — |
| 1997 | $507.70M | $0.00 | $507.70M | 0.30B | -3.4% | — |
| 1996 | $66.10M | $0.00 | $66.10M | 0.31B | — | — |
| 1995 | $526.10M | $0.00 | $526.10M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $39.70M | $0.00 | $39.70M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $131.80M | $0.00 | $131.80M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $47.90M | $0.00 | $47.90M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $980.39M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Hershey buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Hershey (HSY) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Hershey diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Hershey's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).