TTM
9.1%
YoY change
−12.27pp
Trough year (2007)
4.3%
Peak year (2024)
19.8%
Latest annual
7.6%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Hershey (HSY) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 7.6%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Hershey (HSY) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −12.27pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Hershey (HSY) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 7.6% | -12.27pp | ||
| 2024 | 19.8% | +3.15pp | ||
| 2023 | 16.7% | +0.89pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.8% | -0.68pp | ||
| 2021 | 16.5% | +0.78pp | ||
| 2020 | 15.7% | +1.29pp | ||
| 2019 | 14.4% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2018 | 15.1% | +4.70pp | ||
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2016 | 9.7% | +2.73pp | ||
| 2015 | 6.9% | -4.47pp | ||
| 2014 | 11.4% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2013 | 11.5% | +1.53pp | ||
| 2012 | 9.9% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2011 | 10.3% | +1.35pp | ||
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2009 | 8.2% | +2.16pp | ||
| 2008 | 6.1% | +1.74pp | ||
| 2007 | 4.3% | -6.98pp | ||
| 2006 | 11.3% | +1.11pp | ||
| 2005 | 10.2% | -3.14pp | ||
| 2004 | 13.3% | +2.37pp | ||
| 2003 | 11.0% | +1.17pp | ||
| 2002 | 9.8% | +5.25pp | ||
| 2001 | 4.5% | -3.38pp | ||
| 2000 | 7.9% | -3.67pp | ||
| 1999 | 11.6% | +3.91pp | ||
| 1998 | 7.7% | -0.13pp | ||
| 1997 | 7.8% | +0.97pp | ||
| 1996 | 6.8% | -0.79pp | ||
| 1995 | 7.6% | +2.53pp | ||
| 1994 | 5.1% | -0.43pp | ||
| 1993 | 5.5% | -1.99pp | ||
| 1992 | 7.5% | -0.04pp | ||
| 1991 | 7.6% | -0.38pp | ||
| 1990 | 8.0% | +0.88pp | ||
| 1989 | 7.1% | -2.80pp | ||
| 1988 | 9.9% | +3.78pp | ||
| 1987 | 6.1% | -0.03pp | ||
| 1986 | 6.1% | +0.51pp | ||
| 1985 | 5.6% | — |
- 20257.6%-12.27pp
- 202419.8%+3.15pp
- 202316.7%+0.89pp
- 202215.8%-0.68pp
- 202116.5%+0.78pp
- 202015.7%+1.29pp
- 201914.4%-0.72pp
- 201815.1%+4.70pp
- 201710.4%+0.74pp
- 20169.7%+2.73pp
- 20156.9%-4.47pp
- 201411.4%-0.07pp
- 201311.5%+1.53pp
- 20129.9%-0.40pp
- 201110.3%+1.35pp
- 20109.0%+0.76pp
- 20098.2%+2.16pp
- 20086.1%+1.74pp
- 20074.3%-6.98pp
- 200611.3%+1.11pp
- 200510.2%-3.14pp
- 200413.3%+2.37pp
- 200311.0%+1.17pp
- 20029.8%+5.25pp
- 20014.5%-3.38pp
- 20007.9%-3.67pp
- 199911.6%+3.91pp
- 19987.7%-0.13pp
- 19977.8%+0.97pp
- 19966.8%-0.79pp
- 19957.6%+2.53pp
- 19945.1%-0.43pp
- 19935.5%-1.99pp
- 19927.5%-0.04pp
- 19917.6%-0.38pp
- 19908.0%+0.88pp
- 19897.1%-2.80pp
- 19889.9%+3.78pp
- 19876.1%-0.03pp
- 19866.1%+0.51pp
- 19855.6%—
Net Profit Margin values are taken from Hershey's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Net Profit Margin at Hershey (HSY)
According to Hershey's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 9.1%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Hershey (HSY) net margin totalled 7.55% – contracted 12.3 percentage points year-over-year.
19.83% stands as the all-time-high annual net margin, posted in 2024, against a low of 4.33% during 2007.
Hershey Net Profit Margin by Year
Hershey Net Profit Margin 2025: 7.6%
In 2025, Hershey reported net margin of 7.55%, contracted 12.3 percentage points from 2024.
Hershey Net Profit Margin 2024: 19.8%
Hershey net margin in 2024 was 19.83%, expanded 3.2 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Hershey Net Profit Margin 2023: 16.7%
2023's net margin for Hershey came in at 16.68%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2022.
Hershey Net Profit Margin 2022: 15.8%
Hershey posted net margin of 15.79% in 2022, contracted 0.7 percentage points from 2021.
Hershey Net Profit Margin 2021: 16.5%
Hershey net margin in 2021 was 16.47%.
See more financial history for Hershey (HSY).
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