Current
17.4×
5-Year Average
24.1×
All-Time High
59.8×
All-Time Low
8.9×
P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Hershey (HSY)
Jun 8, 2021 – Jun 5, 2026 · 1,255 trading days
Historical P/FCF Ratio for Hershey (HSY) from 2001 to 2025
| 2025 | $37.03B | $2.07B | 17.9× | +0.1× | |
| 2024 | $34.37B | $1.93B | 17.8× | -6.7× | |
| 2023 | $38.16B | $1.55B | 24.6× | -1.7× | |
| 2022 | $47.54B | $1.81B | 26.3× | +1.1× | |
| 2021 | $39.91B | $1.59B | 25.1× | -0.1× | |
| 2020 | $31.75B | $1.26B | 25.2× | +4.0× | |
| 2019 | $30.74B | $1.45B | 21.3× | +3.6× | |
| 2018 | $22.51B | $1.27B | 17.7× | -6.5× | |
| 2017 | $23.96B | $991.84M | 24.2× | -6.7× | |
| 2016 | $22.02B | $714.00M | 30.8× | +8.2× | |
| 2015 | $19.39B | $857.65M | 22.6× | -26.6× | |
| 2014 | $23.01B | $467.43M | 49.2× | +23.2× | |
| 2013 | $21.81B | $837.49M | 26.0× | +6.2× | |
| 2012 | $16.18B | $816.86M | 19.8× | -40.0× | |
| 2011 | $13.94B | $233.30M | 59.8× | +44.4× | |
| 2010 | $10.74B | $699.94M | 15.3× | +6.5× | |
| 2009 | $8.17B | $920.28M | 8.9× | -24.5× | |
| 2008 | $7.90B | $236.58M | 33.4× | +17.8× | |
| 2007 | $8.96B | $574.94M | 15.6× | -6.3× | |
| 2006 | $11.49B | $524.68M | 21.9× | -16.1× | |
| 2005 | $10.16B | $267.46M | 38.0× | +20.6× | |
| 2004 | $10.48B | $601.56M | 17.4× | -9.5× | |
| 2003 | $10.06B | $374.29M | 26.9× | +8.4× | |
| 2002 | $9.09B | $492.61M | 18.5× | +1.6× | |
| 2001 | $9.20B | $546.30M | 16.8× | — |
- 202517.9×
- 202417.8×
- 202324.6×
- 202226.3×
- 202125.1×
- 202025.2×
- 201921.3×
- 201817.7×
- 201724.2×
- 201630.8×
- 201522.6×
- 201449.2×
- 201326.0×
- 201219.8×
- 201159.8×
- 201015.3×
- 20098.9×
- 200833.4×
- 200715.6×
- 200621.9×
- 200538.0×
- 200417.4×
- 200326.9×
- 200218.5×
- 200116.8×
About P/FCF Ratio at Hershey (HSY)
Hershey (HSY) P/FCF ratio is 17.4× as of June 5, 2026. The 5-year average is 24.1×. The sector median currently stands at 16.8×. The current ratio is at the 5th percentile of its own 10-year history.
Hershey (HSY) historical P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 8.9× (2009) to a high of 59.8× (2011) in the available daily series.
The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.
Hershey P/FCF Ratio by Year
Hershey P/FCF Ratio 2025: 17.9×
Hershey (HSY) P/FCF ratio in 2025 was 17.9×, expanded from 17.8× the prior year.
Hershey P/FCF Ratio 2024: 17.8×
Hershey (HSY) P/FCF ratio in 2024 was 17.8×, contracted from 24.6× the prior year.
Hershey P/FCF Ratio 2023: 24.6×
Hershey (HSY) P/FCF ratio in 2023 was 24.6×, contracted from 26.3× the prior year.
Hershey P/FCF Ratio 2022: 26.3×
Hershey (HSY) P/FCF ratio in 2022 was 26.3×, expanded from 25.1× the prior year.
Hershey P/FCF Ratio 2021: 25.1×
Hershey (HSY) P/FCF ratio in 2021 was 25.1×.
Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart
Current ratio vs. sector peers. Highlighted bar is this company.
Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table
Consumer Defensive peers of Hershey (HSY), ranked by P/FCF ratio.
| 18.4× | |
| 18.2× | |
| 18.1× | |
| 17.1× | |
| 16.5× | |
| 15.3× | |
| 15.3× | |
| 14.9× | |
| 14.1× | |
| 13.2× | |
| 12.8× | |
| 12.7× | |
| 12.4× | |
| 12.0× | |
| 11.5× | |
| 11.2× | |
| 10.7× | |
| 10.3× | |
| 8.9× | |
| 8.7× | |
| 8.3× | |
| 7.3× | |
| 7.0× | |
| 6.6× | |
| 4.4× |
- 18.4×
- 18.1×
- 17.1×
- 15.3×
- 14.9×
- 14.1×
- 13.2×
- 12.8×
- 12.4×
- 12.0×
- 11.5×
- 11.2×
- 10.7×
- 10.3×
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