Seasonality
HSY seasonality — Hershey Company (The)
Over the last 11 years, HSY's strongest month on average has been July (+5.0%) and its weakest September (-2.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.30% | +0.43% | 50% | +7.0% | -11.9% | 10 |
| Feb | +3.19% | +2.68% | 70% | +21.3% | -10.9% | 10 |
| Mar | +1.03% | +2.17% | 70% | +8.6% | -12.0% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.29% | -0.18% | 40% | +8.7% | -10.7% | 10 |
| May | +0.94% | +2.24% | 60% | +6.5% | -6.2% | 10 |
| Jun | -2.13% | -1.60% | 50% | +3.4% | -9.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.97% | +5.74% | 70% | +13.2% | -7.4% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.34% | -0.51% | 40% | +4.4% | -7.1% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.32% | -2.04% | 30% | +4.0% | -10.6% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.31% | -3.42% | 40% | +8.3% | -9.3% | 10 |
| Nov | +2.68% | +1.07% | 78% | +10.9% | -1.5% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.01% | -0.79% | 40% | +9.0% | -3.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — HSY
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.0 | 21.3 | -12.0 | -10.7 | 4.5 | -9.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -10.6 | 5.1 | 7.5 | -2.1% | |
| 2025 | -11.9 | 15.7 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -3.9 | 3.3 | 12.2 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -9.3 | 10.9 | -3.2 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 3.8 | -2.9 | 3.5 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -7.1 | 7.4 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -7.4 | -0.8 | -3.9 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | -3.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | -4.9 | -3.9 | -7.4 | -7.1 | -6.9 | -6.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 4.2 | -6.2 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -1.4 | -1.9 | 8.3 | -1.5 | -1.5 | +19.7% |
| 2021 | -4.5 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -0.7 | -4.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 9.0 | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | -7.2 | -8.0 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -4.5 | 12.2 | 2.2 | -3.6 | -4.1 | 7.6 | 3.0 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | -1.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 13.2 | 4.4 | -2.2 | -5.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 | +37.1% |
| 2018 | -2.8 | -10.9 | 0.7 | -7.1 | -2.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 6.5 | -6.8 | -1.9 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -2.7 | 4.5 | 2.3 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0 |