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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Hershey Company (The) (HSY)

Hershey Q4 adjusted EPS falls 36.4% to $1.71; sees 2026 adjusted EPS of $8.20-$8.52

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Hershey reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $3,091.0 million, up 7.0%, but reported net income fell 59.9% to $320.0 million and adjusted EPS fell 36.4% to $1.71. For full-year 2025, net sales rose 4.4% to $11,692.6 million while adjusted EPS fell 32.7% to $6.31. The company expects 2026 net sales growth of 4% to 5% and adjusted EPS of $8.20 to $8.52, which would be an increase of 30% to 35%.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 net sales $3,091.0 million, up 7.0%; reported operating profit $444.9 million, down 52.6%
  • Q4 2025 reported net income $320.0 million, or $1.57 per diluted share, down 59.9%
  • Full-year 2025 reported net income $883.3 million, or $4.34 per diluted share, down 60.3%
  • 2026 outlook: reported EPS $7.77 to $8.19; adjusted EPS $8.20 to $8.52

The filing

CompanyHershey Company (The) (HSY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 5, 2026, 6:46 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-005604

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 05, 2026.

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