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

Hershey reaffirms 2026 outlook as it hosts Investor Day on strategy

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 guidance Written later

Hershey reaffirmed its 2026 full-year guidance for net sales, organic sales and earnings per share in a March 31, 2026 press release. The company also said it will outline its strategic priorities and financial framework at a 2026 Investor Day held that day at the New York Stock Exchange, with a webcast starting at 12:00 p.m. ET. The filing reports no new quarterly results, and the reaffirmed guidance leaves the outlook unchanged.

Key points

  • Net sales growth guidance for 2026 is 4% to 5%, including an approximate 150 basis point benefit from the 2025 acquisition of LesserEvil, LLC.
  • Organic net sales growth guidance is 2.5% to 3.5%.
  • Reported EPS growth guidance is 79% to 89%; adjusted EPS growth guidance is 30% to 35%.
  • Investor Day webcast begins at 12:00 p.m. ET on March 31, 2026; management will discuss the financial outlook and strategic plans.

The filing

CompanyHershey Company (The) (HSY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 31, 2026, 11:58 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-022272

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 March 31, 2026.

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