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

Hershey Q3 net sales up 3.0% to $3,275.5 million; raises 2026 adjusted EPS outlook

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance

Hershey reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $3,275.5 million, up 3.0%, and reported net income of $580.8 million, or $2.88 per diluted share, up 111.8%. The company raised its 2026 adjusted EPS growth outlook to 36% to 38.5% from 32.5% to 35%, which includes about $0.22 from tariff refunds received in Q3 2026.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 adjusted EPS was $2.64, up 103.1%, versus reported EPS of $2.88 and $1.36 a year earlier
  • 2026 adjusted EPS growth outlook raised to 36% to 38.5%; reported EPS growth outlook raised to 84% to 90%
  • 2026 net sales growth outlook is about 5%, and organic net sales growth outlook is about 3%
  • North America Salty Snacks segment income fell 17.9% to $47.4 million in Q3 2026; International segment loss was $30.0 million

The filing

CompanyHershey Company (The) (HSY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 29, 2026, 8:27 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-068046

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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