The Hershey Co's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.19.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Hershey Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:
HSY'
s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.4 Med: 10 Max: 19
Current: 12.2
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Hershey Co was 19.00% per year. The lowest was 1.40% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.
HSY's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than 60.61% of 655
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 7.7
vs HSY: 12.20
During the past 12 months, The Hershey Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.
The Hershey Co stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Competitive Comparison
For the Confectioners subindustry, The Hershey Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
The Hershey Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Hershey Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Hershey Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.
The Hershey Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation
This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.
The Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
The Hershey Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Hershey Co was 0.56. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.50.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
The Hershey Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 1.370
2024-02-16
2024-02-20
2024-03-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.192
2023-11-16
2023-11-17
2023-12-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.192
2023-08-17
2023-08-18
2023-09-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.036
2023-05-18
2023-05-19
2023-06-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
The Hershey Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $185.02.
The Hershey Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $4.79.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of The Hershey Co was 2.87%. The lowest was 1.46%. And the median was 2.10%.
Good Sign:
The Hershey Co stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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The Hershey Co (The Hershey Co) Business Description
Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the U.S. (around a $25 billion market), controlling around 45% of the domestic chocolate space (per IRI, as cited by Hershey). Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, albeit with just a high-single-digit percentage of sales coming from markets outside the U.S., including Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix, Pirate Brands, and Dot's Pretzels over the past few years.
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