How The Hershey Company stacks up

HSY · against 149 other Consumer Defensive companies listed in US-listed

Valuation

42/ 100

Below the middle of the pack.

Ranked #76 of 150 · scores higher than 48% of peers

Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score

21 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including HSY · Click a bar to see the companies

Why valuation scores 42?

Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.

Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Defensive norm.

less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 63% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.9% vs peer median 8.7%
Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.4% vs peer median 4.5%
Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 6.6% vs peer median 6.2%

Metric by metric

Position: dot = HSY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.

Metric	HSY	Peer median	Better than	Weight
Earnings yieldHigher is better · 146 reported	4.4%	3.7%	57%	30%
EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 151 reported	7.0%	9.0%	35%	50%
Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 132 reported	6.6%	5.8%	58%	20%
Book yieldHigher is better · 145 reported	13.6%	39.9%	17%	Context only

Ranking by valuation score

Top 5 and the companies ranked around HSY

Rank	Company	Market cap	Valuation	Overall
1	Afya LimitedAFYA · US-listed	933M USD	97	84
2	Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc.NATR · US-listed	212M USD	93	72
2	Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.PXED · US-listed	843M USD	93	88
4	Smithfield Foods, Inc.SFD · US-listed	7.2B USD	92	72
5	BellRing Brands, Inc.BRBR · US-listed	1.1B USD	91	67
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71	Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OLLI · US-listed	5.3B USD	44	71
71	The Boston Beer Company, Inc.SAM · US-listed	2.2B USD	44	22
75	National Beverage Corp.FIZZ · US-listed	3.4B USD	43	54
76	Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.FMX · US-listed	43.3B USD	42	63
76	The Hershey CompanyHSY · US-listed	33.7B USD	42	51
76	J&J Snack Foods Corp.JJSF · US-listed	1.6B USD	42	43
76	Newell Brands Inc.NWL · US-listed	2.4B USD	42	25
80	Kenvue Inc.KVUE · US-listed	37.1B USD	41	48
80	Performance Food Group CompanyPFGC · US-listed	15.2B USD	41	36

Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score

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