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How The Hershey Company stacks up
HSY · against 54 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
42/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #28 of 55 · scores higher than 46% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 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 | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 54 reported | 4.4% | 4.5% | 47% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 55 reported | 7.0% | 8.3% | 35% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 22 reported | 6.6% | 5.9% | 67% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 54 reported | 13.6% | 27.3% | 19% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HSY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 379.9B MXN (≈$20.5B) | 84 | 68 | |
| 2 | 28.1B EUR (≈$30.9B) | 79 | 51 | |
| 3 | 40.7B USD | 75 | 66 | |
| 3 | 13.3B GBP (≈$17.3B) | 75 | 44 | |
| 5 | 22.1B GBP (≈$28.7B) | 71 | 46 | |
| 26 | 20.0B USD | 46 | 39 | |
| 27 | 34.0B USD | 44 | 39 | |
| 28 | 199.1B CNY (≈$27.9B) | 42 | 43 | |
| 28 | 43.3B USD | 42 | 63 | |
| 28 | 33.7B USD | 42 | 51 | |
| 31 | 287.6B BRL (≈$51.8B) | 41 | 39 | |
| 31 | 37.1B USD | 41 | 48 | |
| 33 | 49.0B USD | 38 | 49 | |
| 34 | 3.41T JPY (≈$23.2B) | 37 | 58 |
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