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How The Hershey Company stacks up
HSY · against 806 other Consumer Defensive companies
Growth
56/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #352 of 807 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score81 peers with a growth score of 50–59, including HSY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 56?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Defensive norm.
- Earnings per share growth is close to the peer norm. Earnings per share growth: -2.9% vs peer median 1.5%
- 3-year revenue growth is close to the peer norm. 3-year revenue growth: 3.9% vs peer median 3.7%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 72% of peers. Revenue growth: 7.7% vs peer median 2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 813 reported | 7.7% | 2.8% | 72% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 595 reported | -2.9% | 1.4% | 44% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 801 reported | 3.9% | 3.7% | 51% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HSY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 945M EUR (≈$1.0B) | 100 | 60 | |
| 1 | 30.7B BRL (≈$5.5B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 1 | 5.5B USD | 100 | 84 | |
| 4 | 82.5B JPY (≈$561M) | 99 | 69 | |
| 4 | 2.4B CNY (≈$329M) | 99 | 29 | |
| 352 | 5.3B CNY (≈$742M) | 56 | 44 | |
| 352 | 249.7B JPY (≈$1.7B) | 56 | 69 | |
| 352 | 51.2B JPY (≈$348M) | 56 | 31 | |
| 352 | 2.7B GBP (≈$3.6B) | 56 | 43 | |
| 352 | 33.7B USD | 56 | 51 | |
| 352 | 644M USD | 56 | 54 | |
| 360 | 242.6B KRW (≈$175M) | 55 | 70 | |
| 360 | 231.3B TWD (≈$7.2B) | 55 | 35 | |
| 360 | 1.85T CNY (≈$259.0B) | 55 | 71 |
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