Hershey (HSY) dividend history

Consumer Defensive · Confectioners · Market cap $32.5B

Hershey paid $440M in dividends in fiscal 2014, about $1.96 per share.

Dividends per share grew 14.0% a year over 3 years.

That took 98% of free cash flow and 52% of net income.

At today's price the trailing yield is 3.48%.

Dividends by fiscal year

Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Hershey's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).

Fiscal yearPer shareGrowthTotal paid% of free cash flow% of net income
2025— —$1.1B 60%123%
2024— —$1.1B 56%49%
2023— —$889M 57%48%
2022— —$775M 43%47%
2021— —$686M 43%46%
2020— —$641M 51%50%
2019— —$610M 42%53%
2018— —$563M 44%48%
2017— —$526M 53%67%
2016— —$499M 67%69%
2015— —$476M 55%93%
2014$1.96 +13.0%$440M 98%52%
2013$1.73 +16.0%$394M 47%48%
2012$1.49 +13.0%$341M 42%52%
2011$1.32 —$304M 127%48%

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Questions

Does Hershey pay a dividend?

Hershey paid $440M in dividends in fiscal 2014, about $1.96 per share.

How fast has Hershey's dividend grown?

Dividends per share grew 14.0% a year over 3 years.

From Hershey's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.