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Hershey Q2 2026: Adjusted EPS Up 57%, Raises Low End of 2026 Outlook
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE56 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (10:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:48 UTC.[1]Hershey's second-quarter adjusted EPS rose 57% to $1.90 and net sales 6.6% to $2.79 billion as 12 points of price outweighed an 8-point volume drop, and it narrowed its 2026 outlook upward to 32.5-35% adjusted EPS growth.0.77Hershey Q1 2026: Sales Up 10.6%, Adjusted EPS Up 12%, Outlook Reaffirmed
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CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE147 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (10:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:47 UTC.[1]Hershey's first-quarter net sales rose 10.6% to $3.10 billion on about 10 points of price and the LesserEvil deal, and adjusted EPS rose 12% to $2.35 as reported profit nearly doubled; it reaffirmed its 2026 outlook.0.76Hershey Q3 2025: Sales Up 6.5% on Price, Raises Outlook as Tariffs Bite
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE329 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (10:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:49 UTC.[1]Under new CEO Kirk Tanner, Hershey's third-quarter net sales rose 6.5% to $3.18 billion on about 6 points of price, while adjusted EPS fell 44% to $1.30 on cocoa and tariff costs; it raised its 2025 sales outlook to about 3%.0.75Hershey Q2 2025: Sales Up 26%, Cuts EPS Outlook on $170M+ Tariff Bill
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:30 ET (10:30 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:36 UTC.[1]Hershey's second-quarter net sales jumped 26% to $2.61 billion on Easter timing and early Halloween shipments, but it cut its 2025 earnings outlook to a 36-38% adjusted EPS decline after putting full-year tariff costs at $170-180 million.0.73Hershey Q1 2025: Sales Down 13.8%, Outlook Held as Tariffs Hit
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (10:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 10:47 UTC.[1]Hershey's first-quarter net sales fell 13.8% to $2.81 billion and adjusted EPS 32% to $2.09 as it lapped last year's pre-ERP stock build and a later Easter; it held its 2025 outlook and put Q2 tariff costs at $15-20 million.0.73Hershey Q4 2024: Sales Up 8.7%, Sees 2025 EPS Down Mid-30% on Cocoa
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (11:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K carrying it was accepted by EDGAR at 11:50 UTC.[1]Hershey closed 2024 with fourth-quarter net sales up 8.7% to $2.89 billion and adjusted EPS up 33% to $2.69, then warned that surging cocoa prices would cut 2025 adjusted earnings per share by about a third on sales growth of at least 2%.0.72Hershey Raises Chocolate Prices by Double Digits Over Record Cocoa Costs
CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm, per TODAY[4] (24 July 2025): "Hershey announced in a statement on July 22 that it will be raising the price of its candy", having "informed its retail customers a week earlier"; Food Dive[1] (23 July) quotes the same statement.Hershey told retailers it would raise prices on many chocolate products by a low double-digit percentage, blaming the unprecedented cost of cocoa rather than tariffs. Halloween packs were spared, and it said 75% of its candy would still cost under $4.0.72Hershey FY 2025: Profit Down 60%, Sees 2026 Adjusted EPS Up 30-35%
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE231 days agoStated as firm: the release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 06:45 ET (11:45 UTC) on Hershey's newsroom feed; the 8-K was accepted at 11:46 UTC.[1]Hershey ended a cocoa- and tariff-hit 2025 with full-year net income down 60% to $883 million on sales up 4.4% to $11.7 billion, then guided 2026 to 4-5% sales growth and a 30-35% rebound in adjusted earnings per share.0.72Hershey Reports Q3 2026 Results
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ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCEin 35 daysEstimated: Hershey lists no date yet; its Q3 2025 results came on "Thursday, October 30, 2025" (webcast notice) and every 2026 release so far went out on a Thursday at 06:45 ET (5 Feb, 30 Apr, 30 Jul), so the last Thursday of October, 29 Oct 2026, at 06:45 EDT (10:45 UTC).[1]Hershey's third-quarter 2026 results, the first test of its narrowed outlook for 4.5-5% sales growth and a 32.5-35% rebound in adjusted earnings per share as cocoa costs ease.0.70Hershey Completes Its $769 Million Purchase of LesserEvil
DELAYED5 months late71% CONFIDENCE310 days agoStated as firm in Hershey's Q2 2026 Form 10-Q: "On November 18, 2025, we completed the acquisition of LesserEvil, LLC"; the release datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Nov. 19, 2025" (PR Newswire, 08:35 ET) says Hershey "has closed its acquisition of LesserEvil".[1]Hershey closed its acquisition of organic popcorn and puffs maker LesserEvil, paying $769 million in cash up front with up to $200 million more if earnings targets are met. The brand joins SkinnyPop and Dot's Pretzels and lifted Hershey's salty snacks sales by about 22% in the second quarter of 2026.$769.1M0.69Hershey Unveils Its Next Generation Snacking Strategy at 2026 Investor Day
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE177 days agoStated as firm: Hershey's release of March 31, 2026 says it "is hosting its 2026 Investor Day today at the New York Stock Exchange" and "The meeting begins at 12:00 p.m. ET" (16:00 UTC).[1]At an investor day at the New York Stock Exchange led by CEO Kirk Tanner, Hershey set out its ONE Hershey plan across sweet, salty and protein snacks. It targeted 2-4% organic sales growth, 15-20% adjusted EPS growth in 2027 and 6-8% from 2028.0.68Hershey Prices $2 Billion of Notes in Four Tranches
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CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm: the pricing release is datelined "HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/" and stamped 17:18 ET (22:18 UTC); the 8-K says Hershey "entered into a Pricing Agreement" on February 19, 2025.[1]Hershey sold $2 billion of bonds in four $500 million tranches due 2028 to 2035 at coupons of 4.55% to 5.10%, to repay $600 million of notes maturing in 2025 and some commercial paper.0.67