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The Hershey Company (HSY) Gross margin

annual gross margin:

42.88%-2.36%(-5.22%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 23, 2025), HSY annual gross profit margin is 42.88%, with the most recent change of -2.36% (-5.22%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, HSY annual gross margin has fallen by -1.35% (-3.05%).
  • HSY annual gross margin is now -8.40% below its all-time high of 46.81%, reached on December 31, 2017.

Performance

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quarterly gross margin:

31.66%-3.92%(-11.02%)
June 29, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 23, 2025), HSY quarterly gross profit margin is 31.66%, with the most recent change of -3.92% (-11.02%) on June 29, 2025.
  • Over the past year, HSY quarterly gross margin has dropped by -10.77% (-25.38%).
  • HSY quarterly gross margin is now -68.36% below its all-time high of 100.06%, reached on June 30, 2002.

Performance

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Gross margin Formula

Gross Margin =  Gross Profit
Revenue
✕ 100%

HSY Gross margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year-5.2%-25.4%
3 y3 years-3.0%-25.5%
5 y5 years-4.5%-31.8%

HSY Gross margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-5.2%+0.3%-32.1%at low
5 y5-year-5.5%+0.3%-32.1%at low
alltimeall time-8.4%+58.2%-68.4%at low

HSY Gross margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
31.66%(-11.0%)
Mar 2025
-
35.58%(-20.6%)
Dec 2024
42.88%(-5.2%)
44.80%(+11.4%)
Sep 2024
-
40.23%(-5.2%)
Jun 2024
-
42.43%(-6.8%)
Mar 2024
-
45.53%(+2.8%)
Dec 2023
45.24%(+5.8%)
44.29%(-0.0%)
Sep 2023
-
44.31%(-3.1%)
Jun 2023
-
45.72%(-2.0%)
Mar 2023
-
46.66%(+6.7%)
Dec 2022
42.75%(-3.3%)
43.71%(+6.2%)
Sep 2022
-
41.15%(-3.2%)
Jun 2022
-
42.52%(-5.1%)
Mar 2022
-
44.81%(+2.9%)
Dec 2021
44.23%(-2.5%)
43.53%(-0.1%)
Sep 2021
-
43.56%(-4.7%)
Jun 2021
-
45.72%(+1.0%)
Mar 2021
-
45.27%(+3.6%)
Dec 2020
45.36%(+1.0%)
43.70%(-3.6%)
Sep 2020
-
45.31%(-2.4%)
Jun 2020
-
46.42%(+0.2%)
Mar 2020
-
46.32%(+6.9%)
Dec 2019
44.91%(-0.5%)
43.34%(-2.9%)
Sep 2019
-
44.62%(-3.8%)
Jun 2019
-
46.36%(+1.7%)
Mar 2019
-
45.58%(+4.4%)
Dec 2018
45.14%(-3.6%)
43.66%(-3.3%)
Sep 2018
-
45.16%(-1.2%)
Jun 2018
-
45.70%(-0.9%)
Mar 2018
-
46.13%(+5.1%)
Dec 2017
46.81%(+3.7%)
43.90%(-5.7%)
Sep 2017
-
46.53%(-3.8%)
Jun 2017
-
48.38%(-0.4%)
Mar 2017
-
48.57%(+10.0%)
Dec 2016
45.12%(-0.8%)
44.15%(-2.2%)
Sep 2016
-
45.16%(+0.5%)
Jun 2016
-
44.95%(-2.9%)
Mar 2016
-
46.27%(+3.8%)
Dec 2015
45.49%(+3.4%)
44.56%(-1.7%)
Sep 2015
-
45.31%(-0.2%)
Jun 2015
-
45.38%(-2.7%)
Mar 2015
-
46.65%(+7.1%)
Dec 2014
43.98%(-4.4%)
43.57%(+3.0%)
Sep 2014
-
42.32%(-5.2%)
Jun 2014
-
44.65%(-2.1%)
Mar 2014
-
45.61%(+3.7%)
Dec 2013
45.99%(+2.3%)
43.99%(-3.9%)
Sep 2013
-
45.79%(-4.3%)
Jun 2013
-
47.87%(+2.3%)
Mar 2013
-
46.78%(+5.8%)
Dec 2012
44.95%(+6.7%)
44.22%(+0.6%)
Sep 2012
-
43.97%(-5.2%)
Jun 2012
-
46.38%(+1.9%)
Mar 2012
-
45.51%(+8.4%)
Dec 2011
42.11%(+0.8%)
42.00%(+0.4%)
Sep 2011
-
41.85%(-1.5%)
Jun 2011
-
42.50%(+0.8%)
Mar 2011
-
42.15%(+2.1%)
Dec 2010
41.78%(+6.7%)
41.27%(-1.8%)
Sep 2010
-
42.01%(-2.6%)
Jun 2010
-
43.12%(+5.4%)
Mar 2010
-
40.91%(-1.9%)
Dec 2009
39.16%(+9.5%)
41.69%(+4.5%)
Sep 2009
-
39.91%(+0.5%)
Jun 2009
-
39.70%(+9.6%)
Mar 2009
-
36.21%(-3.2%)
Dec 2008
35.76%(+0.8%)
37.40%(+6.7%)
Sep 2008
-
35.04%(-2.4%)
Jun 2008
-
35.90%(+3.7%)
Mar 2008
-
34.62%(+2.9%)
Dec 2007
35.49%(-6.2%)
33.63%(-7.3%)
Sep 2007
-
36.28%(+2.4%)
Jun 2007
-
35.42%(-3.6%)
Mar 2007
-
36.74%(+1.4%)
Dec 2006
37.84%
36.24%(-5.9%)
Sep 2006
-
38.52%(-0.2%)
Jun 2006
-
38.61%(+1.9%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2006
-
37.89%(-2.4%)
Dec 2005
39.12%(-1.0%)
38.81%(-0.7%)
Sep 2005
-
39.09%(-1.8%)
Jun 2005
-
39.79%(+5.5%)
Mar 2005
-
37.70%(-5.1%)
Dec 2004
39.50%(+1.1%)
39.72%(+0.1%)
Sep 2004
-
39.70%(-2.3%)
Jun 2004
-
40.64%(+6.2%)
Mar 2004
-
38.25%(-4.2%)
Dec 2003
39.06%(+2.9%)
39.94%(-51.4%)
Sep 2003
-
82.19%(+109.1%)
Jun 2003
-
39.31%(+5.2%)
Mar 2003
-
37.38%(-4.0%)
Dec 2002
37.96%(-10.9%)
38.93%(-61.1%)
Sep 2002
-
100.00%(-0.1%)
Jun 2002
-
100.06%(+171.6%)
Mar 2002
-
36.84%(-17.1%)
Dec 2001
42.61%(+2.8%)
44.43%(+5.2%)
Sep 2001
-
42.22%(-0.7%)
Jun 2001
-
42.52%(+3.9%)
Mar 2001
-
40.91%(-25.8%)
Dec 2000
41.46%(+1.9%)
55.11%(+31.8%)
Sep 2000
-
41.81%(+4.6%)
Jun 2000
-
39.96%(+2.3%)
Mar 2000
-
39.07%(-25.7%)
Dec 1999
40.70%(-0.3%)
52.61%(+43.6%)
Sep 1999
-
36.64%(+3.8%)
Jun 1999
-
35.29%(-2.6%)
Mar 1999
-
36.23%(-26.7%)
Dec 1998
40.82%(-3.2%)
49.44%(+27.7%)
Sep 1998
-
38.71%(+7.0%)
Jun 1998
-
36.17%(-2.6%)
Mar 1998
-
37.14%(-21.0%)
Dec 1997
42.15%(-0.3%)
47.03%(+4.8%)
Sep 1997
-
44.88%(-1.3%)
Jun 1997
-
45.46%(+0.5%)
Mar 1997
-
45.22%(-17.8%)
Dec 1996
42.29%(-0.2%)
55.00%(+28.7%)
Sep 1996
-
42.74%(+4.2%)
Jun 1996
-
41.00%(+0.0%)
Mar 1996
-
40.99%(-26.8%)
Dec 1995
42.39%(+1.3%)
56.00%(+34.4%)
Sep 1995
-
41.66%(+0.8%)
Jun 1995
-
41.33%(-1.5%)
Mar 1995
-
41.96%(-24.9%)
Dec 1994
41.84%(-2.2%)
55.85%(+33.5%)
Sep 1994
-
41.85%(+3.7%)
Jun 1994
-
40.37%(-0.1%)
Mar 1994
-
40.41%(-26.9%)
Dec 1993
42.79%(-0.6%)
55.30%(+32.4%)
Sep 1993
-
41.78%(+1.4%)
Jun 1993
-
41.20%(-4.4%)
Mar 1993
-
43.11%(-20.6%)
Dec 1992
43.06%(+3.6%)
54.30%(+27.4%)
Sep 1992
-
42.63%(-0.7%)
Jun 1992
-
42.91%(+1.8%)
Mar 1992
-
42.15%(-19.4%)
Dec 1991
41.56%(+0.1%)
52.31%(+25.2%)
Sep 1991
-
41.78%(-0.5%)
Jun 1991
-
41.99%(+5.4%)
Mar 1991
-
39.85%(-23.1%)
Dec 1990
41.51%(+4.1%)
51.83%(+26.2%)
Sep 1990
-
41.07%(-0.7%)
Jun 1990
-
41.37%(-0.0%)
Mar 1990
-
41.38%(-18.8%)
Dec 1989
39.88%(+2.7%)
50.96%(+32.6%)
Sep 1989
-
38.42%(-1.0%)
Jun 1989
-
38.81%
Dec 1988
38.82%(+15.0%)
-
Dec 1987
33.76%(+2.3%)
-
Dec 1986
33.01%(+4.2%)
-
Dec 1985
31.67%(+1.2%)
-
Dec 1984
31.30%(+0.2%)
-
Dec 1983
31.25%(+2.5%)
-
Dec 1982
30.48%(+2.1%)
-
Dec 1981
29.86%(+10.1%)
-
Dec 1980
27.11%
-

FAQ

  • What is The Hershey Company annual gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high annual gross margin for The Hershey Company?
  • What is The Hershey Company annual gross margin year-on-year change?
  • What is The Hershey Company quarterly gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for The Hershey Company?
  • What is The Hershey Company quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

What is The Hershey Company annual gross profit margin?

The current annual gross margin of HSY is 42.88%

What is the all time high annual gross margin for The Hershey Company?

The Hershey Company all-time high annual gross profit margin is 46.81%

What is The Hershey Company annual gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, HSY annual gross profit margin has changed by -2.36% (-5.22%)

What is The Hershey Company quarterly gross profit margin?

The current quarterly gross margin of HSY is 31.66%

What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for The Hershey Company?

The Hershey Company all-time high quarterly gross profit margin is 100.06%

What is The Hershey Company quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, HSY quarterly gross profit margin has changed by -10.77% (-25.38%)
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