Hershey Debt to Equity Ratio 2012-2026 | HSY
Current and historical debt to equity ratio values for Hershey (HSY) over the last 10 years. The debt/equity ratio can be defined as a measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its long-term debt by stockholders' equity. Hershey debt/equity for the three months ending March 31, 2026 was 1.01 .
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Hershey Debt/Equity Ratio Historical Data
Date
Long Term Debt
Shareholder's Equity
Debt to Equity Ratio
2026-03-31
$9.11B
$4.73B
1.92
2025-12-31
$9.11B
$4.64B
1.96
2025-09-30
$9.02B
$4.56B
1.98
2025-06-30
$9.13B
$4.52B
2.02
2025-03-31
$9.28B
$4.69B
1.98
2024-12-31
$8.23B
$4.72B
1.75
2024-09-30
$8.42B
$4.21B
2.00
2024-06-30
$8.41B
$4.01B
2.10
2024-03-31
$8.28B
$4.11B
2.02
2023-12-31
$7.80B
$4.10B
1.90
2023-09-30
$7.97B
$3.97B
2.01
2023-06-30
$7.83B
$3.70B
2.12
2023-03-31
$7.65B
$3.46B
2.21
2022-12-31
$7.65B
$3.30B
2.32
2022-09-30
$7.75B
$3.08B
2.51
2022-06-30
$7.70B
$2.89B
2.66
2022-03-31
$7.73B
$2.92B
2.65
2021-12-31
$7.66B
$2.76B
2.78
2021-09-30
$6.90B
$2.54B
2.72
2021-06-30
$6.61B
$2.27B
2.91
2021-03-31
$6.77B
$2.27B
2.99
2020-12-31
$6.89B
$2.24B
3.08
2020-09-30
$7.19B
$2.07B
3.47
2020-06-30
$7.16B
$1.76B
4.07
2020-03-31
$7.18B
$1.68B
4.29
2019-12-31
$6.40B
$1.75B
3.67
2019-09-30
$6.70B
$1.76B
3.81
2019-06-30
$6.11B
$1.68B
3.63
2019-03-31
$6.43B
$1.42B
4.52
2018-12-31
$6.30B
$1.41B
4.47
2018-09-30
$6.59B
$1.25B
5.27
2018-06-30
$6.34B
$1.06B
5.96
2018-03-31
$6.34B
$0.99B
6.41
2017-12-31
$4.62B
$0.93B
4.96
2017-09-30
$4.82B
$0.84B
5.74
2017-06-30
$4.51B
$0.87B
5.18
2017-03-31
$4.50B
$0.85B
5.32
2016-12-31
$4.70B
$0.83B
5.67
2016-09-30
$4.90B
$0.94B
5.21
2016-06-30
$4.79B
$0.78B
6.19
2016-03-31
$4.43B
$0.88B
5.03
2015-12-31
$4.30B
$1.05B
4.10
2015-09-30
$4.69B
$0.94B
5.01
2015-06-30
$4.25B
$1.20B
3.54
2015-03-31
$4.44B
$1.32B
3.38
2014-12-31
$4.10B
$1.52B
2.70
2014-09-30
$4.31B
$1.61B
2.68
2014-06-30
$3.58B
$1.61B
2.22
2014-03-31
$3.76B
$1.67B
2.25
2013-12-31
$3.74B
$1.62B
2.32
2013-09-30
$3.73B
$1.35B
2.76
2013-06-30
$3.58B
$1.12B
3.19
2013-03-31
$3.73B
$1.11B
3.36
2012-12-31
$3.71B
$1.05B
3.54
2012-09-30
$3.74B
$1.00B
3.75
2012-06-30
$3.58B
$1.09B
3.30
2012-03-31
$3.71B
$0.89B
4.19
2011-12-31
$3.53B
$0.88B
4.00
2011-09-30
$3.18B
$0.96B
3.33
2011-06-30
$3.27B
$1.05B
3.12
2011-03-31
$3.33B
$0.91B
3.66
2010-12-31
$3.34B
$0.94B
3.56
2010-09-30
$3.02B
$0.86B
3.50
2010-06-30
$2.89B
$0.73B
3.94
2010-03-31
$2.91B
$0.79B
3.69
2009-12-31
$2.92B
$0.76B
3.83
2009-09-30
$3.14B
$0.64B
4.92
2009-06-30
$3.04B
$0.46B
6.64
2009-03-31
$3.12B
$0.39B
8.07
2008-12-31
$3.29B
$0.35B
9.39
2008-09-30
$3.82B
$0.61B
6.22
2008-06-30
$3.47B
$0.61B
5.71
2008-03-31
$3.48B
$0.59B
5.88
2007-12-31
$3.65B
$0.59B
6.16
2007-09-30
$3.92B
$0.54B
7.26
2007-06-30
$3.70B
$0.57B
6.47
2007-03-31
$3.38B
$0.62B
5.45
2006-12-31
$3.47B
$0.68B
5.08
2006-09-30
$3.73B
$0.83B
4.49
2006-06-30
$3.46B
$0.85B
4.07
2006-03-31
$3.30B
$0.93B
3.54
2005-12-31
$3.25B
$1.02B
3.19
2005-09-30
$3.56B
$0.96B
3.72
2005-06-30
$3.00B
$1.03B
2.92
2005-03-31
$2.78B
$0.97B
2.86
2004-12-31
$2.68B
$1.14B
2.35
2004-09-30
$2.85B
$0.94B
3.03
2004-06-30
$2.29B
$1.32B
1.74
2004-03-31
$2.32B
$1.32B
1.76
2003-12-31
$2.30B
$1.28B
1.80
2003-09-30
$2.43B
$1.23B
1.98
2003-06-30
$2.10B
$1.20B
1.74
2003-03-31
$2.10B
$1.22B
1.72
2002-12-31
$2.11B
$1.37B
1.54
2002-09-30
$2.08B
$1.37B
1.52
2002-06-30
$2.00B
$1.29B
1.54
2002-03-31
$2.07B
$1.26B
1.64
2001-12-31
$2.10B
$1.15B
1.83
2001-09-30
$2.37B
$1.24B
1.91
2001-06-30
$2.26B
$1.17B
1.94
2001-03-31
$2.07B
$1.23B
1.68
2000-12-31
$2.27B
$1.18B
1.93
2000-09-30
$2.45B
$1.10B
2.23
2000-06-30
$2.22B
$1.06B
2.09
2000-03-31
$2.15B
$1.08B
1.99
1999-12-31
$2.25B
$1.10B
2.05
1999-09-30
$2.40B
$1.03B
2.32
1999-06-30
$2.22B
$1.04B
2.15
1999-03-31
$2.08B
$1.02B
2.03
1998-12-31
$2.36B
$1.04B
2.27
1998-09-30
$2.51B
$0.97B
2.59
1998-06-30
$2.38B
$0.91B
2.61
1998-03-31
$2.35B
$0.91B
2.60
1997-12-31
$2.44B
$0.85B
2.86
1997-09-30
$2.72B
$0.78B
3.51
1997-06-30
$2.09B
$1.20B
1.74
1997-03-31
$2.05B
$1.19B
1.72
1996-12-31
$2.02B
$1.16B
1.74
1996-09-30
$1.82B
$1.15B
1.58
1996-06-30
$1.69B
$1.10B
1.54
1996-03-31
$1.69B
$1.11B
1.52
1995-12-31
$1.75B
$1.08B
1.61
1995-09-30
$1.97B
$1.02B
1.92
1995-06-30
$1.38B
$1.46B
0.94
1995-03-31
$1.41B
$1.47B
0.96
1994-12-31
$1.45B
$1.44B
1.01
1994-09-30
$1.59B
$1.47B
1.09
1994-06-30
$1.50B
$1.41B
1.06
1994-03-31
$1.48B
$1.42B
1.05
1993-12-31
$1.44B
$1.41B
1.02
1993-09-30
$1.42B
$1.47B
0.96
1993-06-30
$1.20B
$1.44B
0.83
1993-03-31
$1.42B
$1.45B
0.98
1992-12-31
$1.21B
$1.47B
0.82
1992-09-30
$1.34B
$1.42B
0.95
1992-06-30
$1.26B
$1.38B
0.91
1992-03-31
$1.04B
$1.37B
0.76
1991-12-31
$1.01B
$1.34B
0.75
1991-09-30
$1.09B
$1.33B
0.82
1991-06-30
$1.05B
$1.28B
0.82
1991-03-31
$0.87B
$1.27B
0.68
1990-12-31
$0.84B
$1.24B
0.67
1990-09-30
$0.93B
$1.22B
0.76
1990-06-30
$0.81B
$1.19B
0.68
1990-03-31
$0.77B
$1.14B
0.68
1989-12-31
$0.70B
$1.12B
0.62
1989-09-30
$0.78B
$1.07B
0.73
1989-06-30
$0.71B
$1.04B
0.69
1989-03-31
$0.74B
$1.03B
0.72
1988-12-31
$0.76B
$1.01B
0.75
1988-09-30
$0.85B
$0.97B
0.87
1988-06-30
$0.88B
$0.89B
0.99
1988-03-31
$0.85B
$0.87B
0.98
1987-12-31
$0.71B
$0.83B
0.86
1987-09-30
$0.86B
$0.80B
1.07
1987-06-30
$0.81B
$0.77B
1.05
1987-03-31
$0.64B
$0.75B
0.85
1986-12-31
$0.63B
$0.73B
0.86
Sector
Industry
Market Cap
Revenue
Consumer Staples Food Items - Confectionery $41.006B
$11.693B
The Hershey Company is the manufacturer of chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery. In addition, Hershey manufactures pantry items like baking ingredients, toppings and beverages; gum and mint refreshment products; snack bites and mixes, as well as spreads. Hershey reports its operations through three reportable segments. These are North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. North America Confectionery segment consists of chocolate and nonchocolate confectionery. The unit includes business in chocolate and nonchocolate confectionery, gum and refreshment products, protein bars, spreads, snack bites and mixes. North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for salty snacking products in the United States which includes ready-to-eat popcorn, baked and trans-fat free snacks, pretzels as well as other snacks. International unit is a combination of all other operating segments. Under the unit, it operates and manufactures products across Mexico, Brazil, India and Malaysia.
