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Hershey stock: balance sheet and debt

HSY
$173.29Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 72 out of 100

Hershey has a debt to equity ratio of 1.17 and an interest coverage of 7x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
1.17
Interest coverage
7x
Current ratio
1.19
Cash & equivalents
$925.86M
Total assets
$13.74B
Equity ratio
33.7%
Goodwill
$3B
Plus intangible assets of $2.83B
Net debt
$4.48B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of The Hershey Company is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$4.16B$642.27M$501.96M16.4%$1.99B
2007$4.25B$740.58M$584.71M14.7%$2.01B
2008$3.63B$665.45M$554.68M9.6%$1.97B
2009$3.68B$697.1M$571.58M20.7%$1.29B
2010$4.27B$647.21M$524.13M21.9%$942.66M
2011$4.41B$628.66M$516.75M20.0%$1.19B
2012$4.75B$802.72M$588M22.0%$1.18B
2013$5.36B$771.81M$576.56M30.2%$843.51M
2014$5.63B$1.09B$792.96M27.0%$1.71B
2015$5.34B$1.06B$684.25M19.6%$2.07B
2016$5.52B$1.31B$812.34M15.0%$2.68B
2017$5.55B$1.3B$821.06M16.8%$2.54B
2018$7.7B$3.08B$1.8B18.3%$3.87B
2019$8.14B$3.33B$1.99B21.4%$3.99B
2020$9.13B$3.28B$1.99B24.5%$3.68B
2021$10.41B$4.67B$2.63B26.5%$5.05B
2022$10.95B$4.57B$2.61B30.1%$4.65B
2023$11.9B$4.94B$2.7B34.4%$4.72B
2024$12.95B$4.95B$2.71B36.4%$4.72B
2025$13.74B$5.82B$3B33.7%$4.48B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$97.14M$683.42M$2.09B3.06
2007$129.2M$592.92M$2.14B3.43
2008$37.1M$318.2M$2.01B5.74
2009$253.61M$720.46M$1.54B2.03
2010$884.64M$902.32M$1.83B1.95
2011$693.69M$857.32M$1.89B2.14
2012$728.27M$1.04B$1.91B1.82
2013$1.12B$1.6B$1.96B1.21
2014$471.99M$1.46B$2.18B1.43
2015$346.53M$998M$2.42B2.31
2016$296.97M$785.86M$2.98B3.6
2017$380.18M$915.34M$2.92B3.14
2018$588M$1.4B$4.46B3.17
2019$493.26M$1.74B$4.48B2.57
2020$1.14B$2.23B$4.82B2.15
2021$329.27M$2.76B$5.38B1.95
2022$463.89M$3.3B$5.12B1.55
2023$401.9M$4.1B$5.13B1.25
2024$730.75M$4.71B$5.45B1.16
2025$925.86M$4.64B$5.4B1.17

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Oct 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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