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The Hershey Company's SEC filings document formal disclosures for its snacks business, public-company governance and capital structure. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual sales and earnings releases, financial outlook updates, investor day materials and Regulation FD presentations tied to the company's confectionery, salty-snack and functional-snacking portfolio.
Proxy and governance filings cover director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation, stockholder voting by Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, and amendments to the company's by-laws. Other current reports record leadership changes, financial-statement exhibits and Inline XBRL cover-page data associated with material events.
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School, reported open‑market sales of 20,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock. The sales occurred on April 30 and May 1, 2026 at weighted average prices ranging from $180.3167 to $186.9200 per share. Following these transactions, the trust directly holds 1,726,119 shares of common stock and 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock that are convertible share‑for‑share into common stock without an expiration date.
The Hershey Company delivered a very strong first quarter of 2026, with sharply higher profits driven mainly by pricing. Net sales rose to $3.10 billion, up 10.6% from a year ago, led by higher prices in North America Confectionery and the LesserEvil acquisition in salty snacks.
Net income almost doubled to $435.1 million, while diluted EPS climbed to $2.13 from $1.10. Gross margin expanded from 33.7% to 39.4% as pricing, mix and productivity savings more than offset higher commodity and tariff costs. Operating profit jumped 73.5% to $640.7 million.
North America Confectionery sales grew 8.3%, powered by about 12% favorable price realization despite lower volume. North America Salty Snacks sales increased 26.0%, largely from the LesserEvil acquisition and volume growth. The company continues to invest in marketing and technology while executing its Advancing Agility & Automation cost-savings program and managing tariff and commodity volatility.
The Hershey Company delivered a very strong first quarter of 2026, with sharply higher profits driven mainly by pricing. Net sales rose to $3.10 billion, up 10.6% from a year ago, led by higher prices in North America Confectionery and the LesserEvil acquisition in salty snacks.
Net income almost doubled to $435.1 million, while diluted EPS climbed to $2.13 from $1.10. Gross margin expanded from 33.7% to 39.4% as pricing, mix and productivity savings more than offset higher commodity and tariff costs. Operating profit jumped 73.5% to $640.7 million.
North America Confectionery sales grew 8.3%, powered by about 12% favorable price realization despite lower volume. North America Salty Snacks sales increased 26.0%, largely from the LesserEvil acquisition and volume growth. The company continues to invest in marketing and technology while executing its Advancing Agility & Automation cost-savings program and managing tariff and commodity volatility.
Vanguard Capital Management reports passive beneficial ownership of Hershey Co. common stock. The filing shows 11,134,087 shares beneficially owned, equal to 7.51% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filer reports sole dispositive power over 11,134,087 shares and sole voting power over 1,507,396 shares. The statement explains ownership includes holdings across Vanguard affiliates and funds.
Vanguard Capital Management reports passive beneficial ownership of Hershey Co. common stock. The filing shows 11,134,087 shares beneficially owned, equal to 7.51% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filer reports sole dispositive power over 11,134,087 shares and sole voting power over 1,507,396 shares. The statement explains ownership includes holdings across Vanguard affiliates and funds.
The Hershey Company reported strong first-quarter 2026 results and reaffirmed its full-year 2026 outlook. Net sales rose to $3,104.2 million, up 10.6%, with organic, constant currency growth of 7.9% driven mainly by higher pricing.
Reported net income nearly doubled to $435.1 million, and diluted EPS climbed to $2.13, while non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 12.4% to $2.35. Reported gross margin improved to 39.4%, but adjusted gross margin edged down to 40.4% as higher commodity and tariff costs offset pricing benefits.
North America Confectionery sales grew 8.3% with a segment margin of 31.8%, and North America Salty Snacks sales rose 26.0%, helped by the LesserEvil acquisition, though its margin fell to 9.8%. International sales increased 16.1% but segment margin declined to 5.8% amid higher costs and advertising. For 2026, Hershey continues to expect net sales growth of 4%–5% and adjusted EPS growth of 30%–35%.
The Hershey Company reported strong first-quarter 2026 results and reaffirmed its full-year 2026 outlook. Net sales rose to $3,104.2 million, up 10.6%, with organic, constant currency growth of 7.9% driven mainly by higher pricing.
Reported net income nearly doubled to $435.1 million, and diluted EPS climbed to $2.13, while non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 12.4% to $2.35. Reported gross margin improved to 39.4%, but adjusted gross margin edged down to 40.4% as higher commodity and tariff costs offset pricing benefits.
North America Confectionery sales grew 8.3% with a segment margin of 31.8%, and North America Salty Snacks sales rose 26.0%, helped by the LesserEvil acquisition, though its margin fell to 9.8%. International sales increased 16.1% but segment margin declined to 5.8% amid higher costs and advertising. For 2026, Hershey continues to expect net sales growth of 4%–5% and adjusted EPS growth of 30%–35%.
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust, reported open-market sales of 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock over April 27–29 at weighted average prices around $186–$192 per share across multiple trades.
After these sales, the trust directly holds 1,746,119 shares of Hershey common stock and 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, each Class B share convertible into one common share without an expiration date at a conversion price based on the prior business day’s market price.
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School, reported open-market sales of 20,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock. The sales occurred on April 23–24 at weighted average prices that include $193.1494, $192.3634 and $191.6845 per share.
After these transactions, the reporting person directly holds 1,776,119 shares of common stock. It also holds 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, which footnotes state are convertible share-for-share into common stock at any time without an expiration date.
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust, reported open-market sales of 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock. The sales occurred on April 20–22, 2026 at reported weighted average prices between $187.9787 and $195.1580 per share.
After these transactions, the reporting person directly held 1,796,119 shares of common stock. It also reported indirect ownership of 39,630 common shares by Hershey Trust Company and direct ownership of 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, which are convertible share-for-share into common stock at any time without additional payment and have no expiration date.
Hershey Co Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Steven E. Voskuil executed an open-market sale of 1,500 shares of Common Stock at $194.10 per share on April 20, 2026. After the transaction, he directly held 57,695 shares. The sale was carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 20, 2025.
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for the Milton Hershey School, reported open-market sales of 20,000 shares of Hershey Co common stock. The non-derivative sales occurred on April 16–17, 2026 at prices around $190–$194 per share, executed in multiple transactions at weighted average prices.
After these trades, the reporting person remains a major holder through 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, which are convertible share-for-share into Hershey common stock, in addition to its remaining common stock position.
The Hershey Company (HSY) notice reports 1,500 shares of Common Stock tied to restricted stock vesting that are the subject of a Form 144 filing.
The filing lists two vesting events (1,051 shares on 02/19/2025 and 449 shares on 02/21/2025) that together total 1,500 shares, and shows recent sales by Steve E. Voskuil of 1,500 shares on 01/20/2026, 1,500 shares on 02/18/2026, and 1,500 shares on 03/18/2026 with dollar amounts reported alongside each sale.