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HSY Dividend

The Hershey Company

NYSEConsumer DefensiveStockData as of
Dividend yield
3.43%
Annual dividend
$5.73
Payout ratio
0.75
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$166.88
Market cap
$33.8B

Is HSY a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is above the market median3.43% against a median of 2.97% across US dividend payers.
  • Dividend uses most of earningsA payout ratio of 0.75 leaves a narrower margin than the sub-0.60 range generally considered comfortable, though it remains within earnings.
  • No annual reduction on recordAcross 41 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.

HSY dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

1985199219992006201320202025
Peak $5.48 in 2024Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for HSY, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$1.4520Quarterly
$1.4520Quarterly
$1.4520Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.3700Quarterly
$1.1920Quarterly
$1.1920Quarterly
$1.0360Quarterly
$1.0360Quarterly
$1.0360Quarterly
$1.0360Quarterly
$0.9010Quarterly
$0.9010Quarterly
$0.9010Quarterly
$0.9010Quarterly
$0.8040Quarterly
$0.8040Quarterly
$0.8040Quarterly
$0.8040Quarterly
$0.7730Quarterly
$0.7730Quarterly
$0.7730Quarterly
$0.7730Quarterly
$0.7220Quarterly
$0.7220Quarterly
$0.7220Quarterly
$0.7220Quarterly
$0.6560Quarterly
$0.6560Quarterly
$0.6560Quarterly
$0.6560Quarterly
$0.6180Quarterly
$0.6180Quarterly
$0.6180Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does HSY pay a dividend?
Yes. The Hershey Company pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.43% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $5.73 per share.
How much does HSY pay in dividends?
$5.73 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next HSY ex-dividend date?
No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for HSY. Dates appear here once the company declares them.