LON/0J4X (LON/0J4X)

London Stock Exchange: LON/0J4X · USD

$164

-0.56 (-0.3%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	24.8B
Revenue (ttm)	9.2B
Net income (ttm)	1.1B
EPS (ttm)	$5.51
P/E (trailing)	22.3x
P/E (forward)	17.9x
Dividend	$4.37 (3.55%)
Volume	1,165
Beta	0.09

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 9.2B
Net income (ttm): 1.1B
EPS (ttm): $5.51
P/E (trailing): 22.3x
P/E (forward): 17.9x
Market cap: 24.8B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E17.9

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Trailing P/E22.3

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ROE32.8

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ROIC17.7

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Market & fundamental data

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	GBP
Country	United States
Country code	UK
Earnings date	2026-10-29
Employees	18,573
Employees change	-435
Employees growth	-2.17%
Enterprise value	$28.6B
Exchange	London Stock Exchange
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-28
First seen	2026-05-10
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1894
Industry	Confectioners
Is primary listing	No
ISIN number	US4278661081
Last earnings date	2026-07-30
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Market cap	$24.8B
Next earnings date	2026-10-29
Price	$163.62
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Staples
SIC code	2060
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	lon/0J4X
Website	https://www.thehersheycompany.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	24.17x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	24.63x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	25.96x
Earnings yield	4.48%
EV/Earnings	25.47x
EV/EBIT	17.42x
EV/EBITDA	13.71x
EV/FCF	17.02x
EV/Sales	3.14x
FCF / EV yield	5.88%
FCF yield	6.79%
Forward P/E	17.91x
Graham number	61.81918
Graham upside	-62.34%
Lynch fair value	$37.23
Lynch upside	-77.32%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	15.21x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	12.69x
P/B ratio	7.2x
P/E ratio	22.34x
P/FCF ratio	14.73x
P/OCF ratio	12.36x
P/S ratio	2.7x
Price/EBITDA ratio	12.06x
Sector forward P/E	14.08x
Sector P/E	15.66x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	18.02%
EBITDA margin	22.37%
Effective tax rate	22.54%
FCF margin	18.42%
Gross margin	38.38%
Operating margin	18.02%
Pretax margin	15.8%
Profit margin	12.24%
Profit per employee	$60,665
Profitable quarters	44
Profitable years	14
Revenue per employee	$495,549
ROA	9.92%
ROA (5Y)	12.42%
ROCE	20.64%
ROE	32.81%
ROE (5Y)	46.66%
ROIC	17.66%
ROIC (5Y)	23.18%
SBC / revenue	0.57%
Tax / revenue	3.56%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-2.84%
EPS growth (Q)	630.99%
EPS growth (QoQ)	6.1%
EPS growth 10Y	7.92%
EPS growth 3Y	-5.56%
EPS growth 5Y	1.24%
EPS growth quarters	2
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth	34.82%
FCF growth (Q)	1,114.56%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-6.98%
FCF growth 3Y	10.42%
FCF growth 5Y	6.59%
Gross profit growth	3.01%
Gross profit growth (Q)	58.65%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-0.71%
Gross profit growth 5Y	3.02%
Net income growth	-2.66%
Net income growth (Q)	629.71%
Net income growth (QoQ)	5.18%
Net income growth 3Y	-5.95%
Net income growth 5Y	0.73%
Net income growth quarters	2
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	23.81%
OCF growth (Q)	273.67%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-10.56%
OCF growth 10Y	9.25%
OCF growth 3Y	5.48%
OCF growth 5Y	4.78%
Operating income growth	0.43%
Operating income growth (Q)	222.89%
Operating income growth 3Y	-3.19%
Operating income growth 5Y	1.36%
Revenue growth	7.69%
Revenue growth (Q)	6.6%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-10.21%
Revenue growth 10Y	5.19%
Revenue growth 3Y	3.86%
Revenue growth 5Y	6.96%
Revenue growth quarters	5
Revenue growth years	10

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-324.2M
Depreciation and amortization	$398.4M
EBIT	$1.7B
EBITDA	$2.1B
EPS	$5.51
Financing cash flow	$-1.2B
Free cash flow	$1.7B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$1.6B
Gross profit	$3.5B
Income taxes	$327.9M
Investing cash flow	$-890.2M
Net borrowing	$-35.5M
Net cash flow	$-91.7M
Net income	$1.1B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$2B
Operating income	$1.7B
Revenue	$9.2B
Stock-based compensation	$52.4M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	4.49
Book value per share	$17.18
Debt / EBITDA	2.13
Debt / equity	1.3
Debt / FCF	2.66
Goodwill	$2.2B
Interest coverage	9.64
Long-term assets	$7.6B
Long-term liabilities	$4.6B
Net cash (debt)	$-3.9B
Net cash / market cap	-15.63%
Net debt / EBITDA	1.89
Net debt / equity	1.12
Net debt / FCF	2.3
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$2.8B
Shareholders' equity	$3.5B
Tangible book value	$-892.2M
Tangible book value per share	$-4.44
Total assets	$10.6B
Total cash	$598.7M
Total debt	$4.5B
Total liabilities	$7.1B
WACC	4.47%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.88
Current assets	$3B
Current liabilities	$2.5B
Current ratio	1.18
Inventory turnover	4.18
Net working capital	$597M
Quick ratio	0.51
Working capital	$456.8M
Working capital turnover	8.62

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-0.16%
Dividend growth	4.49%
Dividend growth (3Y)	10.02%
Dividend growth (5Y)	11.56%
Dividend growth years	0
Dividend payment date	2026-09-15
Dividend payment years	9
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$4.37
Dividend yield	3.55%
Ex-dividend date	2026-08-14
Last dividend	$1.45
Payout ratio	75%
Shareholder yield	3.39%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	$180.99
1D price change	-0.34%
1M price change	-1.92%
1M total return	-1.92%
1W price change	-2.98%
1W total return	-2.98%
1Y price change	-8.89%
1Y return CAGR	-6.15%
1Y total return	-6.14%
20-day SMA	$164.84
200-day SMA	$189.26
3M price change	-9.01%
3M total return	-8.3%
3Y price change	-11.66%
3Y return CAGR	-1.15%
3Y total return	-3.42%
50-day SMA	$170.86
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$239.99
52-week high date	2026-03-03
52-week low	$155.72
52-week low date	2026-10-01
5Y price change	-9.95%
5Y return CAGR	0.42%
5Y total return	2.12%
6M price change	-13.08%
6M total return	-11.72%
All-time high	$276.75
All-time high date	2023-05-02
All-time low	$85.09
All-time low date	2019-03-26
Average true range (ATR)	$5.83
Average volume	946.7
Beta (5Y)	0.09
Change from 52-week high	-31.82%
Change from 52-week low	5.08%
Change from all-time high	-40.88%
Change from all-time low	92.3%
Change from open	-1.18%
Day's gap	0.84%
Dollar volume	$190,623
High price	$166.86
Low price	$161.99
Monthly RSI	43.68
Open price	$165.57
Position in 52-week range	33.56%
Previous close	$164.19
Price vs 150-day SMA	-9.6%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-0.74%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-13.55%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-4.23%
Relative volume	1.23
RSI	43.84
Sharpe ratio	-0.3
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.1
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.03
Sortino ratio	-0.23
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.08
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.28
Volume	1.2K
Weekly RSI	38.96
YTD price change	-10.7%
YTD total return	-8.71%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	145M
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.58%
Shares change (YoY)	0.16%
Shares held by insiders	0.27%
Shares held by institutions	92.74%
Short ratio	6.2 days

Deeper analysis on LON/0J4X

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Forecast

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Valuation

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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