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The Hershey Company dividend history

The Hershey Company paid $1.09bn in dividends in fiscal 2025. That was 122.9% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$439M
Dividends (TTM)
$1.1B
Returned to shareholders
74%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$759M
Total shareholder yield
6.3%
dividends 4.5% + buybacks 1.8% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
63%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
21.1%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
33 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Dividends paid2632833043413944404764995265636106416867758891,0851,0851,131
Share buybacks91693855113065775835933002485272114583892654940439
Dividends ÷ net income60.4%55.6%48.3%51.6%48.0%52.0%92.8%69.4%67.2%47.8%53.1%50.1%46.4%47.1%47.8%48.8%122.9%63.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow28.0%39.3%115.2%40.8%45.4%93.0%52.9%67.1%53.1%44.2%42.2%50.9%43.2%42.9%57.3%56.3%59.5%53.3%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from The Hershey Company's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to The Hershey Company.