Hershey dividend yield HSY

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1985.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 3.38%
10-year median: 2.3%
Against its 10-year history: 97th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 1.5% to 3.7%
Peer median: 2.6%

Hershey pays 3.38% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 2.3%, higher than on 97% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 1.5% in May 2023 to 3.7% in Jan 2025.

The median for 10 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 2.6%.

Dividend yield over time

median 2.3%

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	3.4%	2.4%	3.6%
2025	3.0%	2.8%	3.7%
2024	3.2%	2.3%	3.2%
2023	2.4%	1.5%	2.5%
2022	1.7%	1.6%	1.7%
2021	1.8%	1.8%	2.2%
2020	2.1%	1.9%	2.6%
2019	2.0%	1.8%	2.6%
2018	2.6%	2.3%	2.9%
2017	2.2%	2.1%	2.4%
2016	2.3%	2.1%	2.7%
2015	2.5%	1.8%	2.6%
2014	1.9%	1.7%	2.2%
2013	1.9%	1.7%	2.1%
2012	2.2%	2.0%	2.4%
2011	2.2%	2.2%	2.7%
2010	2.7%	2.4%	3.3%
2009	3.3%	2.9%	3.7%
2008	3.4%	2.9%	3.7%
2007	2.9%	1.9%	3.0%

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