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Hershey price to book ratio HSY

Market value divided by the book value of the company's net assets, since 2009.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
7.5×
10-year median
15.8×
Against its 10-year history
6th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
6.7× to 29.7×
Peer median
4.7×

Hershey's price to book ratio is 7.5× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 15.8×, lower than on 94% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 6.7× in May 2025 to 29.7× in May 2017.

The median for 10 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 4.7×.

Price to book ratio over time

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

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far7.5×7.1×10.3×
20258.2×6.7×8.8×
20248.3×8.2×10.2×
20239.6×9.4×16.3×
202215.4×14.5×17.0×
202115.8×13.5×16.6×
202015.3×14.2×19.3×
201917.6×16.4×21.4×
201818.1×17.4×28.9×
201729.1×24.8×29.7×
201624.5×19.5×33.3×
201521.8×14.4×22.0×
201415.2×12.8×17.6×
201316.1×15.8×19.8×
201216.3×14.5×18.9×
201115.0×12.4×15.2×
201013.0×12.6×16.8×
200913.6×13.5×14.6×

Against its peers

Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest Hershey's size, closest first, today.

CompanyPrice to book ratio
HSYHershey7.5×
KMBKimberly-Clark20.9×
KVUEKenvue3.6×
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland1.6×
SYYSysco14.6×
ELEstée Lauder Companies10.3×
KRKroger6.8×
KHCKraft Heinz0.8×
DGDollar General3.2×
CHDChurch & Dwight5.7×
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper1.9×
Peer median4.7×

What the price to book ratio tells you

Market value divided by the accounting value of the company's net assets. Below 1 means the market values the business at less than what it owns on paper.

Book value misses brands, software and people, so asset-light companies always look expensive on it. Most useful for banks and industrials.

More on Hershey

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.