HSY
The Hershey CompanyStock · Consumer StaplesS&P 500 Equal Weight 0.2% · S&P 500 0.04% · Russell 1000 0.04% · US Stock Market 0.04% · Russell 3000 0.03% · MSCI World 0.03% · MSCI ACWI 0.03%$173.32-0.59%
as of market close, Sep 11, 2026
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The Hershey Company returns by year
Through September 11, 2026
The Hershey Company returns by year (1981–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $181.98 | $173.32 | +2.1% | -2.6% | |
| 2025 | $169.35 | $181.98 | +3.5% | +11.0% | |
| 2024 | $186.44 | $169.35 | +2.7% | -6.5% | |
| 2023 | $231.57 | $186.44 | +1.6% | -17.9% | |
| 2022 | $193.47 | $231.57 | +2.2% | +21.9% | |
| 2021 | $152.33 | $193.47 | +2.6% | +29.6% | |
| 2020 | $146.98 | $152.33 | +2.3% | +5.9% | |
| 2019 | $107.18 | $146.98 | +3.1% | +40.2% | |
| 2018 | $113.51 | $107.18 | +2.7% | -2.9% | |
| 2017 | $103.43 | $113.51 | +2.6% | +12.3% | |
| 2016 | $89.27 | $103.43 | +2.9% | +18.8% | |
| 2015 | $103.93 | $89.27 | +2.1% | -12.0% | |
| 2014 | $97.23 | $103.93 | +2.3% | +9.2% | |
| 2013 | $72.22 | $97.23 | +2.7% | +37.4% | |
| 2012 | $61.78 | $72.22 | +2.7% | +19.6% | |
| 2011 | $47.15 | $61.78 | +3.3% | +34.4% | |
| 2010 | $35.79 | $47.15 | +3.8% | +35.6% | |
| 2009 | $34.74 | $35.79 | +3.4% | +6.4% | |
| 2008 | $39.4 | $34.74 | +3.0% | -8.9% | |
| 2007 | $49.8 | $39.4 | +1.9% | -18.9% | |
| 2006 | $55.25 | $49.8 | +1.3% | -8.5% | |
| 2005 | $55.54 | $55.25 | +1.6% | +1.0% | |
| 2004 | $38.49 | $55.54 | +2.6% | +46.9% | |
| 2003 | $33.72 | $38.49 | +2.4% | +16.5% | |
| 2002 | $33.85 | $33.72 | +1.8% | +1.4% | |
| 2001 | $32.19 | $33.85 | +2.0% | +7.1% | |
| 2000 | $23.72 | $32.19 | +3.0% | +38.7% | |
| 1999 | $31.09 | $23.72 | +1.4% | -22.3% | |
| 1998 | $30.97 | $31.09 | +1.4% | +1.8% | |
| 1997 | $21.88 | $30.97 | +2.2% | +43.8% | |
| 1996 | $16.25 | $21.88 | +2.4% | +37.1% | |
| 1995 | $12.09 | $16.25 | +2.5% | +36.9% | |
| 1994 | $12.25 | $12.09 | +0.0% | -1.3% | |
| 1993 | $11.75 | $12.25 | +0.0% | +4.3% | |
| 1992 | $11.09 | $11.75 | +0.0% | +6.0% | |
| 1991 | $9.38 | $11.09 | +0.0% | +18.2% | |
| 1990 | $8.97 | $9.38 | +0.0% | +4.6% | |
| 1989 | $6.5 | $8.97 | +0.0% | +38.0% | |
| 1988 | $6.12 | $6.5 | +0.0% | +6.2% | |
| 1987 | $6.16 | $6.12 | +0.0% | -0.6% | |
| 1986 | $4.29 | $6.16 | +0.0% | +43.6% | |
| 1985 | $3.22 | $4.29 | +0.0% | +33.2% | |
| 1984 | $2.64 | $3.22 | +0.0% | +22.0% | |
| 1983 | $2.35 | $2.64 | +0.0% | +12.3% | |
| 1982 | $1.5 | $2.35 | +0.0% | +56.7% | |
| 1981 | $0.98 | $1.5 | +0.0% | +53.1% |
- Annualized
- +13.8%
- 1981–2026
- Average year
- +15.8%
- 45 full years
- Best year
- +56.7%
- 1982
- Worst year
- -22.3%
- 1999
- Positive years
- 35/45
- 78% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+13.8%
1981–2026
Average year
+15.8%
45 full years
Best year
+56.7%
1982
Worst year
-22.3%
1999
Positive years
35/45
78% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-40%-20%0%20%40%
1981+53%'81
1982+57%
1983+12%
1984+22%
1985+33%'85
1986+44%
1987-0.65%
1988+6.2%
1989+38%'89
1990+4.6%
1991+18%
1992+6.0%
1993+4.3%'93
1994-1.3%
1995+37%
1996+37%
1997+44%'97
1998+1.8%
1999-22%
2000+39%
2001+7.1%'01
2002+1.4%
2003+17%
2004+47%
2005+1.0%'05
2006-8.5%
2007-19%
2008-8.9%
2009+6.4%'09
2010+36%
2011+34%
2012+20%
2013+37%'13
2014+9.2%
2015-12%
2016+19%
2017+12%'17
2018-2.9%
2019+40%
2020+5.9%
2021+30%'21
2022+22%
2023-18%
2024-6.5%
2025+11%'25
2026-2.6%
Methodology#
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from HSY's split- and dividend-adjusted closes. The bar chart switches between annual and monthly periods. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate over the full period. The current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- What is The Hershey Company's average annual return?
- Since 1981, The Hershey Company (HSY) has returned about 13.8% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 15.8%.
- What were The Hershey Company's best and worst years?
- Over 1981–2026, the best year was 1982 (+56.7%) and the worst was 1999 (-22.3%).
- How often is The Hershey Company up in a year?
- 35 of the 45 full years since 1981 were positive — about 78% of the time.
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