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The Hershey Company reports recurring developments as a NYSE-listed snacks company with a portfolio spanning confectionery, salty snacks and protein-focused products. Its brands include Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, KIT KAT, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, SkinnyPop, LesserEvil, Pirate's Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, ONE Brands and Fulfil.
Company news commonly covers quarterly sales and earnings, full-year outlook updates, dividend declarations on Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, investor day presentations and conference appearances. Product announcements also track limited-time candy launches, brand partnerships and merchandising activity across Hershey's core chocolate, sweets, salty-snack and functional-snacking categories.
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) announced quarterly cash dividends of $1.452 per share on Common Stock and $1.320 per share on Class B Common Stock. The dividends were declared Feb 4, 2026, payable March 16, 2026 to holders of record Feb 17, 2026.
This marks the 384th consecutive regular dividend on Common Stock and the 165th consecutive regular dividend on Class B Common Stock.
Hershey (NYSE: HSY) reported fourth-quarter 2025 consolidated net sales of $3,091.0 million (+7.0%) and full-year net sales of $11,692.6 million (+4.4%). Reported net income fell ~60% to $320.0 million in Q4 and $883.3 million for 2025.
The company provided 2026 outlook: net sales growth of 4%–5%, reported EPS $7.77–$8.19, adjusted EPS $8.20–$8.52, and an approximate 150-basis-point acquisition benefit.
The Hershey Company (HSY) announced its 2026 Easter collection featuring a new Jolly Rancher Gummies Fruity Mix and expanded sizes/formats of Cadbury, Reese's, and Hershey's Kisses seasonal items.
New items include Jolly Rancher Gummies Fruity Mix in share and standard bags, Reese's Peanut Butter Mini Eggs Unwrapped in King Size pouches, Cadbury Mini Creme and Caramel Eggs in stand-up shareable pouches, and Hershey's Kisses Harry Potter Butterbeer Flavor in a shareable bag. Products are available at retailer pricing and more info is on the company website.
Hershey (NYSE: HSY) will host an Investor Day on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Senior management, including CEO Kirk Tanner and CFO Steve Voskuil, will review strategic and financial priorities followed by a Q&A.
A live webcast and replay will be available on the company's Investor Relations website under Events and Webcasts.
Jolly Rancher (NYSE: HSY) launched Jolly Rancher Heat Wave Gummies, a sweet-and-spicy gummy line debuting in late February in 6oz peg bags nationwide and sold via a limited-edition VeeFriends Collector's Box on Feb 11, 2026 for $29.99.
The VeeFriends box includes gummies, hard candy, stickers, collectible comics and a chance at a 1/1 signed sticker.
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) launched a new creative platform, Hershey's. It's Your Happy Place., on Jan 21, 2026, centered on happiness during the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The campaign features five Team USA athletes and their families and debuts the film "Happiness Is the Real Gold." Hershey will also produce limited-edition gold-foil chocolate medals, with free giveaways Feb 7 and commercial drops on Feb 13 (TikTok Shop) and Feb 14, 2026 (The Hershey's Store), while supplies last.
The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) and Shaquille O'Neal launched Shaq-A-Licious SLAMS on January 7, 2026, a nationwide rollout of a hoops‑inspired gummy that pairs three crunchy fruit balls (watermelon, strawberry, orange) with a chewy sour mango ring.
The product emphasizes interactive play—stacking and dunking the balls into the ring—to create multi‑textural flavor combinations. Shaquille contributed to product design, flavors, packaging and launch. SLAMS expands the Shaq‑A‑Licious lineup and will be sold at retail and at https://www.hersheyland.com/shaqalicious.
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) will release its fourth-quarter 2025 sales and earnings results on Thursday, February 5, 2026. The company will hold a conference call with analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET the same day and will provide a live webcast on the Hershey investor website.
Webcast access and calendar details are available on the company's Calendar of Events page at the investor site.
Hershey (NYSE: HSY) will release a limited‑edition Dubai‑inspired chocolate bar on Dec. 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The bar combines Hershey's milk chocolate with pistachio cream and crispy kadayif, sold in a classic break‑apart format.
Only 10,000 bars will be produced, priced at $8.99 each, available via Gopuff in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago and in person at Hershey's Chocolate World Times Square. The company says there will be no restock.
Hershey (NYSE: HSY) is celebrating 35 years of its iconic "Holiday Bells" commercial and joins as a Premier Sponsor of NBC's live "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" on Dec 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET, simulcasting on Peacock. From Dec 4–7, 2025 Hershey will host an immersive LED musical mat at Rockefeller Center that lets visitors play the famous Kisses bell melody and experience holiday-themed product promotions including a new Snickerdoodle Cookie Kisses flavor.