About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is a Consumer Defensive company (Food Confectioners) with a market capitalization of $33.7B. Its Maz Rating is 3.21 out of 5 (B+, Buy), ranked against the other companies in its sector.

Factor scores: Valuation 1.87, Growth 2.66, Profitability 4.74, Financial Health 3.42, Momentum 3.01 (as of 2026-10-16).

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Food Confectioners

Exchange

NYSE

Country

US

CEO

Kirk C. Tanner

Employees

18,573

IPO date

1980-03-17