Hershey (HSY) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

分组1 - Hershey reported quarterly earnings of $1.71 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.41 per share, but down from $2.69 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +21.74% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $3.09 billion for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.98%, and up from $2.89 billion year-over-year [2] - Hershey has consistently surpassed consensus EPS estimates over the last four quarters, achieving this four times [2] 分组2 - The stock has gained approximately 13.1% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500, which gained 0.5% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.93 on revenues of $3 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $7.06 on revenues of $12.02 billion [7] - The Food - Confectionery industry, to which Hershey belongs, is currently ranked in the top 2% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the sector [8]