---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000047111-25-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HSY"
cik: "0000047111"
company_name: "HERSHEY CO"
filed_at: "2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:59:43.012566+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hershey Q4 adj EPS $2.69 (+33%); 2025 guidance sees adj EPS down mid-30% on cocoa costs

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $2,887.5M (+8.7% YoY); adjusted EPS $2.69 (+33.2%).
- Full-year 2024 net sales $11,202.3M (+0.3%); adj EPS $9.37 (-2.3%).
- 2025 outlook: net sales growth at least 2%; adj EPS down mid-30% range; reported EPS down high-40%.
- CEO cites surge in cocoa prices as key pressure on 2025 earnings.
- North America Confectionery Q4 net sales +6% (price +4 pts, vol +2 pts).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000047111-25-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HSY
- cik: 0000047111
- company_name: HERSHEY CO
- filed_at: 2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000004711125000011/0000047111-25-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000004711125000011/hsy-20250206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000047111-25-000011
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000047111-25-000011.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000047111-25-000011.txt

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