secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HERSHEY CO (HSY)
CIK:        0000047111
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-047294
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hershey Q3 net sales +6.5% to $3.18B, adj EPS $1.30 (-44%); raises FY25 guidance
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- Q3 consolidated net sales $3,181.4M (+6.5% YoY); organic constant currency net sales +6.2%.
- Reported diluted EPS $1.36 (-38.2%); adjusted diluted EPS $1.30 (-44.4%).
- Reported gross margin 32.6% (-870 bps), adjusted 31.8% (-850 bps) due to higher tariffs and commodities.
- Segment income: N.A. Confectionery -21.2% ($571.5M), Salty Snacks +6.9% ($57.7M), International loss $13.6M.
- FY25 guidance raised: net sales growth ~3% (from ≥2%), adj EPS growth narrowed to down 36%-37%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000162828025047294/0001628280-25-047294-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000162828025047294/hsy-20251030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-047294

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