secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HERSHEY CO (HSY)
CIK:        0000047111
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-005604
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hershey Q4 revenue up 7% to $3.09B; EPS plunges 59.9%; FY2026 adj EPS guide $8.20-$8.52
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- Q4 net sales $3,091M (+7.0%); organic constant currency +5.7%; reported EPS $1.57 (-59.9%); adj EPS $1.71 (-36.4%).
- Full-year net sales $11,692.6M (+4.4%); reported EPS $4.34 (-60.3%); adj EPS $6.31 (-32.7%).
- North America Confectionery segment income -10.7%; Salty Snacks income +38.1% on LesserEvil acquisition.
- FY2026 outlook: net sales +4-5%; reported EPS $7.77-$8.19; adj EPS $8.20-$8.52 (+30-35% vs 2025).
- Adjusted gross margin down 650 bps to 38.3% on higher commodity costs and tariff headwinds.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000162828026005604/0001628280-26-005604-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47111/000162828026005604/hsy-20260205.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-005604

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