Hershey: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Hershey (NYSE: HSY) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States that owns 12 consumer brands and makes and sells 2 consumer brands under licence without owning the names.[1][2]
The Hershey Company was founded by Milton Hershey in 1894 and is controlled by the Hershey Trust, which funds a school for disadvantaged children and holds the majority of voting power. Hershey makes Cadbury and KitKat under licence for the United States market.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Hershey Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
- Founded
- 1894
- Tickers
- NYSE: HSY
- Revenue
- $11.7 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000047111
- Wikidata
- Q1130339
- Website
- www.thehersheycompany.com
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
What Hershey's annual report says about its business
Read from Hershey's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, International:
The Company reports its operations through three segments: (i) North America Confectionery, (ii) North America Salty Snacks and (iii) International.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: LesserEvil (2025), $756.1 million.
In 2025, we spent $756.1 million to acquire LesserEvil.
- Acquired: the Sour Strips brand from Actual Candy, LLC (2024), $75.5 million.
In 2024, we spent $75.5 million to acquire the Sour Strips brand from Actual Candy, LLC.
- Acquired: the Fulfil brand in North America (2025), $73.6 million.
In 2025, we purchased the Fulfil brand in North America for $73.6 million.
Hershey in numbers
- Hershey owns 12 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 12 brands.[1]
Hershey financial history
Headline figures from Hershey's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $8.15bn to $11.7bn, an average of 7.5% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
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| $11.7bn | $1.44bn | 12.3% | $883.3m | $13.7bn | — | 10-K | |
| $11.2bn | $2.9bn | 25.9% | $2.22bn | $12.9bn | — | 10-K | |
| $11.2bn | $2.56bn | 22.9% | $1.86bn | $11.9bn | — | 10-K | |
| $10.4bn | $2.26bn | 21.7% | $1.64bn | $10.9bn | — | 10-K | |
| $8.97bn | $2.04bn | 22.8% | $1.48bn | $10.4bn | — | 10-K | |
| $8.15bn | $1.78bn | 21.9% | $1.28bn | $9.13bn | $4.09bn | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Hershey owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 12 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- KitKat (United States) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the KitKat name is owned by Nestlé.
- Cadbury (United States) — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Cadbury name is owned by Mondelēz International.
Hershey in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 21X2CX66SU2BR6QTAD08
- Registered name
- THE HERSHEY COMPANY (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 15 January 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Hershey SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Change to articles or bylaws | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Hershey own?
Hershey owns 12 consumer brands tracked here, including Almond Joy, York, Heath, PayDay, Hershey's and Reese's.
Is Hershey an American company?
Yes. Hershey is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States and was founded in 1894.
Who owns Hershey?
Hershey is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as HSY on the NYSE.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Hershey Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] The Hershey Company: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [3] The Hershey Company: A History of Goodness — The Hershey Company, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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