HERSHEY CO (HSY) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.57%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 9.51×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-28; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.57% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-28. $69.30M ÷ $12.16B × 100 ≈ 0.57% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 9.51× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $2.16B ÷ $227.42M ≈ 9.51× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 12.16B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 69.30M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 2.16B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 227.42M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | (m) | $12.16B | $69.30M | $2.16B | $227.42M | (m) | 0.57% | 9.51× | Reported |
| 2026-03-29 | (m) | $11.99B | $69.03M | $1.71B | $228.95M | (m) | 0.58% | 7.48× | Reported |
| 2025-12-31 | $61.66M | $11.69B | $65.46M | $1.44B | $224.81M | 0.53% | 0.56% | 6.41× | Reported |
| 2025-09-28 | (m) | $11.49B | $58.29M | $1.94B | $208.92M | (m) | 0.51% | 9.27× | Reported |
| 2025-06-29 | (m) | $11.30B | $57.92M | $2.11B | $196.29M | (m) | 0.51% | 10.77× | Reported |
| 2025-03-30 | (m) | $10.75B | $51.99M | $2.21B | $183.32M | (m) | 0.48% | 12.05× | Reported |
| 2024-12-31 | $55.80M | $11.20B | $44.41M | $2.90B | $174.32M | 0.50% | 0.40% | 16.63× | Reported |
| 2024-09-29 | (m) | $10.97B | $57.24M | $2.42B | $172.53M | (m) | 0.52% | 14.05× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $11.01B | $62.68M | $2.55B | $167.82M | (m) | 0.57% | 15.17× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $11.43B | $68.02M | $2.82B | $163.68M | (m) | 0.60% | 17.22× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | $50.03M | $11.16B | $81.02M | $2.56B | $161.51M | 0.45% | 0.73% | 15.86× | Reported |
| 2023-10-01 | (m) | $11.16B | $71.70M | $2.62B | $158.18M | (m) | 0.64% | 16.58× | Reported |
| 2023-07-02 | (m) | $10.86B | $69.27M | $2.44B | $152.37M | (m) | 0.64% | 16.04× | Reported |
| 2023-04-02 | (m) | $10.74B | $69.65M | $2.34B | $146.00M | (m) | 0.65% | 16.03× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | $46.94M | $10.42B | $65.99M | $2.26B | $140.09M | 0.45% | 0.63% | 16.14× | Reported |
| 2022-10-02 | (m) | $10.09B | $66.34M | $2.19B | $133.80M | (m) | 0.66% | 16.39× | Reported |
| 2022-07-03 | (m) | $9.72B | $66.79M | $2.21B | $128.45M | (m) | 0.69% | 17.22× | Reported |
| 2022-04-03 | (m) | $9.34B | $66.39M | $2.21B | $126.34M | (m) | 0.71% | 17.51× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | $40.11M | $8.97B | $66.71M | $2.04B | $129.85M | 0.45% | 0.74% | 15.74× | Reported |
| 2021-10-03 | (m) | $8.83B | $70.70M | $1.99B | $138.14M | (m) | 0.80% | 14.40× | Reported |
| 2021-07-04 | (m) | $8.69B | $64.58M | $2.03B | $145.51M | (m) | 0.74% | 13.93× | Reported |
| 2021-04-04 | (m) | $8.41B | $60.66M | $1.95B | $152.68M | (m) | 0.72% | 12.79× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | $37.58M | $8.15B | $57.58M | $1.78B | $153.47M | 0.46% | 0.71% | 11.62× | Reported |
| 2020-09-27 | (m) | $8.03B | $50.22M | $1.66B | $153.33M | (m) | 0.63% | 10.85× | Reported |
| 2020-06-28 | (m) | $7.95B | $53.68M | $1.51B | $151.61M | (m) | 0.68% | 9.98× | Reported |
| 2020-03-29 | (m) | $8.01B | $53.92M | $1.54B | $150.56M | (m) | 0.67% | 10.23× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | $37.15M | $7.99B | $51.90M | $1.60B | $152.12M | 0.47% | 0.65% | 10.49× | Reported |
| 2019-09-29 | (m) | $7.91B | $53.20M | $1.73B | $153.35M | (m) | 0.67% | 11.29× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $7.85B | $49.45M | $1.68B | $155.75M | (m) | 0.63% | 10.76× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $7.84B | $49.38M | $1.58B | $154.71M | (m) | 0.63% | 10.23× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | $38.52M | $7.79B | $49.29M | $1.62B | $146.86M | 0.49% | 0.63% | 11.06× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $7.74B | $48.76M | $1.54B | $133.80M | (m) | 0.63% | 11.48× | Reported |
| 2018-07-01 | (m) | $7.70B | $50.05M | $1.59B | $119.99M | (m) | 0.65% | 13.27× | Reported |
| 2018-04-01 | (m) | $7.61B | $49.40M | $1.56B | $107.65M | (m) | 0.65% | 14.47× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | $45.85M | $7.52B | $51.06M | $1.27B | $100.07M | 0.61% | 0.68% | 12.74× | Reported |
| 2017-10-01 | (m) | $7.55B | $52.05M | $1.18B | $97.56M | (m) | 0.69% | 12.05× | Reported |
| 2017-07-02 | (m) | $7.52B | $53.13M | $1.11B | $97.38M | (m) | 0.71% | 11.41× | Reported |
| 2017-04-02 | (m) | $7.49B | $55.23M | $1.06B | $94.57M | (m) | 0.74% | 11.19× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | $47.27M | $7.44B | $54.78M | $1.21B | $91.95M | 0.64% | 0.74% | 13.11× | Reported |
| 2016-10-02 | (m) | $7.38B | $52.24M | $1.32B | $89.13M | (m) | 0.71% | 14.80× | Reported |
| 2016-07-03 | (m) | $7.34B | $51.13M | $1.25B | $112.23M | (m) | 0.70% | 11.12× | Reported |
| 2016-04-03 | (m) | $7.28B | $49.32M | $993.10M | $110.65M | (m) | 0.68% | 8.98× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | $49.28M | $7.39B | $51.53M | $1.04B | $109.31M | 0.67% | 0.70% | 9.49× | Reported |
| 2015-10-04 | (m) | $7.49B | $52.30M | $1.60B | (m) | (m) | 0.70% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-07-05 | (m) | $7.49B | $52.99M | $1.66B | (m) | (m) | 0.71% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-04-05 | (m) | $7.49B | $55.00M | $1.94B | (m) | (m) | 0.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-12-31 | $47.55M | $7.42B | $54.07M | $1.96B | $87.60M | 0.64% | 0.73% | 22.33× | Reported |
| 2014-09-28 | (m) | (m) | $56.14M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-29 | (m) | (m) | $55.68M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-30 | (m) | (m) | $54.47M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-31 | $47.60M | (m) | $53.97M | (m) | $91.51M | (m) | (m) | (m) | Reported |
| 2013-09-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-31 | $39.00M | $6.64B | (m) | (m) | $98.51M | 0.59% | (m) | (m) | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | $32.20M | $6.08B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.53% | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | $30.50M | $5.67B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.54% | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | $28.10M | $5.30B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.53% | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | $28.10M | $5.13B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.55% | (m) | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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