Hershey Company (The)
The Hershey Company, often called Hershey or Hershey's, is an American multinational confectionery company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World. The Hershey Company is one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world; it also manufactures baked products, such as cookies and cakes and beverages like milkshakes, as well as other products. The Hershey Company was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, originally established as a subsidiary of his Lancaster Caramel Company. The Hershey Trust Company owns a minority stake but retains a majority of the voting power within the company.
If you'd bought from year…
Same habit, different start year. Each row shows what a constant habit's worth of HSY would be worth today, had you started buying at that point in the asset's history.
| Started | $6/day$6/day coffee | $42/wk$42/week coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (1980) — listing | $3,522,809 50.4× | $5,102,445 50.4× |
| Year 6 (1985) | $1,289,460 20.6× | $1,863,585 20.5× |
| Year 11 (1990) | $633,040 11.5× | $917,072 11.5× |
| Year 16 (1995) | $325,493 6.9× | $472,433 6.9× |
| Year 21 (2000) | $194,416 4.9× | $282,745 4.9× |
| Year 26 (2005) | $113,637 3.5× | $165,086 3.5× |
| Year 31 (2010) | $61,142 2.5× | $88,851 2.5× |
| Year 36 (2015) | $29,125 1.7× | $42,286 1.7× |
| Year 41 (2020) | $11,405 1.2× | $16,561 1.2× |
| Year 46 (2025) | $2,359 1.1× | $3,431 1.1× |
Repeated investment, no fees, dividends reinvested. $6/day coffee = $180 / month equivalent.
Popular scenarios with HSY
For illustration only — not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.