Hershey's most recent quarterly dividend of $0.901 per share was on Nov 18, 2021 (ex-date). At an annualized rate of $3.41 per share, the stock yields 1.92%.
HSY next dividend date: Not announced
HSY has a dividend yield of 1.92% which is below the Consumer Defensive sector average.
Hershey has a history of paying dividends since 1994. Our records of HSY show that the company has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has increased by 8% for the last year. However since the stock price has gone up by 20% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 10%.
| Declared on | Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2021 | Nov 18, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | $0.901 | normal |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Aug 19, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | $0.901 | normal |
| Apr 27, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 | $0.804 | normal |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | $0.804 | normal |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | $0.804 | normal |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Aug 20, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | $0.804 | normal |
| Apr 21, 2020 | May 21, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 | $0.773 | normal |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | $0.773 | normal |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | $0.773 | normal |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Aug 22, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 | $0.773 | normal |
| Apr 23, 2019 | May 23, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | $0.722 | normal |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | $0.722 | normal |
| Oct 9, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | $0.722 | normal |
| Jul 24, 2018 | Aug 23, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | $0.722 | normal |
| May 2, 2018 | May 24, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | $0.656 | normal |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 22, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | $0.656 | normal |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Nov 21, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | $0.656 | normal |
| Jul 25, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | $0.656 | normal |
| May 2, 2017 | May 23, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | $0.618 | normal |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | $0.618 | normal |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 | $0.618 | normal |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Aug 23, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 | $0.618 | normal |
| May 4, 2016 | May 23, 2016 | Jun 15, 2016 | $0.583 | normal |
| Jan 28, 2016 | Feb 23, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 | $0.583 | normal |
| Oct 6, 2015 | Nov 23, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | $0.583 | normal |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Aug 21, 2015 | Sep 15, 2015 | $0.583 | normal |
HSY has a payout ratio of 52.9% which is higher than the Consumer Defensive sector average.