The Hershey Company (HSY) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$160.28 -2.13% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

The Hershey Company (HSY) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 71/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (34% profit margin, 15% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $32.20B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B+
Cash (17)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.9% Base Target
$251 Bull$170 Base$131 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:52% Call Buyers ($3.0M)
48% PutsMax Pain: $157.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
5.17% Total Yield
3.37% Cash ($5.40/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
88/100 • FORTRESS PAYOUT
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
38.7% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (8.7% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $23,030

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $1,191/yr
$10.9K
Yr 1
$11.8K
Yr 2
$12.8K
Yr 3
$14.0K
Yr 4
$15.2K
Yr 5
$16.5K
Yr 6
$17.9K
Yr 7
$19.5K
Yr 8
$21.2K
Yr 9
$23.0K
Yr 10
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HSY // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -10.84%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $162.2H $166.0L $161.5C $165.6VOL 2.26M
RES: $173.7SUP: $151.1SMA50: $169.7SMA200: $188.9
$214.3$198.5$182.8$167.0$151.3RES $173.7SUP $151.1$165.62026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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HSY Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
28.1%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +4.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on HSY today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for HSY. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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HSY Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Does HSY pay a dividend and is it safe?

The Hershey Company (HSY) offers a 3.37% cash dividend yield ($5.40 annualized) and 5.17% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as FORTRESS PAYOUT.