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	Dividend/share amount	Ex-dividend Date	Payment Date	Dividend Yield
Next Dividend	$1.452	8/14/26	9/15/26	0.79% 0.01%
Last Dividend	$1.452	5/15/26	6/15/26	0.78%

Event	Day
Last trading date	August 13, 2026
Ex-date	August 14, 2026
Record date	August 14, 2026
Payable date	September 15, 2026

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Hershey Foods dividend history

Ex-Date	Amount	Variation	Div. Yield
2026	$4.356	20.51%	2.21%
8/14/26	$1.452		0.79%
5/15/26	$1.452		0.78%
2/17/26	$1.452		0.66%
2025	$5.48	0.00%	3.26%
11/17/25	$1.37		0.77%
8/15/25	$1.37		0.77%
5/16/25	$1.37		0.86%
2/14/25	$1.37		0.87%
2024	$5.48	22.98%	2.87%
11/18/24	$1.37		0.81%
8/16/24	$1.37		0.71%
5/16/24	$1.37		0.66%
2/16/24	$1.37		0.72%
2023	$4.456	15.02%	1.95%
11/16/23	$1.192		0.61%
8/17/23	$1.192		0.55%
5/18/23	$1.036		0.39%
2/16/23	$1.036		0.44%
2022	$3.874	13.61%	1.80%
11/17/22	$1.036		0.47%
8/18/22	$1.036		0.45%
5/19/22	$0.901		0.44%
2/17/22	$0.901		0.45%
2021	$3.41	8.12%	1.99%
11/18/21	$0.901		0.50%
8/19/21	$0.901		0.50%
5/20/21	$0.804		0.46%
2/18/21	$0.804		0.53%
2020	$3.154	5.48%	2.16%
11/19/20	$0.804		0.54%
8/20/20	$0.804		0.54%
5/21/20	$0.773		0.60%
2/20/20	$0.773		0.48%
2019	$2.99	8.49%	2.19%
11/21/19	$0.773		0.53%
8/22/19	$0.773		0.49%
5/23/19	$0.722		0.55%
2/21/19	$0.722		0.65%
2018	$2.756	8.16%	2.80%
11/20/18	$0.722		0.68%
8/23/18	$0.722		0.73%
5/24/18	$0.656		0.72%
2/22/18	$0.656		0.68%
2017	$2.548	6.08%	2.33%
11/21/17	$0.656		0.60%
8/23/17	$0.656		0.61%
5/23/17	$0.618		0.55%
2/22/17	$0.618		0.57%
2016	$2.402	7.42%	2.45%
11/21/16	$0.618		0.63%
8/23/16	$0.618		0.55%
5/23/16	$0.583		0.64%
2/23/16	$0.583		0.65%
2015	$2.236	9.61%	2.38%
11/23/15	$0.583		0.68%
8/21/15	$0.583		0.65%
5/21/15	$0.535		0.57%
2/23/15	$0.535		0.50%
2014	$2.04	12.71%	2.08%
11/21/14	$0.535		0.56%
8/21/14	$0.535		0.58%
5/21/14	$0.485		0.50%
2/21/14	$0.485		0.45%
2013	$1.81	16.03%	2.02%
11/21/13	$0.485		0.51%
8/21/13	$0.485		0.52%
5/22/13	$0.42		0.47%
2/21/13	$0.42		0.52%
2012	$1.56	13.04%	2.29%
11/20/12	$0.42		0.58%
8/22/12	$0.38		0.52%
5/23/12	$0.38		0.57%
2/22/12	$0.38		0.63%
2011	$1.38	7.81%	2.51%
11/22/11	$0.345		0.61%
8/23/11	$0.345		0.60%
5/23/11	$0.345		0.63%
2/23/11	$0.345		0.68%
2010	$1.28	7.38%	2.85%
11/22/10	$0.32		0.69%
8/23/10	$0.32		0.67%
5/21/10	$0.32		0.69%
2/23/10	$0.32		0.82%
2009	$1.192	0.00%	3.29%
11/23/09	$0.298		0.82%
8/21/09	$0.298		0.75%
5/20/09	$0.298		0.85%
2/23/09	$0.298		0.88%
2008	$1.192	4.93%	3.29%
11/21/08	$0.298		0.86%
8/21/08	$0.298		0.80%
5/21/08	$0.298		0.82%
2/21/08	$0.298		0.81%
2007	$1.136	10.29%	2.38%
11/19/07	$0.298		0.77%
8/22/07	$0.298		0.64%
5/23/07	$0.27		0.52%
2/21/07	$0.27		0.50%
2006	$1.03	10.75%	1.92%
11/20/06	$0.27		0.52%
8/23/06	$0.27		0.50%
5/23/06	$0.245		0.44%
2/22/06	$0.245		0.46%
2005	$0.93	11.38%	1.54%
11/22/05	$0.245		0.45%
8/23/05	$0.245		0.41%
5/23/05	$0.22		0.34%
2/23/05	$0.22		0.36%
2004	$0.835	15.49%	1.80%
11/22/04	$0.22		0.42%
8/23/04	$0.22		0.46%
5/21/04	$0.1975		0.45%
2/23/04	$0.1975		0.47%
2003	$0.723	14.58%	2.06%
11/21/03	$0.1975		0.51%
8/21/03	$0.1975		0.56%
5/21/03	$0.164		0.49%
2/21/03	$0.164		0.51%
2002	$0.631	8.23%	1.81%
11/20/02	$0.164		0.50%
8/21/02	$0.164		0.44%
5/22/02	$0.1515		0.45%
2/21/02	$0.1515		0.43%
2001	$0.583	7.96%	1.84%
11/20/01	$0.1515		0.46%
8/22/01	$0.1515		0.48%
5/23/01	$0.14		0.47%
2/21/01	$0.14		0.44%
2000	$0.54	8.00%	2.14%
11/20/00	$0.14		0.47%
8/23/00	$0.14		0.62%
5/23/00	$0.13		0.50%
2/23/00	$0.13		0.56%
1999	$0.5	8.70%	1.77%
11/18/99	$0.13		0.52%
8/23/99	$0.13		0.47%
5/20/99	$0.12		0.43%
2/22/99	$0.12		0.38%
1998	$0.46	9.52%	1.37%
11/19/98	$0.12		0.36%
8/21/98	$0.12		0.37%
5/20/98	$0.11		0.31%
2/20/98	$0.11		0.34%
1997	$0.42	10.53%	1.56%
11/19/97	$0.11		0.37%
8/21/97	$0.11		0.40%
5/21/97	$0.1		0.36%
2/20/97	$0.1		0.44%
1996	$0.38	10.95%	1.77%
11/19/96	$0.1		0.39%
8/21/96	$0.1		0.45%
5/21/96	$0.09		0.48%
2/21/96	$0.09		0.46%
1995	$0.3425	9.60%	2.48%
11/17/95	$0.09		0.59%
8/23/95	$0.09		0.60%
5/17/95	$0.08125		0.63%
2/17/95	$0.08125		0.65%
1994	$0.3125	9.65%	2.66%
11/15/94	$0.08125		0.70%
8/22/94	$0.08125		0.69%
5/17/94	$0.075		0.70%
2/18/94	$0.075		0.59%
1993	$0.285	10.68%	2.23%
11/15/93	$0.075		0.57%
8/20/93	$0.075		0.64%
5/17/93	$0.0675		0.52%
2/22/93	$0.0675		0.52%
1992	$0.2575	9.57%	2.41%
11/16/92	$0.0675		0.60%
8/20/92	$0.0675		0.63%
5/18/92	$0.06125		0.62%
2/20/92	$0.06125		0.57%
1991	$0.235	5.05%	2.27%
11/14/91	$0.06125		0.59%
8/20/91	$0.06125		0.60%
5/20/91	$0.05625		0.52%
2/22/91	$0.05625		0.57%
1990	$0.2475	33.78%	2.94%
11/19/90	$0.05625		0.63%
8/20/90	$0.09375		1.07%
5/21/90	$0.04875		0.57%
2/20/90	$0.04875		0.65%
1989	$0.185	12.12%	2.43%
11/20/89	$0.04875		0.55%
8/21/89	$0.04875		0.62%
5/19/89	$0.04375		0.61%
2/21/89	$0.04375		0.67%
1988	$0.165	13.79%	2.70%
11/18/88	$0.04375		0.70%
8/19/88	$0.04375		0.73%
5/19/88	$0.03875		0.69%
2/24/88	$0.03875		0.59%
1987	$0.145	11.54%	2.16%
11/16/87	$0.03875		0.62%
8/19/87	$0.03875		0.53%
5/18/87	$0.03375		0.54%
2/23/87	$0.03375		0.48%
1986	$0.13	115.17%	2.25%
11/5/86	$0.03375		0.57%
8/18/86	$0.03375		0.48%
5/19/86	$0.03125		0.56%
2/24/86	$0.03125		0.69%
1985	$0.060417		1.52%
11/19/85	$0.03125		0.73%
8/19/85	$0.029167		0.80%

Hershey Foods Dividend Analysis

Yield last year

1.95%

1/3

Growth last year

15.02%

3/3

Years in a row paying

40

2/3

Yield Last 5 years

2.02%

1/3

Growth last 5 years

10.09%

3/3

Consecutive years of rising dividends

14

1/3

Yield last 10 years

2.21%

2/3

Growth last 10 years

9.43%

3/3

Payout Ratio

49.18%

3/3

Final Score

19/27

Hershey Foods FAQ

How much does Hershey Foods pay in dividends?

A dividend of $1.452 per share will be paid by Hershey Foods, corresponding to a yield of 0.79%.

When is the dividend payment date of Hershey Foods?

Holders of Hershey Foods shares on August 14, 2026 will be rewarded with $1.452 per share on September 15, 2026.

What was the last dividend of Hershey Foods?

On June 15, 2026, Hershey Foods made a dividend payment of $1.452 per share, with a yield of 0.78% to its shareholders.

How often does Hershey Foods pay dividends?

Dividend payments from Hershey Foods are made quarterly, falling in the months of February, May, August, and November.

What is the dividend yield of Hershey Foods?

For Hershey Foods (HSY), the dividend yield in the last year reached 1.95%, with an average yield of 2.02% over the last five years and 2.21% over the last ten years.

What is the payout ratio of Hershey Foods?

The payout ratio of Hershey Foods in the last fiscal year was 49.18%, confirming that profits are adequate for dividend payments.

Does Hershey Foods have an increasing dividend?

Hershey Foods's dividend history during 40 shows a sustained increase for 14 years. The dividend growth last year was 15.02%, with an average growth of 10.09% over the last 5 years and 9.43% over the last 10 years.