The Hershey (HSY) dividend history and yield

Hershey pays a quarterly dividend of $1.45 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of August 14, 2026 and was paid on September 15, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $5.73 per share, a yield of about 3.6% at a share price of $160.19.

The record shows large raises, though their timing has shifted. The rate rose from $0.90 to $1.04 with the payment that went ex-dividend in August 2022, an increase of about 15.6%. It rose again to $1.19 in August 2023, about 14.4%. The next raise came only two payments later, in February 2024, to $1.37, about 15.1%. The rate then held for two years. In February 2026 it rose to $1.45, a smaller step of about 5.8%. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown about 61%. Payments by calendar year rose from $3.88 in 2022 to $4.46 in 2023 and $5.48 in 2024, then stayed at $5.48 in 2025. The source does not list a dividend growth streak.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-November 2026 and be paid around December 15. The two most recent raises have come with the February payment.