Hershey Company risk profile
48 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from HSY's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
48 (Elevated), driven by Operating pressure at 78, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 35 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 27.5% |
| Operating pressure | 78 | Stretched | Worsening | Costs outgrowing revenue — +19.2 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 11 | Contained | Easing | Capital spending against operating cash — 0.20x |
| Leverage and coverage | 37 | Normal | Worsening | Net debt to EBITDA — 2.19x |
| Competitive position | 48 | Elevated | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — +1.1 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.