Hershey Q3: Protecting Sales Amid Cocoa Price Volatility
The Hershey Company reported strong sales in Q3, as sales volumes stayed good despite significant chocolate inflation. Hershey's brands are performing well. Profitability remains a compromise; Hershey's gross margin took a significant hit from cocoa inflation due to limited pricing power. Recent cocoa deflation paves the way for an earnings recovery, but the recovery is likely to be gradual.
The Hershey Company (HSY) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The Hershey Company ( HSY ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 30, 2025 8:30 AM EDT Company Participants Anoori Naughton - Senior Director of Investor Relations Kirk Tanner - President, CEO & Director Steven Voskuil - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Andrew Lazar - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Max Andrew Gumport - BNP Paribas Exane, Research Division David Palmer - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Leah Jordan - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Megan Christine Alexander - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Thomas Palmer - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Peter Galbo - BofA Securities, Research Division James Salera - Stephens Inc., Research Division Robert Moskow - TD Cowen, Research Division Alexia Howard - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.
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