What Hershey's FY2025 10-K says: 12 signals
Hershey filed its latest 10-K with the SEC on Feb 17, 2026. It discusses acquisition completed, AI investment and capacity constraint.
Public (HSY)Manufacturing10,000+ employeesthehersheycompany.comLinkedIn
- Filed
- Feb 17, 2026
- Period
- FY2025
- Fiscal year end
- 12/31
- Filings
- 1
10-K · latest 10
What Hershey's 10-K filings say
- SEC EDGAR
10-K · FY2025
Filed · Fiscal year ends 12/31 · 12 signals
Company reports $491M unfavorable mark-to-market loss on commodity derivatives in 2025
Cost of sales increased significantly due to a $491 million unfavorable impact from commodity hedging activities, indicating major volatility and financial risk in their procurement strategy.
$491M
Unfavorable mark-to-market activity on commodity derivative instruments impacting cost of sales for the year ended Dec 31, 2025.
McLane Company accounted for 27% of consolidated net sales in 2025
A single customer, wholesale distributor McLane Company, represents over a quarter of Hershey's total revenue, creating significant risk.
27%
Portion of 2025 consolidated net sales made to McLane Company, Inc.
McLane Company, Inc.
Suffered a $491M unfavorable mark-to-market impact on commodity hedges in 2025.
The company experienced a significant negative financial impact of $491.0 million from commodity derivative instruments in 2025, highlighting extreme volatility and cost pressures, particularly from cocoa prices.
$491M
unfavorable mark-to-market activity on commodity derivative instruments
Fears falling behind competitors who more successfully integrate AI technologies.
The company explicitly states that if competitors incorporate AI more successfully, it could adversely affect their competitive position, reputation, and operations.
AIartificial intelligence
The acquisition of organic snack producer LesserEvil on Nov 18, 2025, signals a strategic push into the salty snacks category and a focus on increasing manufacturing capabilities.
LesserEvil, LLC
Hershey acquires manufacturing assets from Weaver Popcorn to strengthen its supply chain.
By acquiring manufacturing capacity from its former co-manufacturer for the SkinnyPop brand on May 31, 2023, Hershey is vertically integrating to gain more control over its supply chain.
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, Inc.
Acquired manufacturing assets from Weaver Popcorn to boost capacity for SkinnyPop brand
Hershey acquired manufacturing assets to increase production capacity and strengthen its supply chain for the SkinnyPop brand.
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, Inc.
Company commits to absolute reduction in Scope 1, 2, and FLAG GHG emissions
Hershey has published environmental goals focused on achieving absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions across its operations and agricultural supply chain (FLAG).
Acquired LesserEvil in Nov 2025 to increase manufacturing capacity for salty snacks.
The recent acquisition of LesserEvil was explicitly intended to increase manufacturing capacity, indicating that existing facilities may be running at or near their limits for the growing salty snacks portfolio.
LesserEvil, LLC
Acknowledges risk of 'suboptimal production planning' impacting ability to meet product demand.
Hershey identifies suboptimal production planning as a key operational risk that could impair its ability to cost-effectively meet demand.
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