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HSY's first-quarter results reflect lower year-over-year earnings and sales amid economic uncertainty and heightened cost pressure.

The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Anoori Naughton - Senior Director, Investor Relations Michele Buck - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Voskuil - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ken Goldman - JPMorgan Andrew Lazar - Barclays Max Gumport - BNP Paribas David Palmer - Evercore ISI Robert Moskow - TD Cowen Jim Salera - Stephens Peter Galbo - Bank of America Alexia Howard - Bernstein Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler Megan Klapp - Morgan Stanley Thomas Palmer - Citi Leah Jordan - Goldman Sachs Christopher Carey - Wells Fargo Securities Scott Marks - Jefferies Bingqing Zhu - Redburn Atlantic Operator Greetings and welcome to The Hershey Company First Quarter 2025 Question & Answer Session. [Operator Instructions] At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Chocolate giant says “unmitigated” impact of tariffs may cost up to $100 million per quarter.

Although the revenue and EPS for Hershey (HSY) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Hershey reported a less severe decline in sales than anticipated for the first quarter, alongside exceeding profit expectations, according to a Thursday announcement.  The company's resilient performance was primarily attributed to consistent consumer demand for its salty snacks division within the North American market, Reuters said in a report.

Hershey (HSY) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.94 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.07 per share a year ago.

Hershey posted a smaller-than-expected drop in sales for the first quarter and beat profit estimates on Thursday, helped by steady demand for its salty snacks business in North America.

Hershey first-quarter earnings fell and the company expects to take a hit from tariffs of up to $20 million this quarter.