09:29 AM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Hershey (HSY) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Thursday of $2.35 per diluted share, up from $2.09 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.04.

Sales for the quarter ended March 29 were $3.10 billion, up from $2.81 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $3.03 billion.

The company reaffirmed its outlook for fiscal 2026, expecting adjusted earnings per diluted share in the range of $8.20 to $8.52. A single analyst polled by FactSet expect $8.43.