About the Confectioners Industry
The Confectioners industry includes 5 U.S.-listed companies in the Consumer Staples sector with a combined market capitalization of $119.16B. The largest are Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ, $82.11B), The Hershey Company (HSY, $34.39B) and Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR, $2.61B), together 100% of the industry's value.
3 of the 5 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 23.4. 3 of 5 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 3.10% among payers.
Over the past year the median stock is down 3.3%, and 2 of 5 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 1.6% year over year.
Best 1-year performers
Weakest 1-year performers
Highest dividend yields
Profitability
- Profitable companies
- 3 of 5
- Median gross margin
- 32.9%
- Median net profit margin
- 10.6%
- Median return on equity
- 11.6%
Longest dividend growth streak: Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ), 12 consecutive years.




