Hershey (HSY) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's (HSY) Asset Utilization Ratio stood at 0.88 in Q3 2026, up 4.2% from 0.84 a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q3 2009, Hershey's Asset Utilization Ratio history includes 69 quarters.
- Across earlier years, Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.90 in FY2024 (-7.7%), 0.98 in FY2023 (+0.2%), 0.98 in FY2022 (+6.3%) and 0.92 in FY2021 (-2.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Asset Utilization Ratio has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Asset Utilization Ratio in the last five years was growth of 9.7% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 15.1% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.87 (Q2 2026), 0.87 (Q1 2026) and 0.86 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.56 Bn | 96.02 Bn | - | 0.75 |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 83.86 Bn | 76.87 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 0.56 |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.38 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 0.88 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.62 Bn | 16.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 0.34 |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.33 Bn | 15.98 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.61 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.08 Bn | 13.86 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 0.56 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.60 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 0.46 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.11 Bn | 8.77 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.91 |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.02 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.71 |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.75 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 0.90 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.88 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.87 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.86 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.84 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.82 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.80 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.88 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.88 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.94 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.95 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.96 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.96 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.94 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.92 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.89 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.90 |
API Access
Hershey Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "HSY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();