Hershey (HSY) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Capital Expenditures came in at $89.83 million for Q2 2026, up 5.6% from $85.09 million a year earlier but down 21.6% from the prior quarter.
Hershey (HSY) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Hershey reported Capital Expenditures of $428.43 million, down 13.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $454.62 million, down 25.0% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Capital Expenditures was $605.94 million in FY2024 (-21.4%), $771.11 million in FY2023 (+48.4%), $519.48 million in FY2022 (+4.8%) and $495.88 million in FY2021 (+12.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Capital Expenditures is $85.09 million (Q2 2025) to $222.51 million (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 24.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 83.2%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 41.3%).
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Capital Expenditures at $114.6 million (Q1 2026), $138.09 million (Q4 2025) and $85.92 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 342.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 89.83 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 90.50 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 88.40 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 42.70 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 68.16 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 47.90 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 123.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 89.83 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 114.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 138.09 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 85.92 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 85.09 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 145.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 134.53 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 127.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 130.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 213.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 222.51 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 218.10 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 154.41 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 176.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 159.49 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 119.03 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 99.90 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 141.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 148.43 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 119.84 Mn |
Hershey Capital Expenditures 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=capital-expenditures&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "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=capital-expenditures&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();