Hershey (HSY) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported Cash & Equivalents of $791.21 million for Q2 2026, down 13.3% from $912.35 million a year earlier and down 9.8% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Hershey posted Cash & Equivalents of $925.86 million, up 26.7% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Equivalents came in at $730.75 million in FY2024 (+81.8%), $401.9 million in FY2023 (-13.4%), $463.89 million in FY2022 (+40.9%) and $329.27 million in FY2021 (-71.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Cash & Equivalents gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 57.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Equivalents in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 191.2%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 71.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $876.98 million (Q1 2026), $925.86 million (Q4 2025) and $1.16 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.42 Bn | 95.87 Bn | - | 5.40 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 81.91 Bn | 75.17 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.17 Bn | 30.41 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 791.21 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.40 Bn | 15.81 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.42 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.49 Bn | 16.14 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 433.10 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.88 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 43.20 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.93 Bn | 12.00 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 331.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.58 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 839.64 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.92 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 611.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.43 Bn | 7.06 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 166.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 791.21 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 876.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 925.86 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 912.35 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 730.75 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 614.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 467.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 520.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 401.90 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 471.25 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 446.16 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 460.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 463.89 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 327.74 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 339.72 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 338.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 329.27 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 675.52 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Cash & Equivalents 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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();