Hershey (HSY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Cash from Operations came in at $419.32 million for Q2 2026, up 273.7% from $112.22 million a year earlier but down 10.6% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Hershey reported Cash from Operations of $2.66 billion, up 23.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.28 billion, down 10.0% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $2.53 billion in FY2024 (+9.0%), $2.32 billion in FY2023 (-0.2%), $2.33 billion in FY2022 (+11.8%) and $2.08 billion in FY2021 (+22.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Operations is $112.22 million (Q2 2025) to $941.6 million (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 34.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 273.7%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 65.5%).
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Cash from Operations at $468.81 million (Q1 2026), $926.55 million (Q4 2025) and $841.92 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 419.32 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 297.80 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 425.70 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 379.80 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 240.60 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 137.40 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | -4.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 419.32 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 468.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 926.55 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 841.92 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 112.22 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 396.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 941.60 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 695.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 325.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 569.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 757.65 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 515.73 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 294.41 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 755.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 767.64 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 446.42 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 457.31 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 656.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 679.17 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 386.07 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();