Hershey (HSY) Change in Accrued Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Hershey's Change in Accrued Expenses came in at $5.82 million for Q3 2026, down 91.8% from $70.96 million a year earlier and down 94.9% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Change in Accrued Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, Hershey reported Change in Accrued Expenses of -$149.86 million; for FY2025, it was $163.5 million, up 465.7% from FY2024.
- Change in Accrued Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Change in Accrued Expenses was $28.9 million in FY2024 (-42.5%), $50.23 million in FY2023 (-76.8%), $216.48 million in FY2022 (+444.8%) and $39.73 million in FY2021 (-4.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Change in Accrued Expenses is -$290.15 million (Q4 2025) to $335.64 million (Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Change in Accrued Expenses increased in 1 of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 22.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Accrued Expenses over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 140.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a decline of 93.7%).
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Change in Accrued Expenses at $113.25 million (Q2 2026), $21.22 million (Q1 2026) and -$290.15 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accrued Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.12 Bn | 95.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.19 Bn | 77.20 Bn | 3.92 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 35.81 Bn | 32.54 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 5.82 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.23 Bn | 16.88 Bn | 1.99 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Mills | 19.05 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.93 Bn | 13.71 Bn | 979.60 Mn | -26.00 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.10 Bn | 794.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.08 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 22.60 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -15.90 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.60 Bn | 7.23 Bn | 266.50 Mn | -53.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 5.82 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 113.25 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 21.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -290.15 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 70.96 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 47.04 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 335.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -90.27 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 99.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -56.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -77.94 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 148.45 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -36.33 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 16.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -31.75 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 124.90 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 25.31 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 98.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.71 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Change in Accrued Expenses 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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();