Hershey (HSY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Hershey (HSY) reported Change in Inventory of $4.2 million for Q1 2026, down 97.95% year-over-year from $207.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 101.36% quarter-over-quarter from -$311.7 million in Q4 2025.

Hershey (HSY) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $4.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $4.2 million, down 97.95% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$69.7 million (down 120.47% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $133.3 million, up 293.69% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory improved to $4.2 million in Q1 2026 per HSY's latest filing, from -$311.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $369.3 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$311.7 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $24.3 million and a median of -$11.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Change in Inventory slumped 6292.31% in 2024, then jumped 202.57% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$14.5 million in 2022, then climbed by 24.24% to -$11.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 275.6% to -$41.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 657.37% to -$311.7 million in 2025, then jumped by 101.36% to $4.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HSY's Change in Inventory at $4.2 million in Q1 2026, -$311.7 million in Q4 2025, and -$131.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 80.71 Bn 79.24 Bn 2.80 Bn -314.00 Mn
2 Hershey 9.96 Bn 9.08 Bn 1.22 Bn 4.24 Mn
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.93 Bn 2.87 Bn 51.29 Mn 18.13 Mn
4 Sow Good 40.34 Mn 38.02 Mn - -17,960.00
5 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 12.93 Mn 11.72 Mn -13.21 Mn -493,000.00
6 Tootsie Roll Industries - - 51.29 Mn 18.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 4.24 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 4.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -311.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -311.69 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -131.56 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -131.56 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 369.33 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 369.33 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 207.24 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 207.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -41.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -41.16 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -155.80 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -155.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 330.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 330.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -202.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -202.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -10.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -10.96 Mn