Hershey (HSY) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Current Taxes was $59.6 million in Q2 2026, down 39.7% from $98.8 million a year earlier and down 56.3% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Current Taxes at Hershey came in at $63.73 million, up 24.9% from FY2024.
- Current Taxes has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 30.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Current Taxes was $51.04 million in FY2024 (+73.3%), $29.46 million in FY2023 (+339.0%), $6.71 million in FY2022 (+118.6%) and $3.07 million in FY2021 (-82.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Current Taxes since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Current Taxes was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 82.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Current Taxes over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 434.8%); the worst was Q4 2021 (a decline of 82.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, HSY's Current Taxes in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $136.36 million (Q1 2026), $63.73 million (Q4 2025) and $98.46 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 136.33 Bn | 111.70 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 76.81 Bn | 70.13 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.25 Bn | 29.49 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 59.60 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 27.93 Bn | 14.46 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.97 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 6 | Mccormick | 13.05 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 778.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | J M Smucker | 12.89 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | - |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.99 Bn | 7.67 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 10.69 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.48 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.78 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 704.10 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 59.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 136.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 63.73 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 98.46 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 98.80 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 51.04 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 71.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 75.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.46 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 54.86 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 16.01 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 135.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.71 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 81.77 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 20.54 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 79.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.07 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 69.48 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Current Taxes 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=current-taxes&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-taxes", "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=current-taxes&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();