Hershey (HSY) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported Deferred Taxes of $36.56 million for Q3 2026, down 32.1% from $53.83 million a year earlier but up 293.2% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 27, 2026, Hershey's Deferred Taxes came in at $156.53 million, up 14.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $122.29 million, up 67.0% from FY2024.
- Deferred Taxes has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 35.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Deferred Taxes came in at $73.24 million in FY2024 (+351.1%), $16.23 million in FY2023 (-56.0%), $36.89 million in FY2022 (+175.8%) and $13.37 million in FY2021 (-50.2%).
- Five-year quarterly Deferred Taxes spans a low of -$17.14 million in Q3 2022 and a high of $98.86 million in Q4 2024.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $9.3 million (Q2 2026), $26.16 million (Q1 2026) and $84.5 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.56 Bn | 96.02 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 83.86 Bn | 76.87 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 144.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.38 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 36.56 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.62 Bn | 16.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 8.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.33 Bn | 15.98 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -18.00 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.08 Bn | 13.86 Bn | 979.60 Mn | -400,000.00 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.60 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 794.90 Mn | -10.50 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.11 Bn | 8.77 Bn | 471.52 Mn | -523,000.00 |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.02 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.75 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 266.50 Mn | -11.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 36.56 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 9.30 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 26.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 84.50 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 53.83 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -3.83 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -12.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 98.86 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -8.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.77 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 10.76 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -16.04 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -11.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 46.64 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -17.14 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 2.32 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.61 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Deferred 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-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=deferred-taxes&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();