Hershey (HSY) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) recorded Ending Cash Balance of $676.69 million in Q3 2026, down 41.8% from $1.16 billion a year earlier and down 14.5% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Hershey reported Ending Cash Balance of $925.86 million, up 26.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Ending Cash Balance came in at $730.75 million in FY2024 (+81.8%), $401.9 million in FY2023 (-13.4%), $463.89 million in FY2022 (+40.9%) and $329.27 million in FY2021 (-71.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 48.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Ending Cash Balance in the last five years was growth of 191.2% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 71.2% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $791.21 million (Q2 2026), $876.98 million (Q1 2026) and $925.86 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.12 Bn | 95.58 Bn | - | 5.34 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.19 Bn | 77.20 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 1.67 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 35.81 Bn | 32.54 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 676.69 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.23 Bn | 16.88 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 2.11 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 19.05 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 463.80 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.93 Bn | 13.71 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 43.20 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 13.03 Bn | 12.10 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 331.10 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.08 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 844.10 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 611.00 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.60 Bn | 7.23 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 166.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 676.69 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 791.21 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 876.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 925.86 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 912.35 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 730.75 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 614.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 467.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 520.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 401.90 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 471.25 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 446.16 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 460.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 463.89 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 327.74 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 339.72 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 338.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 329.27 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();