Hershey (HSY) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Income from Continuing Operations was $580.81 million in Q3 2026, up 110.2% from $276.32 million a year earlier and up 26.9% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Hershey's Income from Continuing Operations was $1.79 billion through Sep 27, 2026, up 31.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $883.26 million, down 60.2% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Income from Continuing Operations was $2.22 billion in FY2024 (+19.3%), $1.86 billion in FY2023 (+13.2%), $1.64 billion in FY2022 (+10.9%) and $1.48 billion in FY2021 (+16.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Income from Continuing Operations since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income from Continuing Operations has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 90.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income from Continuing Operations over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 629.7%); the worst was Q1 2025 (a decline of 71.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, HSY's Income from Continuing Operations in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $457.67 million (Q2 2026), $435.11 million (Q1 2026) and $320.02 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 580.81 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 536.00 Mn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 379.20 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 324.30 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 104.60 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 59.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 80.20 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.87 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 22.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 580.81 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 457.67 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 435.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 320.02 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 276.32 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 62.72 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 224.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 796.59 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 446.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 180.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 797.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 349.04 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 518.58 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 406.98 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 587.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 396.30 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 399.49 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 315.56 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 533.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 339.79 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Income from Continuing Operations 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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();