Hershey (HSY) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) posted Inventory of $1.61 billion for Q3 2026, down 5.8% from $1.71 billion a year earlier and down 7.7% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Hershey (HSY) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Hershey's Inventory came in at $1.43 billion, up 14.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Inventory shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Hershey's Inventory was $1.25 billion in FY2024 (-6.5%), $1.34 billion in FY2023 (+14.3%), $1.17 billion in FY2022 (+18.7%) and $988.51 million in FY2021 (+2.5%).
- Quarterly Inventory has run from a low of $988.51 million in Q4 2021 to a high of $1.84 billion in Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 10.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Inventory in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 31.2%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 6.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Inventory for the three prior quarters was $1.74 billion (Q2 2026), $1.43 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.43 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 145.28 Bn | 96.74 Bn | - | 5.17 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.79 Bn | 77.80 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 4.44 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.79 Bn | 31.52 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.94 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 3.42 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.77 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 2.16 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.22 Bn | 14.00 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 1.19 Bn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.91 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 794.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.24 Bn | 8.91 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 1.80 Bn |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.37 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 924.70 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.83 Bn | 7.46 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 965.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.71 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.84 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.34 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 1.39 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 988.51 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();