Hershey (HSY) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
Hershey's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $27.7 million in Q2 2026, down 32.5% from $41.03 million a year earlier but up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Long-Term Deferred Tax at Hershey came in at $27.8 million, down 25.0% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $37.07 million in FY2024 (-16.6%), $44.45 million in FY2023 (+9.8%), $40.5 million in FY2022 (-0.9%) and $40.87 million in FY2021 (+39.2%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax has moved between $26.89 million (Q1 2026) and $45.24 million (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 13.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 57.7%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 32.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, HSY's Long-Term Deferred Tax in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $26.89 million (Q1 2026), $27.8 million (Q4 2025) and $42.04 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 27.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 26.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.80 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 42.04 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 41.03 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 38.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.07 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 40.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 41.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 45.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.45 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 38.24 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 43.97 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 42.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 40.50 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 39.19 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 40.52 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 42.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.87 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 39.67 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();