Hershey (HSY) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) posted Profit After Tax of $457.67 million for Q2 2026, up 629.7% from $62.72 million a year earlier and up 5.2% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Profit After Tax at Hershey was $1.49 billion, down 2.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $883.26 million, down 60.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Hershey's Profit After Tax 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 Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Profit After Tax since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 75.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Profit After Tax in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 629.7%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 71.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax for the three prior quarters was $435.11 million (Q1 2026), $320.02 million (Q4 2025) and $276.32 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 130.23 Bn | 105.59 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 74.27 Bn | 67.59 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.39 Bn | 28.63 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 457.67 Mn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.34 Bn | 12.87 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -5.46 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.12 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 379.20 Mn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.52 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 324.30 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.03 Bn | 11.67 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 104.60 Mn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.14 Bn | 7.83 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 59.52 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.29 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 80.50 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.38 Bn | 5.69 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 174.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 444.93 Mn |
API Access
Hershey Profit After 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-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=profit-after-tax&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();