Hershey (HSY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) recorded Retained Earnings of $5.81 billion in Q2 2026, up 6.8% from $5.44 billion a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Hershey (HSY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Hershey reported Retained Earnings of $5.5 billion, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $5.7 billion in FY2024 (+24.9%), $4.56 billion in FY2023 (+27.1%), $3.59 billion in FY2022 (+32.0%) and $2.72 billion in FY2021 (+41.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q3 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 42.5% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 3.6% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.64 billion (Q1 2026), $5.5 billion (Q4 2025) and $5.45 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 37.23 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -9.29 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 20.58 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 103.60 Mn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.84 Bn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 7.43 Bn |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -1.18 Bn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 4.26 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.81 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.50 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.45 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.44 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.70 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.56 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 4.45 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 4.17 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 3.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.59 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.40 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.21 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.72 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.57 Bn |
API Access
Hershey Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=HSY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();