Growth Metrics

Hershey (HSY) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Hershey (HSY) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $5.5 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 3.56% to $5.5 billion in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $5.5 billion, a 3.56% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $5.5 billion, down 3.56% from a year prior.
  • Retained Earnings was $5.5 billion for Q4 2025 at Hershey, up from $5.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $5.7 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$329.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $3.1 billion and a median of $3.8 billion in 2022 define the central range for Retained Earnings.
  • Peak YoY movement for Retained Earnings: tumbled 106.89% in 2023, then soared 2548.53% in 2025.
  • Hershey's Retained Earnings stood at $2.7 billion in 2021, then skyrocketed by 31.98% to $3.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 27.09% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 24.9% to $5.7 billion in 2024, then decreased by 3.56% to $5.5 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HSY's Retained Earnings are $5.5 billion (Q4 2025), $5.4 billion (Q3 2025), and $5.4 billion (Q2 2025).