Hershey (HSY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported Retained Earnings of $5.6 billion for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from $5.7 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2.69% quarter-over-quarter from $5.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Hershey (HSY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $5.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $5.6 billion, changed 0.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.6 billion (changed 0.15% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.5 billion, up 1908.37% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings grew to $5.6 billion in Q1 2026 per HSY's latest filing, from $5.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $5.7 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at -$303.9 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $2.4 billion and a median of $3.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings plunged 111.19% in 2022, then soared 2548.53% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $3.6 billion in 2022, then sank by 106.41% to -$230.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 32.08% to -$303.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 1908.37% to $5.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 2.69% to $5.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Retained Earnings at $5.6 billion in Q1 2026, $5.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.4 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 80.71 Bn | 79.24 Bn | 2.80 Bn | -11.41 Bn |
| 2 | Hershey | 9.96 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 5.64 Bn |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.93 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.29 Mn | 3.36 Mn |
| 4 | Sow Good | 40.34 Mn | 38.02 Mn | - | -105.57 Mn |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 12.93 Mn | 11.72 Mn | -13.21 Mn | -9.95 Mn |
| 6 | Tootsie Roll Industries | - | - | 51.29 Mn | 3.36 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 5.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.50 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.45 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -270.42 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -303.89 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -230.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -230.08 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -250.65 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -221.04 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 3.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.59 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -296.05 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.21 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -242.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -249.22 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -298.40 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | -296.14 Mn |