Hershey HSY
NYSE HSY
$171.04 -2.23 (-1.28%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 11:24 AM EDT

Hershey (HSY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Hershey's (HSY) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $5.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 6.82% year-over-year from $5.4 billion in Q2 2025, and up 3.03% quarter-over-quarter from $5.6 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Hershey (HSY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Hershey (HSY) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with $5.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 6.82% year-over-year to $5.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $5.8 billion, a 6.82% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $5.5 billion, down 3.56% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $5.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Hershey, up from $5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $5.8 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $3.1 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $4.7 billion and a median of $5.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings soared 42.03% in 2022 and fell 3.56% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $3.6 billion in 2022, then climbed by 27.09% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then gained by 24.9% to $5.7 billion in 2024, then fell by 3.56% to $5.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 5.8% to $5.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $5.8 billion (Q2 2026), $5.6 billion (Q1 2026), and $5.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Mondelez International 79.19 Bn 77.47 Bn 3.99 Bn 37.23 Bn
2 Hershey 34.58 Bn 33.79 Bn 1.26 Bn 5.81 Bn
3 Tootsie Roll Industries 2.84 Bn 2.70 Bn 52.63 Mn -22.82 Mn
4 J&J Snack Foods 1.54 Bn 1.48 Bn 151.02 Mn 832.98 Mn
5 Utz Brands 1.26 Bn 1.20 Bn 96.20 Mn -350.10 Mn
6 Sanfilippo John B & Son 825.47 Mn 824.32 Mn 44.15 Mn 236.67 Mn
7 Sow Good 63.57 Mn 63.56 Mn - -109.45 Mn
8 BranchOut Food 59.66 Mn 59.36 Mn 96,825.00 -28.20 Mn
9 Bridgford Foods 53.46 Mn 53.13 Mn 10.86 Mn 98.28 Mn
10 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 8.92 Mn 8.31 Mn 1.41 Mn -11.12 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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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