Hershey Change in AR increased by 196.7% to $247.56M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 238.9%, from $73.04M to $247.56M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A large increase relative to sales growth may signal issues with collections or aggressive credit terms offered to customers.
This represents the net change in the amount of money owed to the company by customers for goods or services delivered o...
Companies with strong market power or direct-to-consumer models typically maintain lower accounts receivable relative to total sales.
change_in_accounts_receivable| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$111.04M | $311.81M | $189.62M | -$208.84M | $278.28M | $140.96M | -$97.46M | $366.19M | $383.42M | -$350.37M | $297.73M | -$335.23M | $73.04M | -$62.64M | $146.57M | -$255.95M | $247.56M |
| QoQ Change | — | +380.8% | -39.2% | -210.1% | +233.3% | -49.3% | -169.1% | +475.7% | +4.7% | -191.4% | +185.0% | -212.6% | +121.8% | -185.8% | +334.0% | -274.6% | +196.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -88.1% | -10.8% | -25.7% | +53.3% | +31.6% | +172.0% | -259.5% | -18.7% | — | -80.9% | +82.1% | -50.8% | +23.7% | +238.9% |