Financing Cash Flow
Hershey Financing Cash Flow decreased by 50.9% to -$402.84M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 175.0%, from $537.08M to -$402.84M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -17.2% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$549.83M | $3.87M | -$463.45M | -$291.95M | -$320.63M | -$339.69M | -$552.25M | $45.57M | -$277.69M | -$363.89M | -$221.66M | -$231.22M | -$394.10M | -$449.53M | $537.08M | -$559.57M | -$513.95M | -$266.92M | -$402.84M |
| QoQ Change | — | +100.7% | <-999% | +37.0% | -9.8% | -5.9% | -62.6% | +108.3% | -709.4% | -31.0% | +39.1% | -4.3% | -70.4% | -14.1% | +219.5% | -204.2% | +8.2% | +48.1% | -50.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +46.9% | <-999% | — | -19.2% | +115.6% | +13.4% | -7.1% | +59.9% | -607.4% | -41.9% | -23.5% | +342.3% | -142.0% | -30.4% | +40.6% | -175.0% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hershey's financing cash flow?
- Hershey (HSY) reported financing cash flow of -$402.84M in Q1 2026.
- How has Hershey's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Hershey's financing cash flow decreased by 175.0% year-over-year, from $537.08M to -$402.84M.
- What is the long-term trend for Hershey's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Hershey's financing cash flow has grown at a -17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.42B to -$803.36M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.