Equity
Treasury Stock
Hershey Treasury Stock increased by 2.5% to $2.32B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.1%, from $2.27B to $2.32B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Treasury Stock shows an upward trend with a 24.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2021
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates active share buybacks, which can signal management's confidence in the stock or an effort to return capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Treasury stock represents the cost of shares that a company has repurchased from the open market and holds in its own tr...
Peer comparison
Standard across all public companies; peers in the pharmaceutical sector often use buybacks to manage earnings per share.
Metric ID:
treasury_stockHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '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 | $1.18B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.38B | $1.53B | $1.52B | $1.56B | $1.78B | $1.78B | $1.78B | $1.80B | $2.29B | $2.28B | $2.28B | $2.28B | $2.27B | $2.27B | $2.26B | $2.26B | $2.32B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.7% | -0.4% | +15.3% | +10.8% | -0.3% | +2.1% | +14.5% | -0.2% | -0.1% | +1.3% | +26.9% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | +2.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +29.4% | +27.0% | +30.2% | +29.2% | +16.4% | +16.5% | +15.7% | +28.3% | +28.4% | +28.4% | +26.6% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.8% | +2.1% |
Range$1.18B – $2.32B
CAGR+15.2%
Avg YoY Growth+17.2%
Median YoY Growth+21.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hershey's treasury stock?
- Hershey (HSY) reported treasury stock of $2.32B in Q1 2026.
- How has Hershey's treasury stock changed year-over-year?
- Hershey's treasury stock increased by 2.1% year-over-year, from $2.27B to $2.32B.
- What is the long-term trend for Hershey's treasury stock?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Hershey's treasury stock has grown at a 24.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $768.99M to $2.26B.
- What does treasury stock mean?
- The value of shares a company has bought back from the market.