What is Hershey's change in AR?

Hershey (HSY) reported change in AR of $247.56M in Q1 2026.

How has Hershey's change in AR changed year-over-year?

Hershey's change in AR increased by 238.9% year-over-year, from $73.04M to $247.56M.

What does change in AR mean?

Increase or decrease in amounts owed by customers — the primary working capital driver for many businesses.

Hershey HSY Change in AR

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-$5.62M-41.2%

Hain Celestial GroupHAIN

-$37.23M—

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Sow Good Inc.SOWG

$2.69K-99.7%

Utz BrandsUTZ

$12.6M-16.6%

Hormel FoodsHRL

-$90.9M-58.9%

Conagra BrandsCAG

$86.2M+211%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.1B+10.6%

Gross profit$1.2B+29.5%

Operating income$640.7M+73.5%

Net income$435.1M+94.1%

EPS (diluted)$2.13+93.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$877.0M-42.1%

Total debt$568.8M-2.3%

Total equity$4.6B-1.7%

Total assets$13.8B-0.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$468.8M+18.2%

CapEx$114.6M-21.3%

Free cash flow$354.2M+41.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$35.59B+9.2%

Enterprise value$35.28B+9.3%

P/E32.5×+11.2×

P/S3×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin35%-7.4pp

Operating margin14.3%-6.3pp

Net margin9.1%-6.2pp

FCF margin16.1%-0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.9%-31.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.2×

Current ratio1.2×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Hershey in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable.

The official record: Hershey’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Hershey's change in AR?: Hershey (HSY) reported change in AR of $247.56M in Q1 2026.
How has Hershey's change in AR changed year-over-year?: Hershey's change in AR increased by 238.9% year-over-year, from $73.04M to $247.56M.
What does change in AR mean?: Increase or decrease in amounts owed by customers — the primary working capital driver for many businesses.