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Hershey HSY Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$36.33B+4.2%
Enterprise value$36.02B+4.3%
P/E33.2×+10.4×
P/S-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

Calculated from Hershey’s reported figures.

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 free cash flow?
Hershey (HSY) reported free cash flow of $354.21M in Q1 2026.
How has Hershey's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Hershey's free cash flow increased by 41.0% year-over-year, from $251.16M to $354.21M.
What is the long-term trend for Hershey's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Hershey's free cash flow has grown at a 3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.59B to $1.82B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.