What is Hershey's operating cash flow?

Hershey (HSY) reported operating cash flow of $468.81M in Q1 2026.

How has Hershey's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Hershey's operating cash flow increased by 18.2% year-over-year, from $396.68M to $468.81M.

What is the long-term trend for Hershey's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Hershey's operating cash flow has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.08B to $2.28B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Hershey HSY Operating Cash Flow

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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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CapEx$114.6M-21.3%

Free cash flow$354.2M+41.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$36.33B+4.2%

Enterprise value$36.02B+4.3%

P/E33.2×+10.4×

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Hershey (HSY) reported operating cash flow of $468.81M in Q1 2026.
How has Hershey's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Hershey's operating cash flow increased by 18.2% year-over-year, from $396.68M to $468.81M.
What is the long-term trend for Hershey's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Hershey's operating cash flow has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.08B to $2.28B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.