Discontinued — last reported Q1 '24
Hershey Software and Technology Licenses, Net decreased by 1.0% to $1.11B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.3%, from $1.13B to $1.11B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Software and Technology Licenses, Net shows an upward trend with a 15.1% CAGR.
Growth indicates investment in new technology or design capabilities, while a decline suggests amortization outpacing new acquisitions.
This represents the capitalized costs of acquired software and intellectual property licenses, net of accumulated amorti...
Technology firms often hold significant intangible assets related to IP and software compared to non-tech industrial peers.
software_technology_licenses_net| 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 | |
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| Value | $612.61M | $628.69M | $868.20M | $902.35M | $904.82M | $888.41M | $944.99M | $964.99M | $961.74M | $950.40M | $1.06B | $1.07B | $1.14B | $1.13B | $1.11B | $1.13B | $1.11B | $1.11B | $1.12B | $1.11B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.6% | +38.1% | +3.9% | +0.3% | -1.8% | +6.4% | +2.1% | -0.3% | -1.2% | +11.7% | +0.9% | +6.5% | -1.0% | -1.5% | +1.3% | -1.4% | -0.1% | +1.2% | -1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +47.7% | +41.3% | +8.8% | +6.9% | +6.3% | +7.0% | +12.3% | +11.0% | +18.6% | +18.8% | +4.8% | +5.2% | -2.5% | -1.7% | +1.0% | -1.3% |