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Cash on Hand for Hershey (HSY)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$876.98M

YoY change

+26.7%

5Y CAGR

-4.1%

Peak year (2020)

$1.14B

Cash on Hand history chart for Hershey (HSY) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $925.86M

Cash on Hand growth chart for Hershey (HSY) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: +26.7%

Cash on Hand history table for Hershey (HSY) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$925.86M+26.7%
  • 2024$730.75M+81.8%
  • 2023$401.90M-13.4%
  • 2022$463.89M+40.9%
  • 2021$329.27M-71.2%
  • 2020$1.14B+131.9%
  • 2019$493.26M-16.1%
  • 2018$588.00M+54.7%
  • 2017$380.18M+28.0%
  • 2016$296.97M-14.3%
  • 2015$346.53M-26.6%
  • 2014$471.99M-57.8%
  • 2013$1.12B+53.6%
  • 2012$728.27M+5.0%
  • 2011$693.69M-21.6%
  • 2010$884.64M+248.8%
  • 2009$253.60M+583.5%
  • 2008$37.10M-71.3%
  • 2007$129.20M+33.0%
  • 2006$97.14M+44.6%
  • 2005$67.18M+22.5%
  • 2004$54.84M-52.2%
  • 2003$114.79M-61.4%
  • 2002$297.74M+122.0%
  • 2001$134.15M+319.6%
  • 2000$31.97M-72.9%
  • 1999$118.10M+202.8%
  • 1998$39.00M-28.0%
  • 1997$54.20M-11.7%
  • 1996$61.40M+90.1%
  • 1995$32.30M+21.0%
  • 1994$26.70M+66.9%
  • 1993$16.00M-33.6%
  • 1992$24.10M-66.1%
  • 1991$71.10M+167.3%
  • 1990$26.60M-49.3%
  • 1989$52.50M-25.1%
  • 1988$70.10M+367.3%
  • 1987$15.00M-45.7%
  • 1986$27.60M-75.0%
  • 1985$110.60M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Hershey's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Hershey (HSY)

According to Hershey's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $876.98M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Hershey (HSY) cash and short-term investments is $925.86M – grew 26.7% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Hershey cash and short-term investments produced a CAGR of -4.1% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Between 2020 and 2025, Hershey cash and short-term investments declined 19.1%, falling from $1.14B to $925.86M.

$1.14B stands as the all-time-high annual cash and short-term investments, posted in 2020, against a low of $15.00M during 1987.

Hershey Cash on Hand by Year

Hershey Cash on Hand 2025: $925.86M

Hershey posted cash and short-term investments of $925.86M in 2025, grew 26.7% from 2024.

Hershey Cash on Hand 2024: $730.75M

In 2024, Hershey reported cash and short-term investments of $730.75M, surged 81.8% from 2023.

Hershey Cash on Hand 2023: $401.90M

Hershey cash and short-term investments in 2023 was $401.90M, declined 13.4% below 2022.

Hershey Cash on Hand 2022: $463.89M

2022's cash and short-term investments for Hershey came in at $463.89M, surged 40.9% from 2021.

Hershey Cash on Hand 2021: $329.27M

Hershey cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $329.27M.

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