R&D expense · 2011–2025
Hershey R&D expense
$61.7M+10.5% · FY2025
Hershey (HSY) reported $61.7M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +10.5% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $61.7M | +10.5% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $55.8M | +11.5% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $50.0M | +6.6% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $46.9M | +17.0% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $40.1M | +6.7% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $37.6M | +1.2% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $37.1M | −3.6% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $38.5M | −16.0% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $45.9M | −3.0% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $47.3M | −4.1% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $49.3M | +3.6% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $47.6M | −0.2% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $47.6M | +22.3% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $39.0M | +17.3% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $33.2M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +4.5%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Hershey R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/hershey/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001628280-26-008586 · February 17, 2026
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