Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Costco Wholesale Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Costco Wholesale Corp. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Costco Wholesale Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Costco Wholesale Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Costco Wholesale Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. |
Inventory Turnover
Costco Wholesale Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchandise costs | 69,588) | 51,173) | 51,140) | 50,457) | 69,219) | 47,175) | 48,423) | 47,769) | 63,558) | 46,355) | 45,517) | 43,952) | 54,733) | 39,415) | 39,078) | 37,458) | 46,401) | 32,249) | 34,056) | 32,233) | 41,310) | 30,233) | 30,720) | 30,623) | |||||||
| Merchandise inventories | 18,647) | 17,430) | 17,075) | 18,001) | 16,651) | 16,324) | 16,081) | 18,571) | 17,907) | 17,623) | 16,485) | 16,942) | 14,215) | 13,975) | 13,865) | 14,901) | 12,242) | 11,010) | 11,850) | 13,818) | 11,395) | 11,304) | 11,356) | 12,205) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 11.92 | 12.74 | 12.77 | 11.96 | 12.77 | 12.68 | 12.82 | 10.94 | 11.13 | 10.81 | 11.14 | 10.46 | 12.01 | 11.62 | 11.19 | 10.08 | 11.84 | 12.70 | 11.63 | 9.73 | 11.66 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.54 | 5.31 | 6.29 | 6.51 | 6.09 | 4.73 | 5.19 | 5.09 | 5.39 | 4.86 | 6.22 | 6.49 | 6.21 | 4.94 | 6.78 | 6.65 | 6.10 | 4.80 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 8.93 | 7.56 | 8.43 | 8.29 | 8.20 | 7.01 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 7.59 | 7.46 | 8.88 | 9.09 | 9.35 | 7.96 | 9.94 | 9.79 | 8.88 | 7.60 | 8.81 | 8.64 | 8.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Merchandise costsQ4 2024
+ Merchandise costsQ3 2024
+ Merchandise costsQ2 2024
+ Merchandise costsQ1 2024)
÷ Merchandise inventories
= (69,588 + 51,173 + 51,140 + 50,457)
÷ 18,647 = 11.92
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Costco Wholesale Corp. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Costco Wholesale Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
| Receivables, net | 2,721) | 2,583) | 2,779) | 2,542) | 2,285) | 2,502) | 2,714) | 2,312) | 2,241) | 1,991) | 2,232) | 1,932) | 1,803) | 1,595) | 1,934) | 1,646) | 1,550) | 1,507) | 1,988) | 1,711) | 1,535) | 1,704) | 1,995) | 1,795) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 91.74 | 96.35 | 87.83 | 94.80 | 104.03 | 92.34 | 84.76 | 98.08 | 99.39 | 107.19 | 92.37 | 103.07 | 106.52 | 114.66 | 90.47 | 102.87 | 105.30 | 104.44 | 77.92 | 88.41 | 97.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 73.06 | 73.45 | 79.27 | 80.63 | 76.37 | 72.36 | 77.43 | 74.39 | 68.57 | 77.18 | 92.05 | 96.38 | 85.21 | 94.43 | 105.28 | 105.52 | 82.74 | 92.13 | 95.50 | 95.78 | 81.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Receivables, net
= (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
÷ 2,721 = 91.74
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Costco Wholesale Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Payables Turnover
Costco Wholesale Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchandise costs | 69,588) | 51,173) | 51,140) | 50,457) | 69,219) | 47,175) | 48,423) | 47,769) | 63,558) | 46,355) | 45,517) | 43,952) | 54,733) | 39,415) | 39,078) | 37,458) | 46,401) | 32,249) | 34,056) | 32,233) | 41,310) | 30,233) | 30,720) | 30,623) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 19,421) | 18,844) | 17,494) | 20,357) | 17,483) | 16,853) | 16,407) | 18,348) | 17,848) | 17,651) | 17,089) | 19,561) | 16,278) | 15,538) | 14,383) | 17,014) | 14,172) | 10,813) | 11,072) | 14,440) | 11,679) | 11,331) | 10,711) | 13,133) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 11.45 | 11.78 | 12.46 | 10.57 | 12.16 | 12.28 | 12.56 | 11.07 | 11.17 | 10.80 | 10.74 | 9.06 | 10.49 | 10.45 | 10.79 | 8.83 | 10.23 | 12.93 | 12.45 | 9.31 | 11.38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.43 | 5.48 | 6.50 | 6.88 | 6.10 | 5.25 | 5.34 | 5.46 | 4.84 | 4.47 | 5.54 | 5.88 | 5.15 | 4.42 | 5.61 | 5.94 | 5.53 | 4.86 | 5.93 | 6.45 | 5.46 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 8.63 | 7.92 | 8.45 | 8.70 | 8.63 | 7.93 | 8.18 | 8.17 | 7.76 | 7.50 | 8.55 | 8.75 | 8.55 | 7.62 | 8.81 | 9.15 | 8.40 | 7.87 | 8.48 | 8.57 | 8.19 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Merchandise costsQ4 2024
+ Merchandise costsQ3 2024
+ Merchandise costsQ2 2024
+ Merchandise costsQ1 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (69,588 + 51,173 + 51,140 + 50,457)
÷ 19,421 = 11.45
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Costco Wholesale Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Costco Wholesale Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 34,246) | 33,288) | 32,146) | 40,080) | 35,879) | 34,289) | 34,330) | 34,150) | 32,696) | 33,008) | 32,565) | 33,850) | 29,505) | 27,916) | 26,308) | 32,096) | 28,120) | 25,254) | 23,703) | 26,643) | 23,485) | 22,285) | 21,648) | 22,954) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 35,464) | 35,361) | 34,688) | 36,768) | 33,583) | 31,708) | 32,516) | 33,067) | 31,998) | 31,845) | 31,545) | 33,342) | 29,441) | 27,982) | 26,564) | 32,667) | 24,844) | 22,779) | 22,695) | 26,265) | 23,237) | 22,832) | 22,450) | 22,473) | |||||||
| Working capital | (1,218) | (2,073) | (2,542) | 3,312) | 2,296) | 2,581) | 1,814) | 1,083) | 698) | 1,163) | 1,020) | 508) | 64) | (66) | (256) | (571) | 3,276) | 2,475) | 1,008) | 378) | 248) | (547) | (802) | 481) | |||||||
| Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | 72.76 | 103.53 | 89.52 | 126.82 | 209.37 | 319.10 | 183.50 | 202.13 | 391.97 | 3,000.81 | — | — | — | 49.82 | 63.59 | 153.67 | 400.20 | 602.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122.42 | 72.70 | 146.43 | 91.95 | 48.30 | 389.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
÷ -1,218 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Costco Wholesale Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 11.92 | 12.74 | 12.77 | 11.96 | 12.77 | 12.68 | 12.82 | 10.94 | 11.13 | 10.81 | 11.14 | 10.46 | 12.01 | 11.62 | 11.19 | 10.08 | 11.84 | 12.70 | 11.63 | 9.73 | 11.66 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Corp. | 56 | 69 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 77 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 74 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 41 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 11.92 = 31
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Costco Wholesale Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 91.74 | 96.35 | 87.83 | 94.80 | 104.03 | 92.34 | 84.76 | 98.08 | 99.39 | 107.19 | 92.37 | 103.07 | 106.52 | 114.66 | 90.47 | 102.87 | 105.30 | 104.44 | 77.92 | 88.41 | 97.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 91.74 = 4
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. |
Operating Cycle
Costco Wholesale Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 35 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 46 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 46 | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 31 + 4 = 35
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Costco Wholesale Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 11.45 | 11.78 | 12.46 | 10.57 | 12.16 | 12.28 | 12.56 | 11.07 | 11.17 | 10.80 | 10.74 | 9.06 | 10.49 | 10.45 | 10.79 | 8.83 | 10.23 | 12.93 | 12.45 | 9.31 | 11.38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Target Corp. | 57 | 67 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 66 | 62 | 71 | 83 | 65 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 62 | 57 | 67 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 42 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 45 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 11.45 = 32
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Costco Wholesale Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Costco Wholesale Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 32 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 31 + 4 – 32 = 3
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. |