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)
Meta Platforms Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Meta Platforms Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Meta Platforms Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Meta Platforms Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| 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. | |
| 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. | Meta Platforms Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
Receivables Turnover
Meta Platforms Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 40,589) | 39,071) | 36,455) | 40,112) | 34,146) | 31,999) | 28,645) | 32,165) | 27,714) | 28,822) | 27,908) | 33,671) | 29,010) | 29,077) | 26,171) | 28,071) | 21,470) | 18,687) | 17,737) | 21,082) | 17,652) | 16,886) | 15,077) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 14,700) | 14,505) | 13,430) | 16,169) | 12,944) | 12,511) | 11,044) | 13,466) | 11,227) | 11,525) | 11,390) | 14,039) | 12,088) | 11,698) | 10,276) | 11,335) | 8,024) | 7,483) | 7,289) | 9,518) | 7,673) | 7,513) | 6,475) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 10.63 | 10.33 | 10.63 | 8.34 | 9.81 | 9.63 | 10.63 | 8.66 | 10.52 | 10.36 | 10.51 | 8.40 | 9.29 | 8.96 | 9.19 | 7.58 | 9.84 | 10.04 | 10.06 | 7.43 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 6.92 | 6.97 | 7.14 | 6.41 | 7.24 | 7.46 | 7.90 | 7.03 | 8.13 | 7.79 | 7.79 | 6.55 | 7.03 | 6.89 | 7.02 | 5.90 | 6.89 | 7.83 | 7.64 | 6.39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 8.77 | 9.20 | 9.28 | 8.80 | 9.42 | 9.29 | 9.78 | 9.58 | 10.17 | 10.18 | 9.77 | 9.69 | 9.50 | 9.81 | 9.48 | 9.03 | 10.11 | 10.32 | 10.06 | 9.65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 6.94 | 7.42 | 6.30 | 7.21 | 6.70 | 6.81 | 6.03 | 6.54 | 5.93 | 5.57 | 4.90 | 5.04 | 4.76 | 4.66 | 4.32 | 5.15 | 5.53 | 5.38 | 4.39 | 4.49 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (40,589 + 39,071 + 36,455 + 40,112)
÷ 14,700 = 10.63
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. | Meta Platforms Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |
Payables Turnover
Meta Platforms Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 7,375) | 7,308) | 6,640) | 7,696) | 6,210) | 5,945) | 6,108) | 8,336) | 5,716) | 5,192) | 6,005) | 6,348) | 5,771) | 5,399) | 5,131) | 5,210) | 4,194) | 3,829) | 3,459) | 3,492) | 3,155) | 3,307) | 2,816) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 7,656) | 3,173) | 3,785) | 4,849) | 4,372) | 3,093) | 3,672) | 4,990) | 3,871) | 4,008) | 3,246) | 4,083) | 2,195) | 973) | 878) | 1,331) | 1,106) | 920) | 829) | 1,363) | 860) | 655) | 604) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 3.79 | 8.78 | 7.00 | 5.35 | 6.08 | 8.44 | 6.90 | 5.06 | 6.01 | 5.82 | 7.25 | 5.55 | 9.80 | 20.49 | 20.92 | 12.54 | 13.54 | 15.15 | 16.18 | 9.37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 20.32 | 22.98 | 22.01 | 17.79 | 22.59 | 24.29 | 30.41 | 24.61 | 19.65 | 27.29 | 33.89 | 18.38 | 22.54 | 20.72 | 18.72 | 15.16 | 18.14 | 18.73 | 18.26 | 12.93 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 3.16 | 3.04 | 3.10 | 2.96 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 3.01 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 3.16 | 3.10 | 3.03 | 2.91 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 3.43 | 3.18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 32.06 | 34.06 | 32.75 | 26.38 | 37.07 | 31.96 | 33.26 | 28.54 | 33.93 | 36.53 | 28.76 | 20.70 | 25.28 | 25.56 | 29.17 | 23.28 | 26.93 | 30.91 | 24.14 | 18.45 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenueQ3 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ2 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ1 2024
+ Cost of revenueQ4 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (7,375 + 7,308 + 6,640 + 7,696)
÷ 7,656 = 3.79
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. | Meta Platforms Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Meta Platforms Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 91,067) | 76,431) | 75,330) | 85,365) | 78,378) | 69,560) | 52,483) | 59,549) | 58,315) | 55,987) | 59,265) | 66,666) | 75,421) | 80,697) | 77,322) | 75,670) | 65,799) | 68,130) | 69,349) | 66,225) | 62,079) | 57,961) | 53,300) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 33,330) | 27,004) | 28,101) | 31,960) | 30,531) | 29,921) | 25,381) | 27,026) | 22,687) | 22,217) | 21,086) | 21,135) | 17,812) | 14,874) | 12,717) | 14,981) | 11,944) | 11,308) | 15,069) | 15,053) | 13,328) | 12,979) | 9,908) | |||||||
| Working capital | 57,737) | 49,427) | 47,229) | 53,405) | 47,847) | 39,639) | 27,102) | 32,523) | 35,628) | 33,770) | 38,179) | 45,531) | 57,609) | 65,823) | 64,605) | 60,689) | 53,855) | 56,822) | 54,280) | 51,172) | 48,751) | 44,982) | 43,392) | |||||||
| Revenue | 40,589) | 39,071) | 36,455) | 40,112) | 34,146) | 31,999) | 28,645) | 32,165) | 27,714) | 28,822) | 27,908) | 33,671) | 29,010) | 29,077) | 26,171) | 28,071) | 21,470) | 18,687) | 17,737) | 21,082) | 17,652) | 16,886) | 15,077) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 2.71 | 3.03 | 3.02 | 2.53 | 2.65 | 3.04 | 4.33 | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.54 | 3.13 | 2.59 | 1.95 | 1.59 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 4.43 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 3.43 | 3.30 | 3.18 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 2.82 | 2.51 | 2.33 | 2.08 | 1.96 | 1.84 | 1.69 | 1.55 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 1.51 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 26.43 | — | 55.26 | 31.89 | 13.41 | 11.35 | 14.73 | 23.67 | 29.95 | 91.06 | 84.84 | — | 20.95 | 15.57 | 12.30 | 12.78 | 12.62 | 24.13 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | — | — | — | 54.74 | 45.26 | 420.20 | — | 3,308.88 | 112.96 | 41.96 | 25.38 | 26.13 | 9.70 | 9.36 | 7.30 | 7.58 | 6.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (40,589 + 39,071 + 36,455 + 40,112)
÷ 57,737 = 2.71
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Meta Platforms Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Meta Platforms Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 10.63 | 10.33 | 10.63 | 8.34 | 9.81 | 9.63 | 10.63 | 8.66 | 10.52 | 10.36 | 10.51 | 8.40 | 9.29 | 8.96 | 9.19 | 7.58 | 9.84 | 10.04 | 10.06 | 7.43 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 53 | 52 | 51 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 62 | 53 | 47 | 48 | 57 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 42 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 53 | 49 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 61 | 56 | 62 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 84 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 83 | 81 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.63 = 34
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. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Meta Platforms Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 3.79 | 8.78 | 7.00 | 5.35 | 6.08 | 8.44 | 6.90 | 5.06 | 6.01 | 5.82 | 7.25 | 5.55 | 9.80 | 20.49 | 20.92 | 12.54 | 13.54 | 15.15 | 16.18 | 9.37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 96 | 42 | 52 | 68 | 60 | 43 | 53 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 50 | 66 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alphabet Inc. | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Comcast Corp. | 115 | 120 | 118 | 123 | 123 | 122 | 121 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 116 | 118 | 115 | 118 | 121 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 106 | 115 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Netflix Inc. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.79 = 96
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. | Meta Platforms Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level. |