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ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios 
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

ConocoPhillips, short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 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
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 30.26 36.92 39.01 38.24 40.16 45.23 53.99 60.05 64.39 61.22 52.97 45.80 37.94 34.71 25.71 20.45 18.75
Receivables turnover 8.27 11.53 10.68 10.14 10.28 10.60 14.77 14.31 11.09 10.23 8.09 6.89 7.00 6.78 6.65 5.17 7.13
Payables turnover 9.14 10.70 11.14 10.82 11.04 11.72 14.52 14.88 12.84 12.02 11.18 11.03 9.16 8.83 8.15 5.94 7.04
Working capital turnover 15.54 17.16 16.55 15.51 12.98 8.76 16.88 16.56 13.30 11.63 9.84 9.02 11.37 3.72 3.24 3.02 2.80
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 12 10 9 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19
Add: Average receivable collection period 44 32 34 36 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51
Operating cycle 56 42 43 46 45 42 32 32 39 42 52 61 62 65 69 89 70
Less: Average payables payment period 40 34 33 34 33 31 25 25 28 30 33 33 40 41 45 61 52
Cash conversion cycle 16 8 10 12 12 11 7 7 11 12 19 28 22 24 24 28 18

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. ConocoPhillips 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. ConocoPhillips receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. ConocoPhillips payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. ConocoPhillips working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly 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. ConocoPhillips number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. ConocoPhillips number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. ConocoPhillips operating cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
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. ConocoPhillips 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. ConocoPhillips cash conversion cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Inventory Turnover

ConocoPhillips, inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues 14,236 13,041 13,620 13,848 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158
Inventories 1,809 1,496 1,447 1,443 1,398 1,326 1,236 1,258 1,219 1,226 1,234 1,174 1,208 1,043 1,138 1,098 1,002 1,034 982 726
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 30.26 36.92 39.01 38.24 40.16 45.23 53.99 60.05 64.39 61.22 52.97 45.80 37.94 34.71 25.71 20.45 18.75
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 21.32 19.95 18.80 19.58 22.86 21.48 23.28 25.16 28.58 25.22 26.71 27.10 24.68 21.96 18.60 17.05 16.64
Exxon Mobil Corp. 14.42 14.24 13.90 14.11 13.32 14.16 15.02 16.69 16.32 16.05 14.93 13.84 14.73 12.30 11.14 9.86 9.47
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 12.76 11.93 9.64 12.67 13.97 14.84 15.60 15.37 17.79 18.75 21.57 20.63 14.06 12.52 10.63 7.59 9.38

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2024) ÷ Inventories
= (14,236 + 13,041 + 13,620 + 13,848) ÷ 1,809 = 30.26

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. ConocoPhillips inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Receivables Turnover

ConocoPhillips, receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues 14,236 13,041 13,620 13,848 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance 6,621 4,791 5,285 5,444 5,461 5,658 4,517 5,280 7,075 7,338 8,081 7,807 6,543 5,336 4,401 4,339 2,634 1,984 1,399 2,116
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 8.27 11.53 10.68 10.14 10.28 10.60 14.77 14.31 11.09 10.23 8.09 6.89 7.00 6.78 6.65 5.17 7.13
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 9.35 9.90 9.49 9.54 9.88 9.21 11.10 12.21 11.52 10.11 7.67 7.60 8.45 8.12 7.39 6.79 8.24
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 7.58 6.92 6.96 8.26 8.84 7.98 11.07 10.85 8.56 8.98 5.31 5.34 6.17 6.39 5.94 5.41 8.42

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2024) ÷ Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance
= (14,236 + 13,041 + 13,620 + 13,848) ÷ 6,621 = 8.27

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. ConocoPhillips receivables turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Payables Turnover

ConocoPhillips, payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues 14,236 13,041 13,620 13,848 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158
Accounts payable 5,987 5,161 5,065 5,101 5,083 5,119 4,597 5,078 6,113 6,242 5,845 4,875 5,002 4,101 3,591 3,779 2,669 2,217 2,060 2,900
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 9.14 10.70 11.14 10.82 11.04 11.72 14.52 14.88 12.84 12.02 11.18 11.03 9.16 8.83 8.15 5.94 7.04
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 8.76 9.68 9.38 9.16 9.64 9.35 11.48 12.94 12.44 10.46 8.28 8.78 9.46 8.79 7.88 7.45 8.63
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 7.12 6.90 6.33 7.06 7.75 7.50 8.87 10.11 9.09 9.78 6.49 6.22 6.66 5.98 5.51 4.83 5.96

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2024) ÷ Accounts payable
= (14,236 + 13,041 + 13,620 + 13,848) ÷ 5,987 = 9.14

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. ConocoPhillips payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Working Capital Turnover

ConocoPhillips, working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 15,647 13,984 13,734 13,721 14,330 17,181 13,501 16,116 18,749 20,453 18,860 17,586 16,050 20,181 17,172 14,614 12,066 11,059 11,053 13,144
Less: Current liabilities 12,124 10,765 10,324 10,163 10,005 10,338 9,548 11,553 12,847 13,997 12,216 11,624 12,021 10,449 8,150 7,184 5,366 4,640 4,105 6,075
Working capital 3,523 3,219 3,410 3,558 4,325 6,843 3,953 4,563 5,902 6,456 6,644 5,962 4,029 9,732 9,022 7,430 6,700 6,419 6,948 7,069
 
Sales and other operating revenues 14,236 13,041 13,620 13,848 14,729 14,250 12,351 14,811 18,558 21,013 21,161 17,762 15,120 11,326 9,556 9,826 5,491 4,386 2,749 6,158
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 15.54 17.16 16.55 15.51 12.98 8.76 16.88 16.56 13.30 11.63 9.84 9.02 11.37 3.72 3.24 3.02 2.80
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 82.20 78.58 36.88 25.72 22.20 23.91 16.54 15.89 14.61 15.53 17.08 13.09 22.40 19.37 24.04 32.46 24.25
Exxon Mobil Corp. 15.65 13.95 13.37 12.07 10.70 11.56 12.16 12.91 13.95 15.33 26.98 59.06 110.19
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 2,087.46 69.01 50.58 32.45 44.63 49.75 21.36 13.76 28.72 5.99 11.43 29.88

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = (Sales and other operating revenuesQ4 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ3 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ2 2024 + Sales and other operating revenuesQ1 2024) ÷ Working capital
= (14,236 + 13,041 + 13,620 + 13,848) ÷ 3,523 = 15.54

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. ConocoPhillips working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Average Inventory Processing Period

ConocoPhillips, average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 30.26 36.92 39.01 38.24 40.16 45.23 53.99 60.05 64.39 61.22 52.97 45.80 37.94 34.71 25.71 20.45 18.75
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 12 10 9 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 17 18 19 19 16 17 16 15 13 14 14 13 15 17 20 21 22
Exxon Mobil Corp. 25 26 26 26 27 26 24 22 22 23 24 26 25 30 33 37 39
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 29 31 38 29 26 25 23 24 21 19 17 18 26 29 34 48 39

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 30.26 = 12

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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. ConocoPhillips number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Average Receivable Collection Period

ConocoPhillips, average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

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Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 8.27 11.53 10.68 10.14 10.28 10.60 14.77 14.31 11.09 10.23 8.09 6.89 7.00 6.78 6.65 5.17 7.13
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 44 32 34 36 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 39 37 38 38 37 40 33 30 32 36 48 48 43 45 49 54 44
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 48 53 52 44 41 46 33 34 43 41 69 68 59 57 61 67 43

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 8.27 = 44

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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. ConocoPhillips number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Operating Cycle

ConocoPhillips, operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

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Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 12 10 9 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19
Average receivable collection period 44 32 34 36 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 56 42 43 46 45 42 32 32 39 42 52 61 62 65 69 89 70
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 56 55 57 57 53 57 49 45 45 50 62 61 58 62 69 75 66
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 77 84 90 73 67 71 56 58 64 60 86 86 85 86 95 115 82

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 12 + 44 = 56

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. ConocoPhillips operating cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Average Payables Payment Period

ConocoPhillips, average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 9.14 10.70 11.14 10.82 11.04 11.72 14.52 14.88 12.84 12.02 11.18 11.03 9.16 8.83 8.15 5.94 7.04
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 40 34 33 34 33 31 25 25 28 30 33 33 40 41 45 61 52
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 42 38 39 40 38 39 32 28 29 35 44 42 39 42 46 49 42
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 51 53 58 52 47 49 41 36 40 37 56 59 55 61 66 76 61

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.14 = 40

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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. ConocoPhillips number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Cash Conversion Cycle

ConocoPhillips, cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 12 10 9 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 18 19
Average receivable collection period 44 32 34 36 36 34 25 26 33 36 45 53 52 54 55 71 51
Average payables payment period 40 34 33 34 33 31 25 25 28 30 33 33 40 41 45 61 52
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 16 8 10 12 12 11 7 7 11 12 19 28 22 24 24 28 18
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Chevron Corp. 14 17 18 17 15 18 17 17 16 15 18 19 19 20 23 26 24
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 26 31 32 21 20 22 15 22 24 23 30 27 30 25 29 39 21

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 12 + 4440 = 16

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. ConocoPhillips cash conversion cycle improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.