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)
Dollar General Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Dollar General Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Dollar General Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Dollar General Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
| 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 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. | Dollar General Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 exceeding Q4 2024 level. |
Inventory Turnover
Dollar General Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 7,150,882) | 6,921,872) | 6,952,178) | 6,881,554) | 6,751,495) | 6,387,358) | 7,054,590) | 6,579,696) | 6,377,490) | 6,012,989) | 5,951,208) | 5,898,400) | 5,912,539) | 5,645,296) | 5,677,829) | 5,631,385) | 5,866,006) | 5,852,757) | 4,884,879) | 4,926,307) | 4,832,817) | 4,620,909) | 4,578,120) | 4,522,403) | 4,468,436) | 4,252,214) | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventories | 7,000,569) | 6,934,389) | 6,994,266) | 7,356,065) | 7,531,459) | 7,335,845) | 6,760,733) | 7,144,722) | 6,935,856) | 6,087,399) | 5,614,325) | 5,298,859) | 5,279,273) | 5,099,465) | 5,247,477) | 5,025,810) | 4,391,157) | 4,107,331) | 4,676,848) | 4,496,377) | 4,419,628) | 4,109,759) | 4,097,004) | 3,979,105) | 3,896,432) | 3,594,529) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 3.99 | 3.97 | 3.86 | 3.68 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 3.85 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.91 | 4.17 | 4.37 | 4.33 | 4.48 | 4.39 | 4.42 | 4.90 | 4.99 | 4.12 | 4.22 | 4.20 | 4.43 | 4.35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.09 | 6.55 | 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. | 9.01 | 8.96 | 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-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of goods soldQ2 2025
+ Cost of goods soldQ1 2025
+ Cost of goods soldQ4 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ3 2024)
÷ Merchandise inventories
= (7,150,882 + 6,921,872 + 6,952,178 + 6,881,554)
÷ 7,000,569 = 3.99
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. | Dollar General Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
Payables Turnover
Dollar General Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 7,150,882) | 6,921,872) | 6,952,178) | 6,881,554) | 6,751,495) | 6,387,358) | 7,054,590) | 6,579,696) | 6,377,490) | 6,012,989) | 5,951,208) | 5,898,400) | 5,912,539) | 5,645,296) | 5,677,829) | 5,631,385) | 5,866,006) | 5,852,757) | 4,884,879) | 4,926,307) | 4,832,817) | 4,620,909) | 4,578,120) | 4,522,403) | 4,468,436) | 4,252,214) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 3,869,267) | 3,472,487) | 3,587,374) | 3,651,778) | 3,681,634) | 3,679,170) | 3,552,991) | 4,127,076) | 4,358,388) | 3,906,852) | 3,738,604) | 3,532,639) | 3,369,984) | 3,294,423) | 3,614,089) | 3,770,528) | 3,400,642) | 2,954,361) | 2,860,682) | 2,844,171) | 2,727,079) | 2,452,898) | 2,385,469) | 2,336,772) | 2,294,996) | 2,018,320) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 7.21 | 7.92 | 7.52 | 7.41 | 7.27 | 7.18 | 7.32 | 6.04 | 5.56 | 6.09 | 6.26 | 6.55 | 6.79 | 6.93 | 6.37 | 5.90 | 6.33 | 6.94 | 6.73 | 6.67 | 6.80 | 7.42 | 7.47 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.10 | 6.64 | 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. | 8.84 | 8.85 | 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-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of goods soldQ2 2025
+ Cost of goods soldQ1 2025
+ Cost of goods soldQ4 2024
+ Cost of goods soldQ3 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (7,150,882 + 6,921,872 + 6,952,178 + 6,881,554)
÷ 3,869,267 = 7.21
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. | Dollar General Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
Working Capital Turnover
Dollar General Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 8,724,242) | 8,096,971) | 8,010,724) | 8,271,078) | 8,413,979) | 8,055,460) | 7,581,009) | 8,017,016) | 7,682,892) | 6,736,870) | 6,303,843) | 6,181,834) | 5,992,718) | 6,041,745) | 6,914,219) | 7,533,432) | 7,597,408) | 6,992,483) | 5,177,868) | 5,068,542) | 4,919,138) | 4,583,769) | 4,663,020) | 4,630,344) | 4,517,826) | 4,166,036) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 7,141,187) | 6,641,862) | 6,725,701) | 6,787,090) | 6,033,922) | 6,100,679) | 5,887,768) | 6,502,647) | 7,566,786) | 6,951,841) | 5,979,357) | 5,740,499) | 5,479,084) | 5,315,398) | 5,710,783) | 5,886,211) | 5,411,188) | 4,843,228) | 4,543,560) | 4,506,038) | 4,312,270) | 3,956,716) | 3,015,857) | 2,982,182) | 2,915,544) | 2,525,332) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 1,583,055) | 1,455,109) | 1,285,023) | 1,483,988) | 2,380,057) | 1,954,781) | 1,693,241) | 1,514,369) | 116,106) | (214,971) | 324,486) | 441,335) | 513,634) | 726,347) | 1,203,436) | 1,647,221) | 2,186,220) | 2,149,255) | 634,308) | 562,504) | 606,868) | 627,053) | 1,647,163) | 1,648,162) | 1,602,282) | 1,640,704) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 10,210,361) | 9,914,021) | 9,858,514) | 9,694,082) | 9,796,181) | 9,342,832) | 10,202,907) | 9,464,891) | 9,425,713) | 8,751,352) | 8,651,448) | 8,517,839) | 8,650,198) | 8,400,964) | 8,414,524) | 8,199,625) | 8,684,241) | 8,448,449) | 7,157,642) | 6,991,393) | 6,981,753) | 6,623,185) | 6,649,809) | 6,417,462) | 6,443,309) | 6,114,463) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 25.06 | 26.98 | 30.11 | 26.30 | 16.30 | 19.66 | 22.35 | 23.97 | 304.43 | — | 105.46 | 77.00 | 65.54 | 46.40 | 28.04 | 19.72 | 14.31 | 13.76 | 43.75 | 48.44 | 43.95 | 41.68 | 15.56 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Target Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122.42 | 72.70 | 146.43 | 91.95 | 48.30 | 389.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (10,210,361 + 9,914,021 + 9,858,514 + 9,694,082)
÷ 1,583,055 = 25.06
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. | Dollar General Corp. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Dollar General Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 3.99 | 3.97 | 3.86 | 3.68 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 3.85 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.91 | 4.17 | 4.37 | 4.33 | 4.48 | 4.39 | 4.42 | 4.90 | 4.99 | 4.12 | 4.22 | 4.20 | 4.43 | 4.35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 103 | 101 | 95 | 105 | 104 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 73 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 84 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 31 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Target Corp. | 60 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 77 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 74 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 65 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 40 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.99 = 92
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 Payables Payment Period
Dollar General Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 2, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Nov 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Oct 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | Oct 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | Oct 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Nov 1, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Nov 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 7.21 | 7.92 | 7.52 | 7.41 | 7.27 | 7.18 | 7.32 | 6.04 | 5.56 | 6.09 | 6.26 | 6.55 | 6.79 | 6.93 | 6.37 | 5.90 | 6.33 | 6.94 | 6.73 | 6.67 | 6.80 | 7.42 | 7.47 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 49 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | 32 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Target Corp. | 60 | 55 | 57 | 67 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 66 | 62 | 71 | 83 | 65 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 62 | 57 | 67 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 41 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-04).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.21 = 51
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. | Dollar General Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 exceeding Q4 2024 level. |