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)
Exxon Mobil Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
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. | Exxon Mobil Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved 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. | Exxon Mobil Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved 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. |
Inventory Turnover
Exxon Mobil Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 revenue | 81,058) | 87,792) | 89,986) | 80,411) | 81,688) | 88,570) | 80,795) | 83,644) | 93,164) | 106,512) | 111,265) | 87,734) | 81,305) | 71,892) | 65,943) | 57,552) | 45,738) | 45,425) | 32,277) | 55,134) | ||||||
| Inventories | 23,524) | 23,875) | 24,503) | 23,491) | 25,120) | 24,450) | 24,249) | 23,642) | 24,435) | 24,096) | 23,585) | 22,177) | 18,780) | 19,607) | 19,275) | 18,357) | 18,850) | 17,885) | 19,657) | 16,501) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 revenueQ4 2024
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ3 2024
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ2 2024
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ1 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (81,058 + 87,792 + 89,986 + 80,411)
÷ 23,524 = 14.42
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. | Exxon Mobil Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Exxon Mobil Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 91,990) | 94,349) | 96,238) | 99,377) | 96,609) | 101,142) | 91,760) | 97,224) | 97,631) | 99,289) | 93,163) | 77,255) | 59,154) | 55,555) | 52,842) | 48,195) | 44,893) | 48,693) | 53,016) | 50,249) | ||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 70,307) | 69,993) | 70,763) | 71,921) | 65,316) | 71,186) | 61,815) | 66,666) | 69,045) | 74,057) | 80,110) | 72,059) | 56,643) | 61,856) | 62,238) | 60,150) | 56,363) | 56,468) | 57,270) | 64,773) | ||||||
| Working capital | 21,683) | 24,356) | 25,475) | 27,456) | 31,293) | 29,956) | 29,945) | 30,558) | 28,586) | 25,232) | 13,053) | 5,196) | 2,511) | (6,301) | (9,396) | (11,955) | (11,470) | (7,775) | (4,254) | (14,524) | ||||||
| Sales and other operating revenue | 81,058) | 87,792) | 89,986) | 80,411) | 81,688) | 88,570) | 80,795) | 83,644) | 93,164) | 106,512) | 111,265) | 87,734) | 81,305) | 71,892) | 65,943) | 57,552) | 45,738) | 45,425) | 32,277) | 55,134) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 revenueQ4 2024
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ3 2024
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ2 2024
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (81,058 + 87,792 + 89,986 + 80,411)
÷ 21,683 = 15.65
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. | Exxon Mobil Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Exxon Mobil Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 ÷ 14.42 = 25
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. |