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)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 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).
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then slightly improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then increased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 exceeding Q2 2025 level. |
Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 and from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then slightly improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Inventory Turnover
Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | 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 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 12,458) | 13,374) | 15,691) | 14,274) | 12,576) | 13,580) | 16,557) | 14,820) | 15,189) | 15,661) | 18,343) | 15,609) | 14,313) | 15,331) | 18,258) | 16,292) | 13,856) | 15,009) | 17,998) | 13,162) | 11,045) | 11,748) | 14,252) | 12,160) | |||||||
Merchandise inventory, net | 17,409) | 17,566) | 16,841) | 18,224) | 16,894) | 17,530) | 17,422) | 19,522) | 18,532) | 19,817) | 19,329) | 20,239) | 17,605) | 16,685) | 17,322) | 18,382) | 16,193) | 15,712) | 13,831) | 14,283) | 13,179) | 13,716) | 13,730) | 15,026) | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory turnover1 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.33 | 3.13 | 3.41 | 3.43 | 3.57 | 3.28 | 3.50 | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.14 | 3.65 | 3.82 | 3.66 | 3.44 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.90 | 3.52 | 3.73 | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 9.54 | 8.86 | 9.21 | 9.94 | 9.15 | 8.41 | 8.01 | 8.49 | 8.40 | 7.80 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 8.34 | 8.69 | 10.90 | 10.54 | 9.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
Home Depot Inc. | 4.53 | 4.30 | 4.38 | 4.51 | 4.85 | 4.49 | 4.43 | 4.08 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 3.96 | 4.01 | 4.55 | 4.76 | 5.06 | 4.87 | 5.25 | 5.13 | 5.83 | 4.93 | 5.00 | — | — | — | |||||||
TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 4.69 | 5.99 | 6.16 | 6.36 | 4.48 | 5.56 | 5.64 | 6.21 | 4.26 | 5.04 | 5.10 | 5.82 | 4.90 | 6.04 | 5.35 | 5.66 | 5.08 | 6.88 | 5.59 | 6.13 | 4.64 | 5.64 | 5.59 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 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).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ4 2025
+ Cost of salesQ3 2025
+ Cost of salesQ2 2025
+ Cost of salesQ1 2025)
÷ Merchandise inventory, net
= (12,458 + 13,374 + 15,691 + 14,274)
÷ 17,409 = 3.21
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then slightly improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Payables Turnover
Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | 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 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales | 12,458) | 13,374) | 15,691) | 14,274) | 12,576) | 13,580) | 16,557) | 14,820) | 15,189) | 15,661) | 18,343) | 15,609) | 14,313) | 15,331) | 18,258) | 16,292) | 13,856) | 15,009) | 17,998) | 13,162) | 11,045) | 11,748) | 14,252) | 12,160) | |||||||
Accounts payable | 9,290) | 10,602) | 10,336) | 11,737) | 8,704) | 9,914) | 10,333) | 11,885) | 10,524) | 12,249) | 12,631) | 13,831) | 11,354) | 11,334) | 12,011) | 13,964) | 10,884) | 12,759) | 12,916) | 10,841) | 7,659) | 8,822) | 9,499) | 11,485) | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payables turnover1 | 6.01 | 5.27 | 5.43 | 4.86 | 6.61 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 5.39 | 6.16 | 5.22 | 5.03 | 4.59 | 5.65 | 5.62 | 5.28 | 4.52 | 5.51 | 4.48 | 4.18 | 4.63 | 6.42 | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 3.46 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 4.24 | 3.59 | 4.14 | 4.22 | 4.34 | 3.63 | 4.22 | 3.91 | 4.03 | 3.46 | 3.76 | 3.98 | 3.93 | 3.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
Home Depot Inc. | 8.90 | 7.61 | 7.65 | 8.04 | 10.13 | 8.92 | 8.51 | 8.20 | 9.14 | 8.43 | 7.19 | 6.59 | 7.45 | 7.32 | 7.47 | 6.44 | 7.52 | 6.42 | 6.73 | 7.35 | 9.33 | — | — | — | |||||||
TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 6.99 | 8.61 | 9.41 | 9.83 | 6.85 | 8.26 | 8.43 | 9.53 | 7.11 | 8.74 | 8.16 | 7.77 | 5.97 | 6.96 | 6.17 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 10.64 | 25.79 | 11.17 | 8.45 | 11.00 | 10.97 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 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).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ4 2025
+ Cost of salesQ3 2025
+ Cost of salesQ2 2025
+ Cost of salesQ1 2025)
÷ Accounts payable
= (12,458 + 13,374 + 15,691 + 14,274)
÷ 9,290 = 6.01
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then increased from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025 exceeding Q2 2025 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | 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 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets | 20,358) | 21,977) | 22,337) | 22,750) | 19,071) | 19,968) | 22,236) | 23,918) | 21,442) | 24,991) | 22,667) | 25,611) | 20,060) | 24,849) | 25,083) | 26,816) | 22,326) | 26,916) | 27,717) | 21,926) | 15,318) | 15,662) | 16,796) | 19,335) | |||||||
Less: Current liabilities | 18,757) | 19,447) | 18,246) | 19,506) | 15,568) | 16,496) | 17,612) | 19,210) | 19,511) | 20,876) | 20,366) | 21,831) | 19,668) | 20,834) | 21,664) | 22,892) | 18,730) | 19,564) | 21,370) | 18,325) | 15,182) | 15,063) | 15,835) | 17,781) | |||||||
Working capital | 1,601) | 2,530) | 4,091) | 3,244) | 3,503) | 3,472) | 4,624) | 4,708) | 1,931) | 4,115) | 2,301) | 3,780) | 392) | 4,015) | 3,419) | 3,924) | 3,596) | 7,352) | 6,347) | 3,601) | 136) | 599) | 961) | 1,554) | |||||||
Net sales | 18,554) | 20,170) | 23,586) | 21,364) | 18,603) | 20,471) | 24,956) | 22,347) | 22,445) | 23,479) | 27,476) | 23,659) | 21,340) | 22,918) | 27,570) | 24,422) | 20,311) | 22,309) | 27,302) | 19,675) | 16,027) | 17,388) | 20,992) | 17,741) | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working capital turnover1 | 52.26 | 33.09 | 20.54 | 26.32 | 24.66 | 25.98 | 20.16 | 20.34 | 50.26 | 23.32 | 41.46 | 25.26 | 245.54 | 23.72 | 27.67 | 24.04 | 24.92 | 11.60 | 12.67 | 20.57 | 530.50 | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 55.79 | 43.32 | 39.93 | 53.59 | 77.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.33 | 31.50 | 19.23 | 69.81 | 60.82 | — | — | — | |||||||
Home Depot Inc. | 52.78 | 40.08 | 36.65 | 18.37 | 19.67 | 21.62 | 20.37 | 22.32 | 16.81 | 16.73 | 30.40 | 43.84 | 417.56 | 41.45 | 90.49 | 48.51 | 24.87 | 13.79 | 16.66 | 28.53 | 76.81 | — | — | — | |||||||
TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 24.16 | 24.51 | 23.78 | 24.50 | 24.16 | 25.35 | 24.41 | 23.22 | 28.07 | 29.41 | 20.26 | 17.40 | 14.05 | 12.91 | 7.40 | 6.51 | 6.91 | 8.72 | 6.55 | 23.97 | 24.08 | 23.99 | 26.62 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 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).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2025
+ Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025)
÷ Working capital
= (18,554 + 20,170 + 23,586 + 21,364)
÷ 1,601 = 52.26
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 and from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | 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 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory turnover | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.33 | 3.13 | 3.41 | 3.43 | 3.57 | 3.28 | 3.50 | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.14 | 3.65 | 3.82 | 3.66 | 3.44 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.90 | 3.52 | 3.73 | — | — | — | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average inventory processing period1 | 114 | 115 | 110 | 117 | 107 | 106 | 102 | 111 | 104 | 113 | 111 | 116 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 106 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 104 | 98 | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 38 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 35 | 37 | — | — | — | |||||||
Home Depot Inc. | 81 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 73 | — | — | — | |||||||
TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 78 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 81 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 65 | 65 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 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).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.21 = 114
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then slightly improved from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Jan 31, 2025 | Nov 1, 2024 | 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 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payables turnover | 6.01 | 5.27 | 5.43 | 4.86 | 6.61 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 5.39 | 6.16 | 5.22 | 5.03 | 4.59 | 5.65 | 5.62 | 5.28 | 4.52 | 5.51 | 4.48 | 4.18 | 4.63 | 6.42 | — | — | — | |||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average payables payment period1 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 68 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 66 | 81 | 87 | 79 | 57 | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 106 | 96 | 95 | 86 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 101 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 105 | 97 | 92 | 93 | 113 | — | — | — | |||||||
Home Depot Inc. | 41 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 39 | — | — | — | |||||||
TJX Cos. Inc. | — | 52 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 72 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 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).
1 Q4 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.01 = 61
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2025 to Q4 2025. |