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)
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 not reaching Q4 2024 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then deteriorated significantly 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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 not reaching Q4 2024 level. |
| 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 Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
Inventory Turnover
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 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 millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 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) | 10,748) | 12,038) | 14,003) | 11,612) | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventory, net | 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) | 12,561) | 12,365) | 11,885) | 13,204) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 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 | 3.57 | 3.58 | 3.26 | 3.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 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 | 8.76 | 9.81 | 9.33 | 8.08 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 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 | 4.65 | 4.91 | 4.65 | 5.10 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 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 | 6.08 | — | — | — | ||||||||
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 salesQ2 2025
+ Cost of salesQ1 2025
+ Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024)
÷ Merchandise inventory, net
= (15,691 + 14,274 + 12,576 + 13,580)
÷ 16,841 = 3.33
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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 not reaching Q4 2024 level. |
Payables Turnover
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 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 millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 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) | 10,748) | 12,038) | 14,003) | 11,612) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 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) | 8,279) | 9,283) | 8,984) | 10,104) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 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 | 5.54 | 5.18 | 4.26 | 5.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 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 | 3.57 | 3.77 | 4.39 | 3.51 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 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 | 7.91 | 7.62 | 6.99 | 9.16 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 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 | 10.53 | — | — | — | ||||||||
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 salesQ2 2025
+ Cost of salesQ1 2025
+ Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (15,691 + 14,274 + 12,576 + 13,580)
÷ 10,336 = 5.43
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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
Working Capital Turnover
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 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 millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 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) | 14,228) | 15,138) | 15,483) | 16,033) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 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) | 14,497) | 15,069) | 14,581) | 15,774) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 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) | (269) | 69) | 902) | 259) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 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) | 15,646) | 17,415) | 20,888) | 17,360) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 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 | 119.81 | 74.71 | 46.13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 43.32 | 39.93 | 53.59 | 77.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.33 | 31.50 | 19.23 | 69.81 | 60.82 | 31.47 | 18.92 | 47.22 | 32.92 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 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 | 68.95 | 57.87 | 124.59 | 59.68 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 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 | 13.27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
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
= (23,586 + 21,364 + 18,603 + 20,471)
÷ 4,091 = 20.54
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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 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 | 3.33 | 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 | 3.57 | 3.58 | 3.26 | 3.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 110 | 117 | 107 | 106 | 102 | 111 | 104 | 113 | 111 | 116 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 106 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 104 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 112 | 95 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 41 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 39 | 45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 83 | 81 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 78 | 72 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 61 | 59 | 57 | 81 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 60 | — | — | — | ||||||||
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 ÷ 3.33 = 110
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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 not reaching Q4 2024 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., 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 | 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 | 5.54 | 5.18 | 4.26 | 5.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 67 | 75 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 68 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 66 | 81 | 87 | 79 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 86 | 62 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 96 | 95 | 86 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 101 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 105 | 97 | 92 | 93 | 113 | 102 | 97 | 83 | 104 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 48 | 45 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 42 | 39 | 37 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 72 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
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 ÷ 5.43 = 67
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. | Lowe’s Cos. Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025. |