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)
Medtronic PLC, short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Medtronic PLC inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Medtronic PLC receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Medtronic PLC payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Medtronic PLC working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 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. | Medtronic PLC number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Medtronic PLC operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 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. | Medtronic PLC number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| 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. |
Inventory Turnover
Medtronic PLC, inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assets | 2,779) | 2,946) | 2,761) | 3,045) | 2,782) | 2,761) | 2,628) | 2,979) | 2,689) | 2,535) | 2,516) | 2,591) | 2,459) | 2,497) | 2,598) | 2,652) | 2,621) | 2,705) | 2,505) | 2,264) | 2,400) | 2,394) | 2,366) | 2,483) | 2,265) | 2,203) | 2,204) | ||||||||
| Inventories | 5,610) | 5,479) | 5,414) | 5,217) | 5,726) | 5,754) | 5,668) | 5,293) | 5,375) | 5,055) | 4,809) | 4,616) | 4,514) | 4,349) | 4,288) | 4,313) | 4,508) | 4,484) | 4,551) | 4,229) | 4,122) | 4,042) | 3,932) | 3,753) | 3,866) | 3,763) | 3,681) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 1.95 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 2.03 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 2.09 | 2.20 | 2.26 | 2.38 | 2.47 | 2.43 | 2.24 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.44 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 3.02 | 2.69 | 2.67 | 2.65 | 2.74 | 2.71 | 2.62 | 2.77 | 3.10 | 3.37 | 3.24 | 3.36 | 3.59 | 3.47 | 3.27 | 2.99 | 2.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cigna Group | — | — | — | 27.27 | 33.20 | 29.93 | 31.05 | 23.70 | 29.58 | 28.53 | 30.04 | 26.13 | 30.87 | 32.34 | 34.32 | 31.58 | 37.54 | 36.13 | 36.50 | 32.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 17.75 | 17.93 | 19.28 | 18.80 | 16.83 | 16.34 | 16.48 | 15.15 | 14.05 | 14.46 | 14.64 | 13.60 | 13.52 | 13.49 | 13.48 | 12.57 | 11.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.36 | 2.62 | 2.82 | 2.98 | 2.90 | 2.84 | 2.64 | 2.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ3 2025
+ Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ2 2025
+ Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ1 2025
+ Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ4 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (2,779 + 2,946 + 2,761 + 3,045)
÷ 5,610 = 2.06
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. | Medtronic PLC inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Receivables Turnover
Medtronic PLC, receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 8,292) | 8,403) | 7,915) | 8,589) | 8,089) | 7,984) | 7,702) | 8,544) | 7,727) | 7,585) | 7,371) | 8,089) | 7,763) | 7,847) | 7,987) | 8,188) | 7,775) | 7,647) | 6,507) | 5,997) | 7,717) | 7,706) | 7,493) | 8,146) | 7,546) | 7,481) | 7,384) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, less allowances and credit losses | 6,115) | 6,260) | 6,011) | 6,128) | 5,968) | 5,934) | 5,806) | 5,998) | 5,887) | 5,626) | 5,308) | 5,551) | 5,446) | 5,493) | 5,431) | 5,462) | 5,215) | 5,348) | 4,876) | 4,645) | 6,248) | 6,118) | 5,894) | 6,222) | 5,854) | 5,743) | 5,674) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 5.43 | 5.27 | 5.42 | 5.28 | 5.42 | 5.39 | 5.44 | 5.21 | 5.23 | 5.48 | 5.85 | 5.71 | 5.84 | 5.79 | 5.82 | 5.51 | 5.35 | 5.21 | 5.73 | 6.22 | 4.97 | 5.05 | 5.20 | 4.91 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 6.06 | 5.85 | 5.94 | 6.11 | 6.11 | 6.15 | 6.52 | 6.89 | 7.02 | 7.03 | 6.33 | 6.20 | 6.64 | 6.61 | 6.58 | 6.13 | 5.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 10.16 | 10.15 | 11.17 | 11.16 | 10.12 | 10.53 | 11.44 | 11.65 | 11.79 | 11.94 | 11.27 | 11.30 | 11.91 | 11.23 | 11.48 | 11.32 | 12.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | — | — | — | 18.00 | 19.84 | 17.60 | 15.98 | 18.08 | 17.93 | 18.82 | 16.53 | 18.81 | 19.51 | 18.80 | 16.67 | 20.66 | 18.93 | 18.81 | 17.39 | 19.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 6.82 | 6.82 | 6.83 | 6.49 | 6.30 | 7.12 | 7.37 | 6.95 | 6.60 | 7.20 | 7.11 | 6.52 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 7.38 | 6.96 | 6.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | — | — | — | 17.66 | 19.43 | 16.49 | 13.80 | 17.27 | 17.23 | 19.23 | 14.88 | 18.22 | 18.37 | 16.27 | 15.65 | 20.07 | 19.60 | 18.53 | 16.35 | 19.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, less allowances and credit losses
= (8,292 + 8,403 + 7,915 + 8,589)
÷ 6,115 = 5.43
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Medtronic PLC receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
Payables Turnover
Medtronic PLC, payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assets | 2,779) | 2,946) | 2,761) | 3,045) | 2,782) | 2,761) | 2,628) | 2,979) | 2,689) | 2,535) | 2,516) | 2,591) | 2,459) | 2,497) | 2,598) | 2,652) | 2,621) | 2,705) | 2,505) | 2,264) | 2,400) | 2,394) | 2,366) | 2,483) | 2,265) | 2,203) | 2,204) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 2,286) | 2,376) | 2,291) | 2,410) | 1,992) | 2,174) | 2,239) | 2,662) | 2,209) | 2,198) | 2,180) | 2,276) | 1,985) | 1,917) | 1,864) | 2,106) | 1,816) | 1,902) | 1,720) | 1,996) | 1,945) | 1,965) | 1,906) | 1,953) | 1,706) | 1,742) | 1,789) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 5.04 | 4.85 | 4.95 | 4.65 | 5.60 | 5.09 | 4.84 | 4.03 | 4.68 | 4.60 | 4.62 | 4.46 | 5.14 | 5.41 | 5.67 | 4.98 | 5.56 | 5.19 | 5.56 | 4.72 | 4.96 | 4.84 | 4.89 | 4.69 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 4.46 | 4.54 | 4.42 | 4.33 | 4.19 | 4.55 | 4.28 | 4.44 | 4.15 | 4.67 | 4.25 | 4.02 | 4.21 | 4.55 | 4.43 | 3.97 | 3.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cigna Group | — | — | — | 6.41 | 5.86 | 5.63 | 5.92 | 6.75 | 6.76 | 6.92 | 7.18 | 7.31 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 7.89 | 7.68 | 7.71 | 7.60 | 7.74 | 7.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 20.22 | 20.14 | 21.49 | 22.40 | 20.36 | 19.73 | 21.32 | 22.08 | 18.07 | 18.75 | 19.22 | 19.38 | 19.14 | 18.49 | 20.72 | 20.50 | 19.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | — | — | — | 8.10 | 8.17 | 8.09 | 7.54 | 7.72 | 7.61 | 7.54 | 7.57 | 7.47 | 7.48 | 7.35 | 7.28 | 7.59 | 7.31 | 7.30 | 7.31 | 7.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 14.05 | 11.88 | 12.91 | 12.64 | 12.69 | 11.66 | 11.10 | 12.99 | 13.78 | 12.01 | 12.68 | 14.36 | 14.45 | 14.13 | 13.71 | 14.80 | 18.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | — | — | — | 7.72 | 7.64 | 7.77 | 7.28 | 7.47 | 7.11 | 7.08 | 6.86 | 7.26 | 7.07 | 6.90 | 6.78 | 7.63 | 6.98 | 6.97 | 6.58 | 7.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ3 2025
+ Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ2 2025
+ Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ1 2025
+ Cost of products sold, excluding amortization of intangible assetsQ4 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (2,779 + 2,946 + 2,761 + 3,045)
÷ 2,286 = 5.04
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. | Medtronic PLC payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
Medtronic PLC, working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 22,513) | 22,438) | 21,947) | 21,935) | 22,513) | 22,081) | 21,869) | 21,675) | 25,364) | 25,398) | 22,135) | 23,059) | 23,303) | 22,731) | 22,434) | 22,548) | 26,347) | 26,036) | 24,509) | 22,031) | 24,043) | 22,653) | 22,705) | 21,967) | 20,877) | 21,653) | 22,460) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 11,840) | 12,195) | 10,287) | 10,789) | 9,793) | 9,659) | 9,047) | 9,051) | 14,422) | 14,465) | 14,049) | 12,394) | 8,927) | 7,803) | 7,764) | 8,509) | 12,534) | 12,071) | 13,086) | 10,366) | 8,735) | 8,170) | 8,518) | 8,472) | 8,853) | 8,463) | 9,112) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 10,673) | 10,243) | 11,660) | 11,146) | 12,720) | 12,422) | 12,822) | 12,624) | 10,942) | 10,933) | 8,086) | 10,665) | 14,376) | 14,928) | 14,670) | 14,039) | 13,813) | 13,965) | 11,423) | 11,665) | 15,308) | 14,483) | 14,187) | 13,495) | 12,024) | 13,190) | 13,348) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 8,292) | 8,403) | 7,915) | 8,589) | 8,089) | 7,984) | 7,702) | 8,544) | 7,727) | 7,585) | 7,371) | 8,089) | 7,763) | 7,847) | 7,987) | 8,188) | 7,775) | 7,647) | 6,507) | 5,997) | 7,717) | 7,706) | 7,493) | 8,146) | 7,546) | 7,481) | 7,384) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 3.11 | 3.22 | 2.79 | 2.90 | 2.54 | 2.57 | 2.46 | 2.47 | 2.81 | 2.82 | 3.84 | 2.97 | 2.21 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.02 | 2.00 | 2.44 | 2.48 | 2.03 | 2.13 | 2.16 | 2.26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 4.42 | 4.63 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.54 | 4.15 | 4.39 | 4.21 | 4.48 | 3.92 | 3.63 | 4.13 | 3.87 | 3.98 | 4.02 | 3.99 | 4.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cigna Group | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | — | — | — | 7.85 | 6.87 | 6.92 | 8.59 | 7.83 | 7.92 | 7.69 | 7.60 | 8.37 | 9.11 | 8.85 | 8.65 | 7.23 | 6.79 | 6.67 | 5.38 | 6.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 0.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (8,292 + 8,403 + 7,915 + 8,589)
÷ 10,673 = 3.11
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. | Medtronic PLC working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Medtronic PLC, average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 1.95 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 2.03 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 2.09 | 2.20 | 2.26 | 2.38 | 2.47 | 2.43 | 2.24 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.44 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 178 | 173 | 174 | 170 | 187 | 190 | 191 | 180 | 190 | 183 | 174 | 166 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 150 | 163 | 166 | 174 | 164 | 156 | 155 | 154 | 150 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 121 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 133 | 135 | 139 | 132 | 118 | 108 | 113 | 109 | 102 | 105 | 111 | 122 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cigna Group | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 200 | 208 | 201 | 193 | 186 | 183 | 166 | 162 | 161 | 155 | 139 | 130 | 122 | 126 | 129 | 138 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 2.06 = 178
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. | Medtronic PLC number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Medtronic PLC, average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 5.43 | 5.27 | 5.42 | 5.28 | 5.42 | 5.39 | 5.44 | 5.21 | 5.23 | 5.48 | 5.85 | 5.71 | 5.84 | 5.79 | 5.82 | 5.51 | 5.35 | 5.21 | 5.73 | 6.22 | 4.97 | 5.05 | 5.20 | 4.91 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 60 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 54 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.43 = 67
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| 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. |
Operating Cycle
Medtronic PLC, operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 178 | 173 | 174 | 170 | 187 | 190 | 191 | 180 | 190 | 183 | 174 | 166 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 150 | 163 | 166 | 174 | 164 | 156 | 155 | 154 | 150 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 67 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 245 | 242 | 241 | 239 | 254 | 258 | 258 | 250 | 260 | 250 | 236 | 230 | 224 | 216 | 211 | 216 | 231 | 236 | 238 | 223 | 229 | 227 | 224 | 224 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 181 | 198 | 197 | 198 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 185 | 170 | 160 | 171 | 168 | 157 | 160 | 166 | 182 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 57 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 254 | 261 | 254 | 249 | 244 | 234 | 216 | 215 | 216 | 206 | 190 | 186 | 172 | 172 | 178 | 190 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 178 + 67 = 245
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Medtronic PLC operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Medtronic PLC, average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 5.04 | 4.85 | 4.95 | 4.65 | 5.60 | 5.09 | 4.84 | 4.03 | 4.68 | 4.60 | 4.62 | 4.46 | 5.14 | 5.41 | 5.67 | 4.98 | 5.56 | 5.19 | 5.56 | 4.72 | 4.96 | 4.84 | 4.89 | 4.69 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 91 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 78 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 82 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 88 | 78 | 86 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 82 | 92 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cigna Group | — | — | — | 57 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | — | — | — | 45 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 26 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | — | — | — | 47 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 5.04 = 72
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. | Medtronic PLC number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Medtronic PLC, cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jan 24, 2025 | Oct 25, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Jan 26, 2024 | Oct 27, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | Jan 27, 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Oct 25, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | Jan 25, 2019 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 178 | 173 | 174 | 170 | 187 | 190 | 191 | 180 | 190 | 183 | 174 | 166 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 150 | 163 | 166 | 174 | 164 | 156 | 155 | 154 | 150 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 67 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average payables payment period | 72 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 91 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 78 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 173 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 159 | 182 | 171 | 157 | 148 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 143 | 165 | 166 | 172 | 146 | 155 | 152 | 149 | 146 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | — | — | — | 99 | 118 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 114 | 110 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 77 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 90 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | 39 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | — | — | — | 228 | 230 | 226 | 220 | 215 | 203 | 183 | 187 | 190 | 176 | 161 | 161 | 147 | 146 | 151 | 165 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 178 + 67 – 72 = 173
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. |