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: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
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. | Oracle Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024. |
Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Oracle Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Oracle Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
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. | |
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. | Oracle Corp. operating cycle improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 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. | Oracle Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
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. | Oracle Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Inventory Turnover
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Cost of revenues | 15,143) | 13,564) | 8,877) | 7,855) | 7,938) | 7,995) | |
Inventories | 334) | 298) | 314) | 142) | 211) | 320) | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Inventory turnover1 | 45.34 | 45.52 | 28.27 | 55.32 | 37.62 | 24.98 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 2.39 | 2.90 | 2.65 | 4.02 | 4.77 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 23.74 | 17.94 | 15.68 | 20.69 | 25.11 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 59.48 | 26.35 | 16.74 | 19.81 | 24.32 | 20.80 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 3.75 | 5.02 | 3.76 | 4.13 | 5.32 | |
Inventory Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 38.24 | 26.63 | 27.97 | 31.64 | 31.12 | |
Inventory Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 7.40 | 8.17 | 9.78 | 10.43 | 10.62 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover = Cost of revenues ÷ Inventories
= 15,143 ÷ 334 = 45.34
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. | Oracle Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Revenues | 52,961) | 49,954) | 42,440) | 40,479) | 39,068) | 39,506) | |
Trade receivables, net of allowances for credit losses | 7,874) | 6,915) | 5,953) | 5,409) | 5,551) | 5,134) | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Receivables turnover1 | 6.73 | 7.22 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.04 | 7.69 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | 5.47 | 6.00 | 5.87 | 5.74 | 6.16 | 5.79 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 8.73 | 8.53 | 8.41 | 9.20 | 7.28 | |
Autodesk Inc. | 6.28 | 5.21 | 6.13 | 5.89 | 5.02 | 5.42 | |
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 8.36 | 7.32 | 8.85 | 7.93 | 7.67 | |
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.94 | 3.66 | 2.92 | — | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 8.57 | 9.25 | 8.49 | 10.32 | 9.80 | |
Intuit Inc. | 35.63 | 35.48 | 28.53 | 24.64 | 51.54 | 77.98 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 4.31 | 4.35 | 4.48 | 4.42 | 4.47 | 4.26 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 3.07 | 2.80 | 2.57 | 3.43 | 3.29 | 4.98 | |
Salesforce Inc. | 3.05 | 2.92 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.77 | 2.70 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 4.41 | 4.20 | 4.24 | 4.48 | 4.14 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 6.17 | 6.38 | 7.40 | 4.72 | 6.07 | |
Receivables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 5.15 | 5.21 | 5.24 | 5.59 | 5.59 | |
Receivables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 7.37 | 7.42 | 7.55 | 8.00 | 7.59 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover = Revenues ÷ Trade receivables, net of allowances for credit losses
= 52,961 ÷ 7,874 = 6.73
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Oracle Corp. receivables turnover ratio improved from 2022 to 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
Payables Turnover
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Cost of revenues | 15,143) | 13,564) | 8,877) | 7,855) | 7,938) | 7,995) | |
Accounts payable | 2,357) | 1,204) | 1,317) | 745) | 637) | 580) | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Payables turnover1 | 6.42 | 11.27 | 6.74 | 10.54 | 12.46 | 13.78 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | 15.94 | 17.41 | 16.37 | 15.03 | 22.48 | 18.16 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 7.50 | 5.71 | 5.98 | 5.63 | 7.98 | |
Autodesk Inc. | 5.11 | 4.71 | 3.46 | 2.75 | 3.88 | 2.81 | |
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 4.77 | 7.89 | — | — | — | |
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 26.82 | 13.25 | 8.05 | 19.03 | 105.30 | — | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 6.67 | 6.87 | 6.54 | 7.75 | 8.30 | |
Intuit Inc. | 4.81 | 4.93 | 3.26 | 2.70 | 4.52 | 4.26 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 3.37 | 3.64 | 3.30 | 3.44 | 3.68 | 4.57 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 17.71 | 14.43 | 13.43 | 22.41 | 15.72 | 11.03 | |
Salesforce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 15.25 | 5.74 | 15.20 | 28.83 | 15.04 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 7.84 | 28.30 | 31.44 | 26.49 | 38.00 | |
Payables Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 6.20 | 5.52 | 5.71 | 6.58 | 7.58 | |
Payables Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 4.87 | 4.54 | 4.99 | 5.35 | 5.27 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover = Cost of revenues ÷ Accounts payable
= 15,143 ÷ 2,357 = 6.42
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. | Oracle Corp. payables turnover ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Current assets | 22,554) | 21,004) | 31,633) | 55,567) | 52,140) | 46,386) | |
Less: Current liabilities | 31,544) | 23,090) | 19,511) | 24,164) | 17,200) | 18,630) | |
Working capital | (8,990) | (2,086) | 12,122) | 31,403) | 34,940) | 27,756) | |
Revenues | 52,961) | 49,954) | 42,440) | 40,479) | 39,068) | 39,506) | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Working capital turnover1 | — | — | 3.50 | 1.29 | 1.12 | 1.42 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | 34.49 | 11.93 | 15.07 | 12.77 | 8.71 | 9.85 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 6.85 | 20.28 | 9.09 | 4.89 | — | |
Autodesk Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 10.61 | 9.92 | 4.01 | 3.94 | 4.70 | |
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.25 | 0.61 | 0.71 | — | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | 107.30 | |
Intuit Inc. | 7.45 | 8.13 | 8.98 | 3.85 | 1.73 | 4.17 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 7.12 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 1.76 | 1.30 | 1.19 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | — | — | 1.40 | 1.80 | |
Salesforce Inc. | 14.27 | 62.21 | 24.95 | 5.11 | 15.29 | — | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 21.77 | 11.16 | 21.76 | 5.76 | 46.69 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 13.12 | 21.34 | 10.65 | 9.00 | — | |
Working Capital Turnover, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 5.54 | 4.91 | 2.81 | 2.20 | 2.37 | |
Working Capital Turnover, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 5.24 | 5.71 | 3.86 | 2.86 | 3.06 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover = Revenues ÷ Working capital
= 52,961 ÷ -8,990 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Inventory turnover | 45.34 | 45.52 | 28.27 | 55.32 | 37.62 | 24.98 | |
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
Average inventory processing period1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 152 | 126 | 138 | 91 | 76 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 15 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 15 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 6 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 97 | 73 | 97 | 88 | 69 | |
Average Inventory Processing Period, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Average Inventory Processing Period, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 49 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 34 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 45.34 = 8
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. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Receivables turnover | 6.73 | 7.22 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.04 | 7.69 | |
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
Average receivable collection period1 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 47 | |
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | 67 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 59 | 63 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 42 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 50 | |
Autodesk Inc. | 58 | 70 | 60 | 62 | 73 | 67 | |
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 44 | 50 | 41 | 46 | 48 | |
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 102 | 102 | 93 | 100 | 125 | — | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 43 | 39 | 43 | 35 | 37 | |
Intuit Inc. | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 85 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 86 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 119 | 130 | 142 | 106 | 111 | 73 | |
Salesforce Inc. | 120 | 125 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 135 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 83 | 87 | 86 | 82 | 88 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 59 | 57 | 49 | 77 | 60 | |
Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 71 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 65 | |
Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 50 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 48 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.73 = 54
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. |
Operating Cycle
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Average inventory processing period | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
Average receivable collection period | 54 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 47 | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Operating cycle1 | 62 | 59 | 64 | 56 | 62 | 62 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 196 | 176 | 179 | 137 | 124 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 58 | 59 | 66 | 53 | 52 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 91 | 98 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 104 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 156 | 130 | 146 | 165 | 129 | |
Operating Cycle, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 77 | |
Operating Cycle, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 99 | 94 | 85 | 81 | 82 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 8 + 54 = 62
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Oracle Corp. operating cycle improved from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Payables turnover | 6.42 | 11.27 | 6.74 | 10.54 | 12.46 | 13.78 | |
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||
Average payables payment period1 | 57 | 32 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 26 | |
Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 20 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 49 | 64 | 61 | 65 | 46 | |
Autodesk Inc. | 71 | 78 | 105 | 133 | 94 | 130 | |
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 77 | 46 | — | — | — | |
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 14 | 28 | 45 | 19 | 3 | — | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 55 | 53 | 56 | 47 | 44 | |
Intuit Inc. | 76 | 74 | 112 | 135 | 81 | 86 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 108 | 100 | 111 | 106 | 99 | 80 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 21 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 33 | |
Salesforce Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 24 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 24 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 47 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
Average Payables Payment Period, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 59 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 48 | |
Average Payables Payment Period, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 75 | 80 | 73 | 68 | 69 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.42 = 57
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. | Oracle Corp. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data | |||||||
Average inventory processing period | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
Average receivable collection period | 54 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 47 | |
Average payables payment period | 57 | 32 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 26 | |
Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||
Cash conversion cycle1 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 36 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 119 | 130 | — | — | — | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |
Microsoft Corp. | -17 | -2 | -8 | -5 | -2 | 24 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 109 | 117 | 134 | 151 | 119 | |
Cash Conversion Cycle, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 29 | |
Cash Conversion Cycle, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 24 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31).
1 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 8 + 54 – 57 = 5
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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. | Oracle Corp. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then improved from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |