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)
Sysco Corp., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Sysco Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Sysco Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Sysco Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Sysco Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | Sysco Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| 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
Sysco Corp., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 16,719) | 15,770) | 15,774) | 15,973) | 16,043) | 15,444) | 15,244) | 15,638) | 15,513) | 13,889) | 13,429) | 13,485) | 13,221) | 9,702) | 9,461) | 9,558) | 7,301) | 11,134) | 12,197) | 12,360) | 12,496) | 11,904) | 11,994) | 12,311) | |||||||
| Inventories | 4,678) | 4,734) | 4,722) | 4,649) | 4,481) | 4,621) | 4,662) | 4,683) | 4,437) | 4,409) | 4,116) | 4,055) | 3,695) | 3,219) | 3,100) | 3,135) | 3,095) | 3,698) | 3,508) | 3,387) | 3,216) | 3,345) | 3,310) | 3,354) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 13.73 | 13.43 | 13.39 | 13.49 | 13.92 | 13.38 | 12.93 | 12.49 | 12.69 | 12.25 | 12.11 | 11.31 | 11.35 | 11.19 | 12.08 | 12.82 | 13.89 | 13.03 | 13.95 | 14.39 | 15.14 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 11.92 | 12.74 | 12.77 | 11.96 | 12.77 | 12.68 | 12.82 | 10.94 | 11.13 | 10.81 | 11.14 | 10.46 | 12.01 | 11.62 | 11.19 | 10.08 | 11.84 | 12.70 | 11.63 | 9.73 | 11.66 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.54 | 5.31 | 6.29 | 6.51 | 6.09 | 4.73 | 5.19 | 5.09 | 5.39 | 4.86 | 6.22 | 6.49 | 6.21 | 4.94 | 6.78 | 6.65 | 6.10 | 4.80 | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 8.93 | 7.56 | 8.43 | 8.29 | 8.20 | 7.01 | 7.40 | 7.06 | 7.59 | 7.46 | 8.88 | 9.09 | 9.35 | 7.96 | 9.94 | 9.79 | 8.88 | 7.60 | 8.81 | 8.64 | 8.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (16,719 + 15,770 + 15,774 + 15,973)
÷ 4,678 = 13.73
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. | Sysco Corp. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Receivables Turnover
Sysco Corp., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 20,556) | 19,380) | 19,288) | 19,620) | 19,728) | 18,876) | 18,594) | 19,127) | 18,957) | 16,902) | 16,320) | 16,457) | 16,137) | 11,825) | 11,559) | 11,777) | 8,867) | 13,699) | 15,025) | 15,303) | 15,475) | 14,658) | 14,766) | 15,215) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, less allowances | 5,324) | 5,557) | 5,292) | 5,339) | 5,092) | 5,227) | 4,908) | 5,337) | 4,839) | 4,778) | 4,220) | 4,310) | 3,782) | 3,221) | 2,855) | 3,106) | 2,894) | 3,656) | 4,376) | 4,397) | 4,182) | 4,329) | 4,147) | 4,242) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 14.81 | 14.04 | 14.65 | 14.39 | 14.99 | 14.45 | 14.99 | 13.36 | 14.18 | 13.78 | 14.39 | 12.99 | 13.57 | 13.67 | 16.08 | 15.89 | 18.28 | 16.27 | 13.82 | 13.69 | 14.38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 91.74 | 96.35 | 87.83 | 94.80 | 104.03 | 92.34 | 84.76 | 98.08 | 99.39 | 107.19 | 92.37 | 103.07 | 106.52 | 114.66 | 90.47 | 102.87 | 105.30 | 104.44 | 77.92 | 88.41 | 97.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 73.06 | 73.45 | 79.27 | 80.63 | 76.37 | 72.36 | 77.43 | 74.39 | 68.57 | 77.18 | 92.05 | 96.38 | 85.21 | 94.43 | 105.28 | 105.52 | 82.74 | 92.13 | 95.50 | 95.78 | 81.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (SalesQ4 2024
+ SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, less allowances
= (20,556 + 19,380 + 19,288 + 19,620)
÷ 5,324 = 14.81
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. | Sysco Corp. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Payables Turnover
Sysco Corp., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 16,719) | 15,770) | 15,774) | 15,973) | 16,043) | 15,444) | 15,244) | 15,638) | 15,513) | 13,889) | 13,429) | 13,485) | 13,221) | 9,702) | 9,461) | 9,558) | 7,301) | 11,134) | 12,197) | 12,360) | 12,496) | 11,904) | 11,994) | 12,311) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 6,290) | 5,869) | 5,738) | 5,796) | 6,026) | 5,902) | 5,420) | 6,018) | 5,753) | 5,722) | 5,019) | 5,238) | 4,885) | 4,221) | 3,555) | 4,035) | 3,447) | 3,969) | 4,160) | 4,247) | 4,315) | 4,293) | 4,230) | 4,218) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 10.21 | 10.83 | 11.02 | 10.82 | 10.35 | 10.48 | 11.12 | 9.72 | 9.79 | 9.44 | 9.93 | 8.76 | 8.59 | 8.53 | 10.54 | 9.96 | 12.47 | 12.14 | 11.77 | 11.48 | 11.29 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 11.45 | 11.78 | 12.46 | 10.57 | 12.16 | 12.28 | 12.56 | 11.07 | 11.17 | 10.80 | 10.74 | 9.06 | 10.49 | 10.45 | 10.79 | 8.83 | 10.23 | 12.93 | 12.45 | 9.31 | 11.38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 6.43 | 5.48 | 6.50 | 6.88 | 6.10 | 5.25 | 5.34 | 5.46 | 4.84 | 4.47 | 5.54 | 5.88 | 5.15 | 4.42 | 5.61 | 5.94 | 5.53 | 4.86 | 5.93 | 6.45 | 5.46 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 8.63 | 7.92 | 8.45 | 8.70 | 8.63 | 7.93 | 8.18 | 8.17 | 7.76 | 7.50 | 8.55 | 8.75 | 8.55 | 7.62 | 8.81 | 9.15 | 8.40 | 7.87 | 8.48 | 8.57 | 8.19 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ4 2024
+ Cost of salesQ3 2024
+ Cost of salesQ2 2024
+ Cost of salesQ1 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (16,719 + 15,770 + 15,774 + 15,973)
÷ 6,290 = 10.21
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. | Sysco Corp. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Sysco Corp., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 11,043) | 11,205) | 11,310) | 10,896) | 10,608) | 10,899) | 10,396) | 10,767) | 10,483) | 10,413) | 10,063) | 10,688) | 10,734) | 11,587) | 11,991) | 12,433) | 12,348) | 9,858) | 8,662) | 8,484) | 8,142) | 8,456) | 8,438) | 8,642) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 9,241) | 8,366) | 8,254) | 8,454) | 8,540) | 8,981) | 8,389) | 8,959) | 8,750) | 8,372) | 7,594) | 7,738) | 7,320) | 7,008) | 6,717) | 7,168) | 6,718) | 6,625) | 6,932) | 6,101) | 6,103) | 6,500) | 6,750) | 6,641) | |||||||
| Working capital | 1,802) | 2,839) | 3,055) | 2,442) | 2,068) | 1,918) | 2,007) | 1,808) | 1,733) | 2,041) | 2,470) | 2,950) | 3,414) | 4,579) | 5,275) | 5,265) | 5,630) | 3,233) | 1,730) | 2,383) | 2,038) | 1,955) | 1,688) | 2,001) | |||||||
| Sales | 20,556) | 19,380) | 19,288) | 19,620) | 19,728) | 18,876) | 18,594) | 19,127) | 18,957) | 16,902) | 16,320) | 16,457) | 16,137) | 11,825) | 11,559) | 11,777) | 8,867) | 13,699) | 15,025) | 15,303) | 15,475) | 14,658) | 14,766) | 15,215) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 43.75 | 27.48 | 25.37 | 31.46 | 36.91 | 39.39 | 36.65 | 39.44 | 39.60 | 32.25 | 24.59 | 18.97 | 15.03 | 9.62 | 8.70 | 9.38 | 9.39 | 18.41 | 34.96 | 25.27 | 29.49 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | — | — | — | 72.76 | 103.53 | 89.52 | 126.82 | 209.37 | 319.10 | 183.50 | 202.13 | 391.97 | 3,000.81 | — | — | — | 49.82 | 63.59 | 153.67 | 400.20 | 602.22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122.42 | 72.70 | 146.43 | 91.95 | 48.30 | 389.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (SalesQ4 2024
+ SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (20,556 + 19,380 + 19,288 + 19,620)
÷ 1,802 = 43.75
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. | Sysco Corp. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
Sysco Corp., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 13.73 | 13.43 | 13.39 | 13.49 | 13.92 | 13.38 | 12.93 | 12.49 | 12.69 | 12.25 | 12.11 | 11.31 | 11.35 | 11.19 | 12.08 | 12.82 | 13.89 | 13.03 | 13.95 | 14.39 | 15.14 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 56 | 69 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 77 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 74 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 41 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 13.73 = 27
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. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Sysco Corp., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 14.81 | 14.04 | 14.65 | 14.39 | 14.99 | 14.45 | 14.99 | 13.36 | 14.18 | 13.78 | 14.39 | 12.99 | 13.57 | 13.67 | 16.08 | 15.89 | 18.28 | 16.27 | 13.82 | 13.69 | 14.38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 14.81 = 25
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
Sysco Corp., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 49 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 35 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 35 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 46 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 46 | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 27 + 25 = 52
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. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Sysco Corp., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 10.21 | 10.83 | 11.02 | 10.82 | 10.35 | 10.48 | 11.12 | 9.72 | 9.79 | 9.44 | 9.93 | 8.76 | 8.59 | 8.53 | 10.54 | 9.96 | 12.47 | 12.14 | 11.77 | 11.48 | 11.29 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 32 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 57 | 67 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 66 | 62 | 71 | 83 | 65 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 62 | 57 | 67 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 42 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 45 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.21 = 36
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. | Sysco Corp. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Sysco Corp., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Jun 29, 2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | Jan 1, 2022 | Oct 2, 2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 27 + 25 – 36 = 16
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. |