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)
TJX Cos. Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | TJX Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | TJX Cos. Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | TJX Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | TJX Cos. Inc. 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. | TJX Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and 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. | TJX Cos. Inc. 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. | TJX Cos. Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and 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. | TJX Cos. Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Inventory Turnover
TJX Cos. Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs | 9,622) | 9,380) | 8,739) | 11,528) | 9,139) | 8,910) | 8,374) | 10,732) | 8,623) | 8,572) | 8,223) | 10,095) | 8,836) | 8,528) | 7,256) | 7,883) | 7,062) | 5,174) | 4,414) | 8,742) | 7,440) | 7,026) | 6,638) | 8,034) | 6,983) | 6,636) | 6,178) | ||||||||
| Merchandise inventories | 8,371) | 6,470) | 6,218) | 5,965) | 8,285) | 6,585) | 6,441) | 5,819) | 8,329) | 7,083) | 6,990) | 5,962) | 6,633) | 5,087) | 5,115) | 4,337) | 4,998) | 3,744) | 4,946) | 4,873) | 6,275) | 5,087) | 5,057) | 4,579) | 5,543) | 4,499) | 4,370) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 4.69 | 5.99 | 6.16 | 6.36 | 4.48 | 5.56 | 5.64 | 6.21 | 4.26 | 5.04 | 5.10 | 5.82 | 4.90 | 6.04 | 5.35 | 5.66 | 5.08 | 6.88 | 5.59 | 6.13 | 4.64 | 5.64 | 5.59 | 6.08 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 9.54 | 8.86 | 9.21 | 9.94 | 9.15 | 8.41 | 8.01 | 8.49 | 8.40 | 7.80 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 8.34 | 8.69 | 10.90 | 10.54 | 9.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 4.30 | 4.38 | 4.51 | 4.85 | 4.49 | 4.43 | 4.08 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 3.96 | 4.01 | 4.55 | 4.76 | 5.06 | 4.87 | 5.25 | 5.13 | 5.83 | 4.93 | 5.00 | 4.65 | 4.91 | 4.65 | 5.10 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 3.18 | 3.33 | 3.13 | 3.41 | 3.43 | 3.57 | 3.28 | 3.50 | 3.23 | 3.29 | 3.14 | 3.65 | 3.82 | 3.66 | 3.44 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.90 | 3.52 | 3.73 | 3.57 | 3.58 | 3.26 | 3.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ3 2025
+ Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ2 2025
+ Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ1 2025
+ Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ4 2024)
÷ Merchandise inventories
= (9,622 + 9,380 + 8,739 + 11,528)
÷ 8,371 = 4.69
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Receivables Turnover
TJX Cos. Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 14,063) | 13,468) | 12,479) | 16,411) | 13,265) | 12,758) | 11,783) | 14,520) | 12,166) | 11,843) | 11,406) | 13,854) | 12,532) | 12,077) | 10,087) | 10,943) | 10,117) | 6,668) | 4,409) | 12,206) | 10,451) | 9,782) | 9,278) | 11,127) | 9,826) | 9,331) | 8,689) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 599) | 521) | 542) | 529) | 560) | 548) | 587) | 563) | 571) | 556) | 576) | 518) | 615) | 616) | 621) | 461) | 464) | 444) | 172) | 386) | 443) | 377) | 393) | 346) | 420) | 356) | 368) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 94.19 | 106.76 | 101.32 | 102.49 | 93.44 | 93.48 | 85.71 | 88.70 | 86.31 | 89.32 | 86.53 | 93.79 | 74.20 | 70.21 | 60.88 | 69.69 | 72.02 | 75.94 | 213.66 | 108.00 | 91.76 | 106.12 | 100.60 | 112.54 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 26.74 | 27.64 | 36.99 | 45.87 | 39.09 | 40.37 | 36.97 | 47.45 | 42.15 | 41.67 | 38.76 | 44.12 | 41.81 | 43.47 | 39.00 | 44.15 | 47.12 | 46.57 | 42.95 | 52.34 | 49.72 | 48.38 | 47.32 | 55.89 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (14,063 + 13,468 + 12,479 + 16,411)
÷ 599 = 94.19
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Payables Turnover
TJX Cos. Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs | 9,622) | 9,380) | 8,739) | 11,528) | 9,139) | 8,910) | 8,374) | 10,732) | 8,623) | 8,572) | 8,223) | 10,095) | 8,836) | 8,528) | 7,256) | 7,883) | 7,062) | 5,174) | 4,414) | 8,742) | 7,440) | 7,026) | 6,638) | 8,034) | 6,983) | 6,636) | 6,178) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 5,617) | 4,503) | 4,072) | 3,862) | 5,425) | 4,438) | 4,304) | 3,794) | 4,993) | 4,085) | 4,371) | 4,465) | 5,443) | 4,413) | 4,433) | 4,823) | 6,143) | 2,422) | 1,071) | 2,673) | 3,447) | 2,608) | 2,578) | 2,644) | 3,341) | 2,683) | 2,509) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 6.99 | 8.61 | 9.41 | 9.83 | 6.85 | 8.26 | 8.43 | 9.53 | 7.11 | 8.74 | 8.16 | 7.77 | 5.97 | 6.96 | 6.17 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 10.64 | 25.79 | 11.17 | 8.45 | 11.00 | 10.97 | 10.53 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 3.46 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 4.24 | 3.59 | 4.14 | 4.22 | 4.34 | 3.63 | 4.22 | 3.91 | 4.03 | 3.46 | 3.76 | 3.98 | 3.93 | 3.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 7.61 | 7.65 | 8.04 | 10.13 | 8.92 | 8.51 | 8.20 | 9.14 | 8.43 | 7.19 | 6.59 | 7.45 | 7.32 | 7.47 | 6.44 | 7.52 | 6.42 | 6.73 | 7.35 | 9.33 | 7.91 | 7.62 | 6.99 | 9.16 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 5.27 | 5.43 | 4.86 | 6.61 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 5.39 | 6.16 | 5.22 | 5.03 | 4.59 | 5.65 | 5.62 | 5.28 | 4.52 | 5.51 | 4.48 | 4.18 | 4.63 | 6.42 | 5.54 | 5.18 | 4.26 | 5.85 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ3 2025
+ Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ2 2025
+ Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ1 2025
+ Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costsQ4 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (9,622 + 9,380 + 8,739 + 11,528)
÷ 5,617 = 6.99
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Working Capital Turnover
TJX Cos. Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 14,352) | 12,890) | 12,409) | 12,664) | 13,806) | 12,338) | 12,595) | 12,456) | 12,989) | 11,835) | 12,480) | 13,259) | 14,576) | 13,389) | 15,016) | 15,739) | 16,654) | 11,518) | 10,296) | 8,891) | 9,375) | 8,269) | 8,067) | 8,469) | 9,317) | 8,440) | 8,422) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 12,017) | 10,621) | 10,100) | 10,451) | 11,640) | 10,317) | 10,534) | 10,305) | 11,234) | 10,147) | 10,019) | 10,468) | 11,329) | 10,042) | 9,907) | 10,804) | 11,817) | 7,647) | 4,670) | 7,150) | 7,687) | 6,601) | 6,581) | 5,531) | 6,014) | 5,138) | 4,977) | ||||||||
| Working capital | 2,335) | 2,269) | 2,309) | 2,213) | 2,166) | 2,021) | 2,061) | 2,151) | 1,755) | 1,688) | 2,462) | 2,790) | 3,247) | 3,347) | 5,109) | 4,936) | 4,837) | 3,871) | 5,627) | 1,740) | 1,687) | 1,668) | 1,486) | 2,938) | 3,303) | 3,302) | 3,445) | ||||||||
| Net sales | 14,063) | 13,468) | 12,479) | 16,411) | 13,265) | 12,758) | 11,783) | 14,520) | 12,166) | 11,843) | 11,406) | 13,854) | 12,532) | 12,077) | 10,087) | 10,943) | 10,117) | 6,668) | 4,409) | 12,206) | 10,451) | 9,782) | 9,278) | 11,127) | 9,826) | 9,331) | 8,689) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 24.16 | 24.51 | 23.78 | 24.50 | 24.16 | 25.35 | 24.41 | 23.22 | 28.07 | 29.41 | 20.26 | 17.40 | 14.05 | 12.91 | 7.40 | 6.51 | 6.91 | 8.72 | 6.55 | 23.97 | 24.08 | 23.99 | 26.62 | 13.27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 55.79 | 43.32 | 39.93 | 53.59 | 77.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.33 | 31.50 | 19.23 | 69.81 | 60.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 40.08 | 36.65 | 18.37 | 19.67 | 21.62 | 20.37 | 22.32 | 16.81 | 16.73 | 30.40 | 43.84 | 417.56 | 41.45 | 90.49 | 48.51 | 24.87 | 13.79 | 16.66 | 28.53 | 76.81 | 68.95 | 57.87 | 124.59 | 59.68 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 33.09 | 20.54 | 26.32 | 24.66 | 25.98 | 20.16 | 20.34 | 50.26 | 23.32 | 41.46 | 25.26 | 245.54 | 23.72 | 27.67 | 24.04 | 24.92 | 11.60 | 12.67 | 20.57 | 530.50 | 119.81 | 74.71 | 46.13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ3 2025
+ Net salesQ2 2025
+ Net salesQ1 2025
+ Net salesQ4 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (14,063 + 13,468 + 12,479 + 16,411)
÷ 2,335 = 24.16
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. 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
TJX Cos. Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 4.69 | 5.99 | 6.16 | 6.36 | 4.48 | 5.56 | 5.64 | 6.21 | 4.26 | 5.04 | 5.10 | 5.82 | 4.90 | 6.04 | 5.35 | 5.66 | 5.08 | 6.88 | 5.59 | 6.13 | 4.64 | 5.64 | 5.59 | 6.08 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 78 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 81 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 60 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 38 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 35 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 85 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 78 | 72 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 115 | 110 | 117 | 107 | 106 | 102 | 111 | 104 | 113 | 111 | 116 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 106 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 104 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 112 | 95 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 4.69 = 78
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
TJX Cos. Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 94.19 | 106.76 | 101.32 | 102.49 | 93.44 | 93.48 | 85.71 | 88.70 | 86.31 | 89.32 | 86.53 | 93.79 | 74.20 | 70.21 | 60.88 | 69.69 | 72.02 | 75.94 | 213.66 | 108.00 | 91.76 | 106.12 | 100.60 | 112.54 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 94.19 = 4
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
TJX Cos. Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 78 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 81 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 60 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 82 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 85 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 79 | 65 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 58 | 67 | 63 | 83 | 68 | 69 | 63 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 99 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 90 | 91 | 99 | 95 | 99 | 101 | 100 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 71 | 82 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 86 | 79 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 78 + 4 = 82
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Average Payables Payment Period
TJX Cos. Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 6.99 | 8.61 | 9.41 | 9.83 | 6.85 | 8.26 | 8.43 | 9.53 | 7.11 | 8.74 | 8.16 | 7.77 | 5.97 | 6.96 | 6.17 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 10.64 | 25.79 | 11.17 | 8.45 | 11.00 | 10.97 | 10.53 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 52 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 72 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | 106 | 96 | 95 | 86 | 102 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 101 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 105 | 97 | 92 | 93 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 48 | 48 | 45 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 69 | 67 | 75 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 68 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 66 | 81 | 87 | 79 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 86 | 62 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.99 = 52
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
TJX Cos. Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Nov 2, 2024 | Aug 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Feb 3, 2024 | Oct 28, 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | Jan 28, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 29, 2022 | Oct 30, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | May 1, 2021 | Jan 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 78 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 81 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 60 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average payables payment period | 52 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 72 | 88 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 15 | -2 | -11 | 24 | 53 | 30 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 51 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 78 + 4 – 52 = 30
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |