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)
3M Co., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | 3M Co. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | 3M Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | 3M Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then increased from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | 3M Co. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| 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. | 3M Co. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| 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. | 3M Co. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| 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. | 3M Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Inventory Turnover
3M Co., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 4,728) | 5,093) | 4,826) | 4,698) | 4,853) | 4,719) | 4,525) | 4,388) | 4,303) | 3,805) | 4,109) | 4,325) | 4,188) | 4,313) | 4,310) | 4,060) | 4,159) | 4,227) | 4,236) | 4,080) | 4,045) | 4,007) | 3,869) | |||||||
| Inventories | 5,615) | 5,645) | 5,290) | 4,985) | 4,950) | 4,842) | 4,458) | 4,239) | 3,984) | 4,168) | 4,217) | 4,134) | 4,007) | 4,300) | 4,538) | 4,366) | 4,437) | 4,238) | 4,295) | 4,034) | 3,975) | 3,838) | 3,612) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.61 | 3.77 | 3.73 | 3.70 | 3.82 | 3.92 | 4.15 | 3.94 | 4.02 | 4.15 | 4.21 | 3.92 | 3.69 | 3.82 | 3.76 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 3.97 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.88 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 2.36 | 2.40 | 2.46 | 2.53 | 2.44 | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.82 | 2.97 | 3.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 3.60 | 3.95 | 4.05 | 4.21 | 4.23 | 4.29 | 4.21 | 4.36 | 4.24 | 4.16 | 4.70 | 5.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 3.95 | 3.87 | 4.03 | 4.48 | 4.73 | 4.86 | 5.12 | 5.88 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.00 | 5.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 3.10 | 3.04 | 3.25 | 3.40 | 3.21 | 3.28 | 3.46 | 3.80 | 4.36 | 4.41 | 4.50 | 4.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 4.09 | 4.06 | 4.20 | 4.55 | 4.72 | 4.88 | 4.85 | 4.94 | 4.79 | 4.88 | 5.23 | 5.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 18.09 | 16.20 | 18.12 | 19.45 | 19.81 | 18.64 | 17.58 | 16.01 | 16.91 | 15.46 | 14.94 | 14.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 5.03 | 5.14 | 5.33 | 5.65 | 5.57 | 5.49 | 5.48 | 5.11 | 4.93 | 4.85 | 4.51 | 5.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2022
+ Cost of salesQ2 2022
+ Cost of salesQ1 2022
+ Cost of salesQ4 2021)
÷ Inventories
= (4,728 + 5,093 + 4,826 + 4,698)
÷ 5,615 = 3.45
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. | 3M Co. inventory turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Receivables Turnover
3M Co., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 8,619) | 8,702) | 8,829) | 8,612) | 8,942) | 8,950) | 8,851) | 8,583) | 8,350) | 7,176) | 8,075) | 8,111) | 7,991) | 8,171) | 7,863) | 7,945) | 8,152) | 8,390) | 8,278) | 7,990) | 8,172) | 7,810) | 7,685) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances | 4,722) | 4,914) | 4,815) | 4,660) | 4,916) | 4,991) | 4,817) | 4,705) | 4,623) | 4,459) | 4,821) | 4,791) | 5,020) | 5,374) | 5,173) | 5,020) | 5,329) | 5,383) | 5,252) | 4,911) | 5,156) | 4,919) | 4,722) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 7.36 | 7.14 | 7.34 | 7.59 | 7.19 | 6.96 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.86 | 7.03 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 6.37 | 5.98 | 6.25 | 6.53 | 6.16 | 6.10 | 6.14 | 6.45 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 22.98 | 20.27 | 25.37 | 23.58 | 27.95 | 24.76 | 23.97 | 29.75 | 22.00 | 23.85 | 21.97 | 23.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 6.59 | 6.10 | 5.46 | 5.68 | 5.97 | 5.51 | 5.07 | 5.33 | 5.86 | 6.11 | 6.12 | 5.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 5.45 | 5.96 | 5.57 | 6.02 | 5.78 | 5.60 | 4.96 | 5.19 | 5.39 | 5.87 | 6.44 | 6.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 5.28 | 5.15 | 5.39 | 5.95 | 5.75 | 5.72 | 5.79 | 6.15 | 6.40 | 7.25 | 7.07 | 6.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 4.19 | 4.39 | 4.43 | 4.55 | 4.83 | 4.74 | 4.59 | 4.37 | 4.46 | 5.03 | 5.08 | 5.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 4.74 | 4.45 | 4.82 | 5.04 | 4.78 | 4.89 | 4.89 | 4.78 | 4.83 | 5.14 | 4.87 | 4.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 26.06 | 18.87 | 26.02 | 34.15 | 29.27 | 25.59 | 29.81 | 33.06 | 25.90 | 22.19 | 21.14 | 25.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 7.15 | 6.28 | 7.15 | 6.66 | 6.69 | 6.99 | 6.03 | 6.11 | 5.90 | 6.79 | 5.35 | 5.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022
+ Net salesQ1 2022
+ Net salesQ4 2021)
÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowances
= (8,619 + 8,702 + 8,829 + 8,612)
÷ 4,722 = 7.36
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. | 3M Co. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
Payables Turnover
3M Co., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 4,728) | 5,093) | 4,826) | 4,698) | 4,853) | 4,719) | 4,525) | 4,388) | 4,303) | 3,805) | 4,109) | 4,325) | 4,188) | 4,313) | 4,310) | 4,060) | 4,159) | 4,227) | 4,236) | 4,080) | 4,045) | 4,007) | 3,869) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 3,063) | 3,273) | 3,164) | 2,994) | 2,862) | 2,931) | 2,670) | 2,561) | 2,208) | 1,975) | 2,207) | 2,228) | 2,079) | 2,130) | 2,309) | 2,266) | 2,029) | 1,871) | 1,874) | 1,945) | 1,824) | 1,782) | 1,701) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 6.32 | 5.95 | 6.04 | 6.28 | 6.46 | 6.12 | 6.37 | 6.48 | 7.49 | 8.32 | 7.67 | 7.69 | 8.11 | 7.91 | 7.26 | 7.36 | 8.23 | 8.87 | 8.73 | 8.23 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 6.36 | 6.17 | 6.73 | 6.40 | 6.20 | 5.45 | 4.90 | 4.94 | 4.25 | 4.77 | 4.69 | 4.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 4.81 | 4.72 | 4.43 | 4.36 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 4.46 | 4.75 | 5.86 | 6.31 | 6.05 | 6.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 4.98 | 5.52 | 5.31 | 6.07 | 5.69 | 5.51 | 4.82 | 5.29 | 5.67 | 6.67 | 6.36 | 6.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 4.61 | 4.43 | 4.67 | 4.75 | 5.11 | 5.22 | 5.66 | 6.24 | 7.15 | 8.18 | 7.88 | 6.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 3.14 | 3.14 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 3.33 | 3.35 | 3.56 | 3.67 | 4.67 | 4.99 | 4.57 | 4.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 3.68 | 3.63 | 3.66 | 3.61 | 3.83 | 3.76 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 4.27 | 4.32 | 4.23 | 4.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 21.48 | 24.07 | 21.92 | 74.34 | 37.83 | 36.15 | 30.31 | 64.48 | 37.34 | 37.46 | 16.70 | 40.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 5.82 | 5.36 | 6.28 | 5.93 | 6.06 | 6.52 | 5.67 | 5.56 | 5.96 | 6.92 | 4.73 | 5.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2022
+ Cost of salesQ2 2022
+ Cost of salesQ1 2022
+ Cost of salesQ4 2021)
÷ Accounts payable
= (4,728 + 5,093 + 4,826 + 4,698)
÷ 3,063 = 6.32
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. | 3M Co. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then increased from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
Working Capital Turnover
3M Co., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 14,895) | 14,514) | 14,452) | 15,403) | 16,426) | 16,343) | 15,345) | 14,982) | 14,110) | 14,106) | 15,090) | 12,971) | 18,020) | 14,051) | 14,374) | 13,709) | 14,419) | 13,890) | 14,818) | 14,277) | 13,656) | 12,641) | 11,901) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 9,543) | 9,896) | 9,152) | 9,035) | 9,635) | 9,440) | 8,363) | 7,948) | 7,410) | 7,282) | 9,134) | 9,222) | 7,821) | 7,265) | 7,125) | 7,244) | 7,336) | 8,902) | 8,959) | 7,687) | 6,598) | 5,697) | 5,995) | |||||||
| Working capital | 5,352) | 4,618) | 5,300) | 6,368) | 6,791) | 6,903) | 6,982) | 7,034) | 6,700) | 6,824) | 5,956) | 3,749) | 10,199) | 6,786) | 7,249) | 6,465) | 7,083) | 4,988) | 5,859) | 6,590) | 7,058) | 6,944) | 5,906) | |||||||
| Net sales | 8,619) | 8,702) | 8,829) | 8,612) | 8,942) | 8,950) | 8,851) | 8,583) | 8,350) | 7,176) | 8,075) | 8,111) | 7,991) | 8,171) | 7,863) | 7,945) | 8,152) | 8,390) | 8,278) | 7,990) | 8,172) | 7,810) | 7,685) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 6.50 | 7.60 | 6.67 | 5.55 | 5.20 | 5.03 | 4.72 | 4.58 | 4.73 | 4.59 | 5.43 | 8.57 | 3.13 | 4.73 | 4.46 | 5.07 | 4.63 | 6.58 | 5.50 | 4.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 3.13 | 2.87 | 2.51 | 2.34 | 2.02 | 2.00 | 1.88 | 1.69 | 1.57 | 1.76 | 4.27 | 15.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 4.35 | 3.93 | 3.83 | 3.54 | 2.87 | 2.80 | 2.52 | 2.84 | 3.01 | 3.45 | 4.33 | 4.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 6.76 | 4.87 | 4.78 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.35 | 3.82 | 3.56 | 3.65 | 6.93 | 8.04 | 7.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 10.69 | — | — | 65.65 | 12.41 | 21.65 | 5.34 | 5.42 | 6.42 | 7.05 | 5.60 | 5.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 13.29 | 10.55 | 7.14 | 4.94 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.27 | 2.26 | 5.06 | 6.05 | 8.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 7.91 | 8.84 | 8.07 | 5.86 | 5.94 | 4.52 | 4.27 | 3.64 | 3.02 | 3.14 | 6.93 | 5.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 14.03 | 14.28 | 15.14 | 11.52 | 10.48 | 12.30 | 11.93 | 12.01 | 12.62 | 13.44 | 17.12 | 19.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 19.15 | 17.77 | 11.41 | 9.75 | 8.11 | 10.24 | 9.77 | 7.52 | 7.51 | 9.23 | 9.50 | 26.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022
+ Net salesQ1 2022
+ Net salesQ4 2021)
÷ Working capital
= (8,619 + 8,702 + 8,829 + 8,612)
÷ 5,352 = 6.50
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. | 3M Co. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
3M Co., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.61 | 3.77 | 3.73 | 3.70 | 3.82 | 3.92 | 4.15 | 3.94 | 4.02 | 4.15 | 4.21 | 3.92 | 3.69 | 3.82 | 3.76 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 3.97 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 106 | 106 | 101 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 93 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 92 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 468 | 494 | 493 | 486 | 475 | 478 | 496 | 467 | 516 | 468 | 416 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 155 | 152 | 148 | 144 | 150 | 146 | 149 | 143 | 137 | 129 | 123 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 101 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 78 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 92 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 118 | 120 | 112 | 107 | 114 | 111 | 105 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 89 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 73 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.45 = 106
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
3M Co., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 7.36 | 7.14 | 7.34 | 7.59 | 7.19 | 6.96 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.86 | 7.03 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 6.37 | 5.98 | 6.25 | 6.53 | 6.16 | 6.10 | 6.14 | 6.45 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 55 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 67 | 61 | 66 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 69 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 52 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 87 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 72 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 77 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 51 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 68 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 7.36 = 50
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
3M Co., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 106 | 106 | 101 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 93 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 92 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 50 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 156 | 157 | 151 | 145 | 149 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 145 | 145 | 142 | 144 | 154 | 157 | 152 | 156 | 153 | 155 | 149 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 484 | 512 | 507 | 501 | 488 | 493 | 511 | 479 | 533 | 483 | 433 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 210 | 212 | 215 | 208 | 211 | 212 | 221 | 211 | 199 | 189 | 183 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 168 | 154 | 156 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 161 | 154 | 154 | 150 | 135 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 161 | 165 | 158 | 143 | 140 | 139 | 134 | 121 | 117 | 109 | 113 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 205 | 203 | 194 | 187 | 190 | 188 | 185 | 179 | 166 | 156 | 153 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 166 | 172 | 163 | 152 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 152 | 146 | 145 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 34 | 42 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 124 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 128 | 131 | 136 | 129 | 149 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 106 + 50 = 156
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. | 3M Co. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Average Payables Payment Period
3M Co., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 6.32 | 5.95 | 6.04 | 6.28 | 6.46 | 6.12 | 6.37 | 6.48 | 7.49 | 8.32 | 7.67 | 7.69 | 8.11 | 7.91 | 7.26 | 7.36 | 8.23 | 8.87 | 8.73 | 8.23 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 57 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 86 | 77 | 78 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 76 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 73 | 66 | 69 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 76 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 57 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 79 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 46 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 116 | 116 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 103 | 100 | 78 | 73 | 80 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 99 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 17 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 63 | 68 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 77 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.32 = 58
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. | 3M Co. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
3M Co., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 106 | 106 | 101 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 93 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 92 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 50 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 58 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 98 | 96 | 91 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 99 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 105 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 427 | 453 | 453 | 444 | 429 | 426 | 437 | 405 | 447 | 406 | 355 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 134 | 135 | 133 | 124 | 132 | 132 | 139 | 134 | 137 | 131 | 123 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 95 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 78 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 82 | 83 | 80 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 89 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 67 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 17 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 61 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 106 + 50 – 58 = 98
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. | 3M Co. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |