Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
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Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Automatic Data Processing Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).
Turnover Ratios
Average No. Days
Receivables Turnover
Automatic Data Processing Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Datadog Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenuesQ3 2022
+ RevenuesQ2 2022
+ RevenuesQ1 2022
+ RevenuesQ4 2021)
÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Payables Turnover
Automatic Data Processing Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Datadog Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Costs of revenuesQ3 2022
+ Costs of revenuesQ2 2022
+ Costs of revenuesQ1 2022
+ Costs of revenuesQ4 2021)
÷ Accounts payable
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Working Capital Turnover
Automatic Data Processing Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Datadog Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenuesQ3 2022
+ RevenuesQ2 2022
+ RevenuesQ1 2022
+ RevenuesQ4 2021)
÷ Working capital
= ( + + + )
÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Receivable Collection Period
Automatic Data Processing Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Datadog Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Payables Payment Period
Automatic Data Processing Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Payables turnover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Datadog Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workday Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.