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)
Cisco Systems Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Cisco Systems Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Cisco Systems Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Cisco Systems Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then decreased significantly 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. | Cisco Systems Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved 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. | Cisco Systems Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | Cisco Systems Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | Cisco Systems Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | Cisco Systems Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
Inventory Turnover
Cisco Systems Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 4,871) | 4,880) | 4,720) | 4,861) | 4,429) | 4,574) | 5,111) | 5,455) | 5,339) | 5,165) | 5,286) | 5,077) | 4,714) | 4,671) | 4,847) | 4,782) | 4,618) | 4,176) | 4,348) | 4,470) | 4,212) | 4,241) | 4,695) | 4,854) | 4,785) | 4,673) | 4,926) | ||||||||
| Inventories | 2,832) | 2,927) | 3,143) | 3,373) | 3,118) | 3,209) | 3,342) | 3,644) | 3,474) | 3,140) | 2,664) | 2,568) | 2,231) | 2,059) | 1,832) | 1,559) | 1,579) | 1,436) | 1,303) | 1,282) | 1,212) | 1,353) | 1,344) | 1,383) | 1,513) | 1,701) | 1,572) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 6.83 | 6.45 | 5.91 | 5.63 | 6.28 | 6.38 | 6.30 | 5.83 | 6.01 | 6.45 | 7.41 | 7.52 | 8.52 | 9.19 | 10.06 | 11.50 | 11.15 | 11.98 | 13.25 | 13.74 | 14.85 | 13.73 | 14.14 | 13.91 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 34.08 | 30.63 | 28.87 | 33.80 | 33.32 | 32.57 | 33.82 | 29.54 | 29.24 | 32.36 | 45.20 | 40.43 | 40.07 | 36.69 | 32.37 | 39.55 | 37.48 | 36.21 | 41.75 | 42.55 | 49.75 | 40.54 | 39.40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 11.01 | 11.97 | 14.45 | 18.65 | 20.66 | 20.02 | 18.72 | 16.67 | 13.40 | 14.38 | 13.11 | 13.45 | 13.76 | 16.63 | 17.53 | 19.05 | 18.62 | 17.40 | 17.47 | 19.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 4.94 | 5.07 | 3.31 | 2.98 | 2.41 | 3.14 | 2.97 | 4.04 | 3.49 | 3.84 | 2.88 | 2.84 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.77 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 3.59 | 3.30 | 3.19 | 3.91 | 4.12 | 4.48 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2025
+ Cost of salesQ2 2025
+ Cost of salesQ1 2025
+ Cost of salesQ4 2024)
÷ Inventories
= (4,871 + 4,880 + 4,720 + 4,861)
÷ 2,832 = 6.83
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Receivables Turnover
Cisco Systems Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 14,149) | 13,991) | 13,841) | 13,642) | 12,702) | 12,791) | 14,668) | 15,203) | 14,571) | 13,592) | 13,632) | 13,102) | 12,835) | 12,720) | 12,900) | 13,126) | 12,803) | 11,960) | 11,929) | 12,154) | 11,983) | 12,005) | 13,159) | 13,428) | 12,958) | 12,446) | 13,072) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance | 5,277) | 5,669) | 4,457) | 6,685) | 5,127) | 4,884) | 4,833) | 5,854) | 5,104) | 5,237) | 5,439) | 6,622) | 5,783) | 6,003) | 5,306) | 5,766) | 4,425) | 4,307) | 3,980) | 5,472) | 4,569) | 4,330) | 4,878) | 5,491) | 3,795) | 3,745) | 4,536) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 10.54 | 9.56 | 11.89 | 8.05 | 10.80 | 11.72 | 12.01 | 9.74 | 10.76 | 10.15 | 9.61 | 7.79 | 8.92 | 8.59 | 9.57 | 8.64 | 11.04 | 11.15 | 12.08 | 9.01 | 11.07 | 11.91 | 10.66 | 9.45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 15.32 | 13.35 | 11.70 | 16.92 | 17.48 | 16.63 | 12.99 | 19.64 | 21.47 | 16.32 | 13.99 | 17.77 | 18.55 | 12.52 | 13.92 | 19.87 | 17.59 | 10.85 | 17.03 | 15.31 | 17.04 | 12.77 | 11.35 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 5.18 | 6.14 | 5.85 | 5.14 | 5.58 | 5.72 | 6.71 | 6.75 | 5.63 | 4.75 | 6.03 | 5.98 | 4.87 | 5.71 | 7.01 | 7.22 | 6.47 | 5.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 8.40 | 8.06 | 10.48 | 9.46 | 9.38 | 9.04 | 10.33 | 8.20 | 9.21 | 7.96 | 8.85 | 7.84 | 7.01 | 7.46 | 8.70 | 7.37 | 8.10 | 7.86 | 8.53 | 7.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 8.16 | 6.80 | 6.88 | 5.48 | 7.16 | 6.16 | 8.74 | 6.20 | 9.78 | 8.65 | 8.17 | 6.23 | 6.81 | 8.38 | 8.36 | 7.67 | 8.31 | 10.10 | 10.23 | 8.27 | 9.90 | 9.07 | 9.35 | 8.89 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2025
+ RevenueQ2 2025
+ RevenueQ1 2025
+ RevenueQ4 2024)
÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance
= (14,149 + 13,991 + 13,841 + 13,642)
÷ 5,277 = 10.54
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Payables Turnover
Cisco Systems Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 4,871) | 4,880) | 4,720) | 4,861) | 4,429) | 4,574) | 5,111) | 5,455) | 5,339) | 5,165) | 5,286) | 5,077) | 4,714) | 4,671) | 4,847) | 4,782) | 4,618) | 4,176) | 4,348) | 4,470) | 4,212) | 4,241) | 4,695) | 4,854) | 4,785) | 4,673) | 4,926) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 2,260) | 1,902) | 1,996) | 2,304) | 2,054) | 1,848) | 2,084) | 2,313) | 2,442) | 2,329) | 2,316) | 2,281) | 2,289) | 2,101) | 2,261) | 2,362) | 2,440) | 1,867) | 2,294) | 2,218) | 2,393) | 1,935) | 2,016) | 2,059) | 2,022) | 1,655) | 1,805) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 8.55 | 9.93 | 9.31 | 8.24 | 9.53 | 11.08 | 10.11 | 9.19 | 8.55 | 8.69 | 8.53 | 8.47 | 8.31 | 9.00 | 8.15 | 7.59 | 7.22 | 9.22 | 7.53 | 7.94 | 7.52 | 9.60 | 9.43 | 9.34 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 3.95 | 3.42 | 3.05 | 4.38 | 4.54 | 3.65 | 3.42 | 4.65 | 5.10 | 3.81 | 3.49 | 4.54 | 4.15 | 2.90 | 3.89 | 5.07 | 4.88 | 2.82 | 4.01 | 4.79 | 5.12 | 3.68 | 3.50 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 6.86 | 6.59 | 8.14 | 7.63 | 10.09 | 5.13 | 8.16 | 5.95 | 5.84 | 7.33 | 5.39 | 4.74 | 5.61 | 5.27 | 7.39 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 6.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 3.13 | 2.96 | 3.36 | 3.48 | 3.59 | 3.59 | 4.22 | 4.28 | 3.67 | 3.34 | 3.22 | 2.92 | 2.80 | 3.05 | 3.11 | 2.99 | 3.19 | 3.21 | 3.43 | 3.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 29.76 | 33.19 | 9.70 | 8.78 | 9.09 | 6.13 | 5.63 | 7.52 | 8.38 | 9.76 | 6.38 | 6.71 | 5.09 | 5.18 | 5.82 | 4.94 | 6.18 | 6.91 | 8.33 | 6.74 | 5.97 | 7.02 | 8.51 | 8.34 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ3 2025
+ Cost of salesQ2 2025
+ Cost of salesQ1 2025
+ Cost of salesQ4 2024)
÷ Accounts payable
= (4,871 + 4,880 + 4,720 + 4,861)
÷ 2,260 = 8.55
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Working Capital Turnover
Cisco Systems Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 32,816) | 34,681) | 35,752) | 36,862) | 35,886) | 42,127) | 39,659) | 43,348) | 39,950) | 38,515) | 36,141) | 36,717) | 35,981) | 36,799) | 37,588) | 39,112) | 37,060) | 43,911) | 42,989) | 43,573) | 41,307) | 40,053) | 41,716) | 47,755) | 47,311) | 53,117) | 55,686) | ||||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 34,495) | 40,019) | 40,542) | 40,584) | 40,108) | 30,851) | 27,035) | 31,309) | 28,719) | 27,252) | 24,896) | 25,640) | 24,150) | 25,915) | 23,238) | 26,257) | 24,262) | 27,268) | 26,991) | 25,331) | 25,937) | 22,088) | 24,597) | 31,712) | 27,913) | 29,479) | 26,414) | ||||||||
| Working capital | (1,679) | (5,338) | (4,790) | (3,722) | (4,222) | 11,276) | 12,624) | 12,039) | 11,231) | 11,263) | 11,245) | 11,077) | 11,831) | 10,884) | 14,350) | 12,855) | 12,798) | 16,643) | 15,998) | 18,242) | 15,370) | 17,965) | 17,119) | 16,043) | 19,398) | 23,638) | 29,272) | ||||||||
| Revenue | 14,149) | 13,991) | 13,841) | 13,642) | 12,702) | 12,791) | 14,668) | 15,203) | 14,571) | 13,592) | 13,632) | 13,102) | 12,835) | 12,720) | 12,900) | 13,126) | 12,803) | 11,960) | 11,929) | 12,154) | 11,983) | 12,005) | 13,159) | 13,428) | 12,958) | 12,446) | 13,072) | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.08 | 4.60 | 4.73 | 4.89 | 4.72 | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.36 | 4.74 | 3.54 | 3.88 | 3.82 | 2.89 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 3.29 | 2.87 | 3.04 | 3.24 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | 83.07 | 39.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67.80 | 39.10 | 52.06 | 21.58 | 13.62 | 7.16 | 6.12 | 5.62 | 4.38 | 4.56 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 2.67 | 2.85 | 2.69 | 2.28 | 1.86 | 3.25 | 3.76 | 3.95 | 4.05 | 3.84 | 3.94 | 3.89 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 4.09 | 3.96 | 3.95 | 3.74 | 3.71 | 3.77 | 3.82 | 3.85 | 4.00 | 4.29 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ3 2025
+ RevenueQ2 2025
+ RevenueQ1 2025
+ RevenueQ4 2024)
÷ Working capital
= (14,149 + 13,991 + 13,841 + 13,642)
÷ -1,679 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Cisco Systems Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 6.83 | 6.45 | 5.91 | 5.63 | 6.28 | 6.38 | 6.30 | 5.83 | 6.01 | 6.45 | 7.41 | 7.52 | 8.52 | 9.19 | 10.06 | 11.50 | 11.15 | 11.98 | 13.25 | 13.74 | 14.85 | 13.73 | 14.14 | 13.91 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 268 | 267 | 274 | 298 | 328 | 318 | 315 | 325 | 318 | 276 | 268 | 239 | 221 | 222 | 210 | 209 | 197 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 33 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 74 | 72 | 110 | 122 | 152 | 116 | 123 | 90 | 105 | 95 | 127 | 128 | 146 | 141 | 132 | 126 | 115 | 108 | 102 | 110 | 114 | 93 | 89 | 81 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.83 = 53
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 and from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Cisco Systems Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 10.54 | 9.56 | 11.89 | 8.05 | 10.80 | 11.72 | 12.01 | 9.74 | 10.76 | 10.15 | 9.61 | 7.79 | 8.92 | 8.59 | 9.57 | 8.64 | 11.04 | 11.15 | 12.08 | 9.01 | 11.07 | 11.91 | 10.66 | 9.45 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 24 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 70 | 59 | 62 | 71 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 65 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 51 | 56 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 43 | 45 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 46 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 42 | 50 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 45 | 54 | 53 | 67 | 51 | 59 | 42 | 59 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 44 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.54 = 35
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then slightly improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025. |
Operating Cycle
Cisco Systems Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 35 | 38 | 31 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 88 | 95 | 93 | 110 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 65 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 35 | 39 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 38 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 338 | 326 | 336 | 369 | 393 | 382 | 369 | 379 | 383 | 353 | 329 | 300 | 296 | 286 | 262 | 260 | 253 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 76 | 75 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 119 | 126 | 163 | 189 | 203 | 175 | 165 | 149 | 142 | 137 | 172 | 187 | 200 | 185 | 176 | 174 | 159 | 144 | 138 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 128 | 122 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 53 + 35 = 88
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. operating cycle deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Cisco Systems Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 8.55 | 9.93 | 9.31 | 8.24 | 9.53 | 11.08 | 10.11 | 9.19 | 8.55 | 8.69 | 8.53 | 8.47 | 8.31 | 9.00 | 8.15 | 7.59 | 7.22 | 9.22 | 7.53 | 7.94 | 7.52 | 9.60 | 9.43 | 9.34 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 43 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | 92 | 107 | 120 | 83 | 80 | 100 | 107 | 79 | 72 | 96 | 105 | 80 | 88 | 126 | 94 | 72 | 75 | 129 | 91 | 76 | 71 | 99 | 104 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 53 | 55 | 45 | 48 | 36 | 71 | 45 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 68 | 77 | 65 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 117 | 123 | 109 | 105 | 102 | 102 | 86 | 85 | 99 | 109 | 113 | 125 | 130 | 120 | 117 | 122 | 114 | 114 | 107 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 12 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 60 | 65 | 49 | 44 | 37 | 57 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 74 | 59 | 53 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 44 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 8.55 = 43
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then increased from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
Cisco Systems Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| Apr 26, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 | Oct 26, 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | Jan 27, 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 23, 2021 | Oct 24, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 | Jan 25, 2020 | Oct 26, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | Jan 26, 2019 | Oct 27, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 35 | 38 | 31 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Average payables payment period | 43 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 45 | 58 | 54 | 66 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 60 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | — | -57 | -68 | -76 | -50 | -48 | -67 | -68 | -48 | -43 | -63 | -71 | -50 | -59 | -87 | -57 | -45 | -44 | -85 | -61 | -43 | -43 | -61 | -63 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | — | — | 285 | 271 | 291 | 321 | 357 | 311 | 324 | 318 | 321 | 303 | 261 | 223 | 231 | 217 | 213 | 204 | 197 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | -41 | -48 | -49 | -46 | -45 | -44 | -32 | -18 | -32 | -38 | -44 | -51 | -51 | -49 | -54 | -53 | -49 | -47 | -43 | -48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 107 | 115 | 125 | 147 | 163 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 115 | 133 | 128 | 115 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 94 | 100 | 90 | 81 | 85 | 78 | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-27).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Cash conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 53 + 35 – 43 = 45
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. | Cisco Systems Inc. cash conversion cycle deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025 but then improved from Q2 2025 to Q3 2025 exceeding Q1 2025 level. |