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)
Cigna Group, short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | Cigna Group inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Cigna Group payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| 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. | Cigna Group number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| 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. |
Inventory Turnover
Cigna Group, inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharmacy and other service costs | 35,261) | 33,639) | 33,442) | 31,459) | 32,094) | 31,777) | 31,150) | 29,813) | 31,247) | 30,070) | 29,001) | 27,235) | 27,059) | 26,624) | 25,611) | 24,190) | 24,103) | 24,552) | 24,963) | 24,050) | ||||||
| Inventories | 5,645) | 4,416) | 4,514) | 4,211) | 4,777) | 4,017) | 3,781) | 3,500) | 3,722) | 3,020) | 3,042) | 2,919) | 3,165) | 2,657) | 2,712) | 2,565) | 2,661) | 2,160) | 2,298) | 2,382) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 23.70 | 29.58 | 28.53 | 30.04 | 26.13 | 30.87 | 32.34 | 34.32 | 31.58 | 37.54 | 36.13 | 36.50 | 32.70 | 37.84 | 36.30 | 38.13 | 36.70 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.74 | 2.71 | 2.62 | 2.77 | 3.10 | 3.37 | 3.24 | 3.36 | 3.59 | 3.47 | 3.27 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.71 | 2.56 | 2.92 | 3.07 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 16.83 | 16.34 | 16.48 | 15.15 | 14.05 | 14.46 | 14.64 | 13.60 | 13.52 | 13.49 | 13.48 | 12.57 | 11.88 | 12.43 | 13.03 | 12.68 | 12.06 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.36 | 2.62 | 2.82 | 2.98 | 2.90 | 2.84 | 2.64 | 2.49 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.30 | 2.30 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 2.03 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 2.09 | 2.20 | 2.26 | 2.38 | 2.47 | 2.43 | 2.24 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.44 | 2.35 | 2.39 | 2.42 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 1.24 | 1.42 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Inventory turnover
= (Pharmacy and other service costsQ4 2023
+ Pharmacy and other service costsQ3 2023
+ Pharmacy and other service costsQ2 2023
+ Pharmacy and other service costsQ1 2023)
÷ Inventories
= (35,261 + 33,639 + 33,442 + 31,459)
÷ 5,645 = 23.70
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. | Cigna Group inventory turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Payables Turnover
Cigna Group, payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharmacy and other service costs | 35,261) | 33,639) | 33,442) | 31,459) | 32,094) | 31,777) | 31,150) | 29,813) | 31,247) | 30,070) | 29,001) | 27,235) | 27,059) | 26,624) | 25,611) | 24,190) | 24,103) | 24,552) | 24,963) | 24,050) | ||||||
| Pharmacy and other service costs payable | 19,815) | 19,320) | 18,617) | 17,609) | 17,070) | 16,676) | 16,432) | 15,235) | 15,309) | 14,705) | 14,470) | 13,762) | 13,347) | 12,539) | 11,856) | 10,797) | 10,454) | 10,857) | 11,397) | 11,145) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 6.75 | 6.76 | 6.92 | 7.18 | 7.31 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 7.89 | 7.68 | 7.71 | 7.60 | 7.74 | 7.75 | 8.02 | 8.30 | 9.06 | 9.34 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.19 | 4.55 | 4.28 | 4.44 | 4.15 | 4.67 | 4.25 | 4.02 | 4.21 | 4.55 | 4.43 | 3.97 | 3.80 | 4.37 | 4.00 | 4.20 | 4.07 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 20.36 | 19.73 | 21.32 | 22.08 | 18.07 | 18.75 | 19.22 | 19.38 | 19.14 | 18.49 | 20.72 | 20.50 | 19.72 | 18.61 | 21.70 | 21.06 | 20.13 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 7.72 | 7.61 | 7.54 | 7.57 | 7.47 | 7.48 | 7.35 | 7.28 | 7.59 | 7.31 | 7.30 | 7.31 | 7.75 | 8.32 | 8.42 | 8.48 | 9.25 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 8.63 | 8.26 | 7.84 | 7.78 | 8.17 | 8.07 | 7.61 | 7.63 | 8.35 | 7.76 | 7.81 | 7.32 | 7.57 | 7.20 | 7.12 | 7.90 | 8.97 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 12.69 | 11.66 | 11.10 | 12.99 | 13.78 | 12.01 | 12.68 | 14.36 | 14.45 | 14.13 | 13.71 | 14.80 | 18.35 | 12.46 | 13.18 | 10.69 | 11.08 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 4.03 | 4.68 | 4.60 | 4.62 | 4.46 | 5.14 | 5.41 | 5.67 | 4.98 | 5.56 | 5.19 | 5.56 | 4.72 | 4.96 | 4.84 | 4.89 | 4.69 | 5.31 | 5.16 | 4.98 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 10.76 | 12.75 | 6.29 | 6.62 | 9.67 | 17.34 | 10.11 | 5.48 | 11.77 | 9.70 | 11.23 | 6.23 | 14.32 | 10.18 | 7.49 | 9.18 | 6.15 | — | — | — | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 7.47 | 7.11 | 7.08 | 6.86 | 7.26 | 7.07 | 6.90 | 6.78 | 7.63 | 6.98 | 6.97 | 6.58 | 7.29 | 7.40 | 8.02 | 6.96 | 7.21 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Pharmacy and other service costsQ4 2023
+ Pharmacy and other service costsQ3 2023
+ Pharmacy and other service costsQ2 2023
+ Pharmacy and other service costsQ1 2023)
÷ Pharmacy and other service costs payable
= (35,261 + 33,639 + 33,442 + 31,459)
÷ 19,815 = 6.75
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. | Cigna Group payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Working Capital Turnover
Cigna Group, working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 37,351) | 34,518) | 34,711) | 32,027) | 30,120) | 30,170) | 37,422) | 35,393) | 36,134) | 25,487) | 25,011) | 25,554) | 27,799) | 34,557) | 34,880) | 30,877) | 29,845) | 21,168) | 20,709) | 21,136) | ||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 48,716) | 47,059) | 47,345) | 44,727) | 41,229) | 41,115) | 45,218) | 43,662) | 43,572) | 36,340) | 34,711) | 33,470) | 36,022) | 43,886) | 42,179) | 40,380) | 40,138) | 34,447) | 31,867) | 32,969) | ||||||
| Working capital | (11,365) | (12,541) | (12,634) | (12,700) | (11,109) | (10,945) | (7,796) | (8,269) | (7,438) | (10,853) | (9,700) | (7,916) | (8,223) | (9,329) | (7,299) | (9,503) | (10,293) | (13,279) | (11,158) | (11,833) | ||||||
| Pharmacy revenues | 36,604) | 34,531) | 33,964) | 32,144) | 33,135) | 32,762) | 31,972) | 30,697) | 32,328) | 31,013) | 30,047) | 28,025) | 28,305) | 27,802) | 26,564) | 25,098) | 25,645) | 25,987) | 26,288) | 25,179) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.54 | 4.15 | 4.39 | 4.21 | 4.48 | 3.92 | 3.63 | 4.13 | 3.87 | 3.98 | 4.02 | 3.99 | 4.06 | 4.52 | 5.02 | 6.84 | 6.64 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 7.83 | 7.92 | 7.69 | 7.60 | 8.37 | 9.11 | 8.85 | 8.65 | 7.23 | 6.79 | 6.67 | 5.38 | 6.39 | 5.98 | 5.40 | 6.81 | 6.11 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 9.47 | 9.72 | 9.34 | 8.98 | 10.27 | 10.54 | 9.53 | 9.27 | 8.67 | 7.47 | 7.38 | 7.61 | 7.42 | 6.04 | 6.14 | 6.91 | 7.19 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 1.14 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 1.23 | 1.23 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 2.47 | 2.81 | 2.82 | 3.84 | 2.97 | 2.21 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.02 | 2.00 | 2.44 | 2.48 | 2.03 | 2.13 | 2.16 | 2.26 | 2.54 | 2.30 | 2.24 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 0.65 | 0.64 | 1.64 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 1.01 | 0.81 | 0.64 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.22 | — | — | — | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (Pharmacy revenuesQ4 2023
+ Pharmacy revenuesQ3 2023
+ Pharmacy revenuesQ2 2023
+ Pharmacy revenuesQ1 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (36,604 + 34,531 + 33,964 + 32,144)
÷ -11,365 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Inventory Processing Period
Cigna Group, average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 23.70 | 29.58 | 28.53 | 30.04 | 26.13 | 30.87 | 32.34 | 34.32 | 31.58 | 37.54 | 36.13 | 36.50 | 32.70 | 37.84 | 36.30 | 38.13 | 36.70 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 133 | 135 | 139 | 132 | 118 | 108 | 113 | 109 | 102 | 105 | 111 | 122 | 122 | 135 | 142 | 125 | 119 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 186 | 183 | 166 | 162 | 161 | 155 | 139 | 130 | 122 | 126 | 129 | 138 | 147 | 167 | 164 | 159 | 159 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 180 | 190 | 183 | 174 | 166 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 150 | 163 | 166 | 174 | 164 | 156 | 155 | 154 | 150 | 156 | 153 | 151 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 412 | 405 | 415 | 415 | 422 | 418 | 412 | 419 | 379 | 401 | 446 | 527 | 519 | 525 | 445 | 294 | 257 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 23.70 = 15
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. | Cigna Group number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Cigna Group, average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | 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 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 6.75 | 6.76 | 6.92 | 7.18 | 7.31 | 7.44 | 7.44 | 7.89 | 7.68 | 7.71 | 7.60 | 7.74 | 7.75 | 8.02 | 8.30 | 9.06 | 9.34 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 87 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 88 | 78 | 86 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 82 | 92 | 96 | 83 | 91 | 87 | 90 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 42 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 29 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 91 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 73 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 34 | 29 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 21 | 36 | 67 | 31 | 38 | 32 | 59 | 25 | 36 | 49 | 40 | 59 | — | — | — | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 51 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 6.75 = 54
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. |