Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
FedEx Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | FedEx Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | FedEx Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | FedEx Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Current Ratio
FedEx Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Nov 30, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 17,424) | 19,117) | 18,887) | 18,610) | 17,944) | 18,217) | 19,606) | 20,365) | 19,466) | 20,747) | 19,546) | 20,580) | 21,710) | 21,265) | 18,903) | 16,383) | 12,541) | 13,198) | 13,017) | 13,086) | 13,500) | 13,438) | 12,641) | 13,341) | 13,575) | 12,881) | 12,722) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 13,308) | 14,248) | 13,811) | 13,586) | 13,580) | 14,039) | 13,765) | 14,274) | 13,990) | 13,884) | 12,910) | 13,660) | 13,566) | 12,115) | 11,195) | 10,344) | 10,325) | 10,547) | 9,935) | 9,013) | 9,256) | 9,496) | 9,606) | 9,627) | 9,503) | 8,227) | 7,790) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.60 | 1.76 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 1.63 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 2.47 | 2.82 | 2.57 | 1.68 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | — | — | 0.93 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.72 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | — | — | — | 1.10 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.22 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.52 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 17,424 ÷ 13,308 = 1.31
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | FedEx Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Quick Ratio
FedEx Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Nov 30, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,644) | 6,729) | 7,055) | 6,856) | 5,373) | 4,646) | 6,850) | 6,897) | 6,065) | 6,833) | 6,853) | 7,087) | 8,856) | 8,339) | 6,954) | 4,881) | 1,766) | 2,031) | 2,389) | 2,319) | 2,872) | 2,123) | 2,369) | 3,265) | 2,789) | 2,768) | 3,503) | ||||||||
| Receivables, less allowances | 9,904) | 10,665) | 10,207) | 10,188) | 10,721) | 11,644) | 11,055) | 11,863) | 11,668) | 12,197) | 11,125) | 12,069) | 11,481) | 11,417) | 10,508) | 10,102) | 9,323) | 9,709) | 9,312) | 9,116) | 9,037) | 9,573) | 8,716) | 8,481) | 8,671) | 8,655) | 8,006) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 15,548) | 17,394) | 17,262) | 17,044) | 16,094) | 16,290) | 17,905) | 18,760) | 17,733) | 19,030) | 17,978) | 19,156) | 20,337) | 19,756) | 17,462) | 14,983) | 11,089) | 11,740) | 11,701) | 11,435) | 11,909) | 11,696) | 11,085) | 11,746) | 11,460) | 11,423) | 11,509) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 13,308) | 14,248) | 13,811) | 13,586) | 13,580) | 14,039) | 13,765) | 14,274) | 13,990) | 13,884) | 12,910) | 13,660) | 13,566) | 12,115) | 11,195) | 10,344) | 10,325) | 10,547) | 9,935) | 9,013) | 9,256) | 9,496) | 9,606) | 9,627) | 9,503) | 8,227) | 7,790) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.45 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 1.48 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 2.24 | 2.58 | 2.36 | 1.48 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | — | — | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.53 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | — | — | — | 0.98 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 1.35 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 15,548 ÷ 13,308 = 1.17
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | FedEx Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Cash Ratio
FedEx Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | May 31, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Nov 30, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,644) | 6,729) | 7,055) | 6,856) | 5,373) | 4,646) | 6,850) | 6,897) | 6,065) | 6,833) | 6,853) | 7,087) | 8,856) | 8,339) | 6,954) | 4,881) | 1,766) | 2,031) | 2,389) | 2,319) | 2,872) | 2,123) | 2,369) | 3,265) | 2,789) | 2,768) | 3,503) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 5,644) | 6,729) | 7,055) | 6,856) | 5,373) | 4,646) | 6,850) | 6,897) | 6,065) | 6,833) | 6,853) | 7,087) | 8,856) | 8,339) | 6,954) | 4,881) | 1,766) | 2,031) | 2,389) | 2,319) | 2,872) | 2,123) | 2,369) | 3,265) | 2,789) | 2,768) | 3,503) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 13,308) | 14,248) | 13,811) | 13,586) | 13,580) | 14,039) | 13,765) | 14,274) | 13,990) | 13,884) | 12,910) | 13,660) | 13,566) | 12,115) | 11,195) | 10,344) | 10,325) | 10,547) | 9,935) | 9,013) | 9,256) | 9,496) | 9,606) | 9,627) | 9,503) | 8,227) | 7,790) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.45 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 2.02 | 2.36 | 2.13 | 1.25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | — | — | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.21 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | — | — | — | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.39 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,644 ÷ 13,308 = 0.42
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | FedEx Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |