Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
TJX Cos. Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | TJX Cos. Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | TJX Cos. Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | TJX Cos. Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Current Ratio
TJX Cos. Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 3, 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 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 12,664) | 13,806) | 12,338) | 12,595) | 12,456) | 12,989) | 11,835) | 12,480) | 13,259) | 14,576) | 13,389) | 15,016) | 15,739) | 16,654) | 11,518) | 10,296) | 8,891) | 9,375) | 8,269) | 8,067) | 8,469) | 9,317) | 8,440) | 8,422) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 10,451) | 11,640) | 10,317) | 10,534) | 10,305) | 11,234) | 10,147) | 10,019) | 10,468) | 11,329) | 10,042) | 9,907) | 10,804) | 11,817) | 7,647) | 4,670) | 7,150) | 7,687) | 6,601) | 6,581) | 5,531) | 6,014) | 5,138) | 4,977) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.41 | 1.51 | 2.20 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 1.69 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.17 | |||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.02 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 12,664 ÷ 10,451 = 1.21
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Quick Ratio
TJX Cos. Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 3, 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 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,600) | 4,290) | 4,550) | 5,025) | 5,477) | 3,365) | 3,531) | 4,295) | 6,227) | 6,792) | 7,106) | 8,775) | 10,470) | 10,582) | 6,620) | 4,288) | 3,217) | 2,060) | 2,186) | 2,235) | 3,030) | 2,712) | 2,873) | 2,681) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 436) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 529) | 560) | 548) | 587) | 563) | 571) | 556) | 576) | 518) | 615) | 616) | 621) | 461) | 464) | 444) | 172) | 386) | 443) | 377) | 393) | 346) | 420) | 356) | 368) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 6,129) | 4,850) | 5,098) | 5,612) | 6,040) | 3,936) | 4,087) | 4,871) | 6,744) | 7,407) | 7,722) | 9,397) | 10,931) | 11,046) | 7,065) | 4,460) | 3,603) | 2,503) | 2,563) | 2,628) | 3,377) | 3,132) | 3,229) | 3,485) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 10,451) | 11,640) | 10,317) | 10,534) | 10,305) | 11,234) | 10,147) | 10,019) | 10,468) | 11,329) | 10,042) | 9,907) | 10,804) | 11,817) | 7,647) | 4,670) | 7,150) | 7,687) | 6,601) | 6,581) | 5,531) | 6,014) | 5,138) | 4,977) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.70 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.33 | |||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.11 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 6,129 ÷ 10,451 = 0.59
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Cash Ratio
TJX Cos. Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Feb 3, 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 30, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | Feb 1, 2020 | Nov 2, 2019 | Aug 3, 2019 | May 4, 2019 | Feb 2, 2019 | Nov 3, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | May 5, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,600) | 4,290) | 4,550) | 5,025) | 5,477) | 3,365) | 3,531) | 4,295) | 6,227) | 6,792) | 7,106) | 8,775) | 10,470) | 10,582) | 6,620) | 4,288) | 3,217) | 2,060) | 2,186) | 2,235) | 3,030) | 2,712) | 2,873) | 2,681) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 436) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 5,600) | 4,290) | 4,550) | 5,025) | 5,477) | 3,365) | 3,531) | 4,295) | 6,227) | 6,792) | 7,106) | 8,775) | 10,470) | 10,582) | 6,620) | 4,288) | 3,217) | 2,060) | 2,186) | 2,235) | 3,030) | 2,712) | 2,873) | 3,117) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 10,451) | 11,640) | 10,317) | 10,534) | 10,305) | 11,234) | 10,147) | 10,019) | 10,468) | 11,329) | 10,042) | 9,907) | 10,804) | 11,817) | 7,647) | 4,670) | 7,150) | 7,687) | 6,601) | 6,581) | 5,531) | 6,014) | 5,138) | 4,977) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.63 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | — | — | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 | |||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.20 | |||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.11 | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,600 ÷ 10,451 = 0.54
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. | TJX Cos. Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |