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)
Uber Technologies Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | Uber Technologies Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | Uber Technologies Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Uber Technologies Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| 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. | Uber Technologies Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| 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. |
Receivables Turnover
Uber Technologies Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 10,131) | 9,936) | 9,292) | 9,230) | 8,823) | 8,607) | 8,343) | 8,073) | 6,854) | 5,778) | 4,845) | 3,929) | 2,903) | 3,165) | 2,813) | 1,913) | 3,248) | 4,069) | 3,813) | 3,166) | 3,099) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance | 3,708) | 3,404) | 3,000) | 2,576) | 2,571) | 2,779) | 2,468) | 2,459) | 2,476) | 2,439) | 1,333) | 1,201) | 1,075) | 1,073) | 773) | 604) | 683) | 1,214) | 1,154) | 1,290) | 1,074) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 10.41 | 10.95 | 11.98 | 13.59 | 13.16 | 11.47 | 11.77 | 10.39 | 8.65 | 7.16 | 11.13 | 10.67 | 10.04 | 10.38 | 15.58 | 21.59 | 20.93 | 11.65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 8.68 | 8.85 | 8.64 | 8.08 | 8.57 | 7.88 | 7.86 | 7.34 | 7.79 | 6.96 | 6.86 | 6.55 | 6.80 | 6.85 | 7.47 | 7.13 | 7.48 | 7.65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 11.14 | 11.63 | 12.48 | 13.56 | 12.82 | 13.15 | 11.90 | 11.42 | 11.57 | 12.66 | 12.63 | 12.34 | 11.99 | 12.98 | 12.53 | 14.55 | 12.91 | 13.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 9.39 | 8.11 | 9.84 | 10.03 | 9.60 | 7.97 | 9.21 | 8.78 | 8.82 | 7.76 | 9.01 | 9.12 | 8.84 | 7.87 | 8.93 | 8.38 | 9.23 | 7.76 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable, net of allowance
= (10,131 + 9,936 + 9,292 + 9,230)
÷ 3,708 = 10.41
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. | Uber Technologies Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Payables Turnover
Uber Technologies Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | 6,168) | 6,057) | 5,626) | 5,515) | 5,259) | 5,307) | 5,173) | 5,153) | 4,026) | 3,104) | 2,438) | 2,099) | 1,710) | 1,441) | 1,298) | 924) | 1,491) | 1,927) | 1,860) | 1,740) | 1,681) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 833) | 790) | 799) | 694) | 712) | 728) | 774) | 810) | 862) | 860) | 310) | 429) | 232) | 235) | 240) | 253) | 215) | 272) | 126) | 167) | 151) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 28.05 | 28.43 | 27.17 | 30.63 | 29.34 | 27.00 | 22.55 | 18.17 | 13.53 | 10.87 | 24.80 | 15.26 | 23.16 | 21.93 | 23.50 | 24.51 | 32.64 | 26.50 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 23.35 | 23.43 | 23.23 | 23.59 | 22.74 | 23.20 | 21.90 | 21.37 | 22.67 | 21.86 | 19.74 | 20.02 | 21.41 | 21.17 | 21.82 | 21.07 | 21.92 | 23.00 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 16.63 | 14.35 | 15.59 | 15.81 | 15.69 | 13.36 | 15.02 | 13.96 | 14.04 | 12.93 | 14.65 | 14.09 | 14.20 | 13.11 | 14.32 | 14.68 | 15.69 | 13.34 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Payables turnover
= (Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortizationQ1 2024
+ Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortizationQ4 2023
+ Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortizationQ3 2023
+ Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortizationQ2 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (6,168 + 6,057 + 5,626 + 5,515)
÷ 833 = 28.05
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. | Uber Technologies Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Working Capital Turnover
Uber Technologies Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | 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 | 12,074) | 11,297) | 10,679) | 10,664) | 9,196) | 9,249) | 9,368) | 8,751) | 8,665) | 8,819) | 9,684) | 7,783) | 8,295) | 9,882) | 9,412) | 9,662) | 11,114) | 13,925) | 15,153) | 14,300) | 7,930) | |||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 9,993) | 9,454) | 9,405) | 8,635) | 8,683) | 8,853) | 9,020) | 8,945) | 8,652) | 9,024) | 8,126) | 7,684) | 7,288) | 6,865) | 6,921) | 5,891) | 6,631) | 5,639) | 5,372) | 5,570) | 4,714) | |||||||
| Working capital | 2,081) | 1,843) | 1,274) | 2,029) | 513) | 396) | 348) | (194) | 13) | (205) | 1,558) | 99) | 1,007) | 3,017) | 2,491) | 3,771) | 4,483) | 8,286) | 9,781) | 8,730) | 3,216) | |||||||
| Revenue | 10,131) | 9,936) | 9,292) | 9,230) | 8,823) | 8,607) | 8,343) | 8,073) | 6,854) | 5,778) | 4,845) | 3,929) | 2,903) | 3,165) | 2,813) | 1,913) | 3,248) | 4,069) | 3,813) | 3,166) | 3,099) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 18.54 | 20.23 | 28.22 | 17.25 | 65.98 | 80.50 | 83.47 | — | 1,646.62 | — | 9.53 | 129.39 | 10.72 | 3.69 | 4.83 | 3.46 | 3.19 | 1.71 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 17.45 | 17.94 | 21.22 | 22.52 | 16.22 | 15.35 | 16.74 | 13.05 | 13.06 | 12.13 | 9.67 | 8.17 | 9.27 | 11.46 | 31.44 | 26.10 | 22.61 | 17.11 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 476.41 | 67.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 60.59 | 52.36 | 27.10 | 20.23 | 18.10 | 24.61 | 14.61 | 12.16 | 11.27 | 13.21 | 12.81 | 14.87 | 19.13 | 26.45 | 17.95 | 19.57 | 21.16 | 43.84 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Working capital turnover
= (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (10,131 + 9,936 + 9,292 + 9,230)
÷ 2,081 = 18.54
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | Uber Technologies Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
Uber Technologies Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 10.41 | 10.95 | 11.98 | 13.59 | 13.16 | 11.47 | 11.77 | 10.39 | 8.65 | 7.16 | 11.13 | 10.67 | 10.04 | 10.38 | 15.58 | 21.59 | 20.93 | 11.65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 42 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 39 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 10.41 = 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. | Uber Technologies Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Average Payables Payment Period
Uber Technologies Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | 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 | 28.05 | 28.43 | 27.17 | 30.63 | 29.34 | 27.00 | 22.55 | 18.17 | 13.53 | 10.87 | 24.80 | 15.26 | 23.16 | 21.93 | 23.50 | 24.51 | 32.64 | 26.50 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | |||||||
| United Parcel Service Inc. | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q1 2024 Calculation
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 28.05 = 13
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. |