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)
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 |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | United Parcel Service Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | United Parcel Service Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | United Parcel Service Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | United Parcel Service Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and 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. |
Receivables Turnover
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 | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 11,216) | 9,461) | 9,587) | 10,299) | 12,583) | 10,975) | 11,396) | 11,199) | 12,541) | 10,474) | 10,137) | 10,127) | 10,750) | 8,993) | 9,230) | 8,126) | 9,552) | 7,951) | 8,071) | 7,613) | ||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivables turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 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 | 7.66 | 7.18 | 7.71 | ||||||
Uber Technologies Inc. | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 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 | — | — | — |
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
Receivables turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023
+ RevenueQ1 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (24,917 + 21,061 + 22,055 + 22,925)
÷ 11,216 = 8.11
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | United Parcel Service Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Payables Turnover
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 | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | ||||||
Accounts payable | 6,340) | 5,972) | 6,085) | 6,302) | 7,512) | 6,731) | 7,168) | 7,036) | 7,523) | 6,445) | 6,563) | 6,305) | 6,455) | 5,609) | 5,271) | 4,779) | 5,555) | 4,218) | 4,291) | 3,907) | ||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payables turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 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 | 21.93 | 20.21 | 21.92 | ||||||
Uber Technologies Inc. | 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 | — | — | — |
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
= (RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023
+ RevenueQ1 2023)
÷ Accounts payable
= (24,917 + 21,061 + 22,055 + 22,925)
÷ 6,340 = 14.35
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | United Parcel Service Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Working Capital Turnover
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 | 19,413) | 19,251) | 19,439) | 21,725) | 22,217) | 24,598) | 25,571) | 25,601) | 24,934) | 22,843) | 21,988) | 20,985) | 20,216) | 19,930) | 20,226) | 19,389) | 17,103) | 14,184) | 14,843) | 14,904) | ||||||
Less: Current liabilities | 17,676) | 15,817) | 14,686) | 16,262) | 18,140) | 17,679) | 17,337) | 16,842) | 17,569) | 15,472) | 15,770) | 16,306) | 17,016) | 15,456) | 16,271) | 15,846) | 15,413) | 12,835) | 13,633) | 13,209) | ||||||
Working capital | 1,737) | 3,434) | 4,753) | 5,463) | 4,077) | 6,919) | 8,234) | 8,759) | 7,365) | 7,371) | 6,218) | 4,679) | 3,200) | 4,474) | 3,955) | 3,543) | 1,690) | 1,349) | 1,210) | 1,695) | ||||||
Revenue | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | ||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working capital turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 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 | 16.31 | 17.43 | 22.14 | ||||||
Uber Technologies Inc. | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 476.41 | 67.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
= (RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023
+ RevenueQ1 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (24,917 + 21,061 + 22,055 + 22,925)
÷ 1,737 = 52.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | United Parcel Service Inc. working capital turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
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 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average receivable collection period1 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — | ||||||
Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 41 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 47 | ||||||
Uber Technologies Inc. | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — |
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 receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 8.11 = 45
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | United Parcel Service Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
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 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average payables payment period1 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | ||||||
Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | ||||||
Uber Technologies Inc. | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — |
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 ÷ 14.35 = 25
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
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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. |