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)
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| 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. | |
| 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. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Receivables Turnover
UnitedHealth Group Inc., receivables 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, customers | 93,248) | 91,364) | 91,788) | 91,133) | 81,932) | 80,381) | 80,037) | 79,782) | 72,930) | 71,834) | 70,765) | 69,744) | 65,022) | 64,764) | 61,797) | 64,056) | 60,468) | 59,885) | 60,013) | 59,903) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 21,276) | 20,673) | 17,952) | 22,414) | 17,681) | 17,047) | 18,718) | 18,871) | 14,216) | 14,152) | 14,587) | 15,980) | 12,870) | 12,171) | 12,546) | 14,613) | 11,822) | 10,964) | 9,741) | 12,826) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 17.27 | 17.23 | 19.23 | 14.88 | 18.22 | 18.37 | 16.27 | 15.65 | 20.07 | 19.60 | 18.53 | 16.35 | 19.86 | 20.63 | 19.62 | 16.73 | 20.32 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 6.11 | 6.15 | 6.52 | 6.89 | 7.02 | 7.03 | 6.33 | 6.20 | 6.64 | 6.61 | 6.58 | 6.13 | 5.40 | 5.70 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 5.88 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 10.12 | 10.53 | 11.44 | 11.65 | 11.79 | 11.94 | 11.27 | 11.30 | 11.91 | 11.23 | 11.48 | 11.32 | 12.32 | 11.14 | 11.68 | 11.33 | 13.04 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 18.08 | 17.93 | 18.82 | 16.53 | 18.81 | 19.51 | 18.80 | 16.67 | 20.66 | 18.93 | 18.81 | 17.39 | 19.72 | 18.91 | 18.04 | 16.74 | 18.20 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 51.75 | 55.60 | 68.53 | 30.60 | 55.25 | 56.74 | 26.54 | 27.18 | 45.69 | 42.91 | 32.51 | 35.43 | 66.78 | 64.58 | 31.30 | 33.43 | 60.97 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 6.30 | 7.12 | 7.37 | 6.95 | 6.60 | 7.20 | 7.11 | 6.52 | 7.30 | 7.90 | 7.38 | 6.96 | 6.75 | 7.32 | 8.56 | 8.73 | 6.94 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 5.21 | 5.23 | 5.48 | 5.85 | 5.71 | 5.84 | 5.79 | 5.82 | 5.51 | 5.35 | 5.21 | 5.73 | 6.22 | 4.97 | 5.05 | 5.20 | 4.91 | 5.22 | 5.29 | 5.28 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 6.37 | 6.79 | 6.39 | 6.61 | 6.86 | 6.69 | 6.08 | 6.25 | 6.33 | 5.86 | 5.21 | 4.31 | 5.80 | 5.54 | 8.03 | 6.51 | 5.82 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
= (Revenues, customersQ4 2023
+ Revenues, customersQ3 2023
+ Revenues, customersQ2 2023
+ Revenues, customersQ1 2023)
÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (93,248 + 91,364 + 91,788 + 91,133)
÷ 21,276 = 17.27
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. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Payables Turnover
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical costs | 62,231) | 59,550) | 60,268) | 59,845) | 53,591) | 52,635) | 52,093) | 52,523) | 48,159) | 47,302) | 46,546) | 44,904) | 42,082) | 41,636) | 34,678) | 41,000) | 39,276) | 39,041) | 39,184) | 38,939) | ||||||
| Medical costs payable | 32,395) | 32,792) | 31,947) | 31,809) | 29,056) | 29,064) | 28,978) | 28,676) | 24,483) | 25,918) | 25,131) | 24,833) | 21,872) | 21,167) | 19,200) | 22,772) | 21,690) | 20,939) | 20,907) | 21,139) | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
= (Medical costsQ4 2023
+ Medical costsQ3 2023
+ Medical costsQ2 2023
+ Medical costsQ1 2023)
÷ Medical costs payable
= (62,231 + 59,550 + 60,268 + 59,845)
÷ 32,395 = 7.47
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. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Working Capital Turnover
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 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 | 78,437) | 91,905) | 89,869) | 93,895) | 69,069) | 82,937) | 68,356) | 69,029) | 61,758) | 61,610) | 58,916) | 59,508) | 53,718) | 54,821) | 58,918) | 58,807) | 42,634) | 43,541) | 42,038) | 42,815) | ||||||
| Less: Current liabilities | 99,054) | 114,179) | 112,981) | 116,482) | 89,237) | 100,935) | 88,698) | 88,170) | 78,292) | 79,575) | 76,557) | 80,641) | 72,420) | 66,597) | 69,883) | 78,606) | 61,782) | 62,641) | 62,328) | 58,933) | ||||||
| Working capital | (20,617) | (22,274) | (23,112) | (22,587) | (20,168) | (17,998) | (20,342) | (19,141) | (16,534) | (17,965) | (17,641) | (21,133) | (18,702) | (11,776) | (10,965) | (19,799) | (19,148) | (19,100) | (20,290) | (16,118) | ||||||
| Revenues, customers | 93,248) | 91,364) | 91,788) | 91,133) | 81,932) | 80,381) | 80,037) | 79,782) | 72,930) | 71,834) | 70,765) | 69,744) | 65,022) | 64,764) | 61,797) | 64,056) | 60,468) | 59,885) | 60,013) | 59,903) | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cigna Group | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
= (Revenues, customersQ4 2023
+ Revenues, customersQ3 2023
+ Revenues, customersQ2 2023
+ Revenues, customersQ1 2023)
÷ Working capital
= (93,248 + 91,364 + 91,788 + 91,133)
÷ -20,617 = —
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Average Receivable Collection Period
UnitedHealth Group Inc., average receivable collection 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 17.27 | 17.23 | 19.23 | 14.88 | 18.22 | 18.37 | 16.27 | 15.65 | 20.07 | 19.60 | 18.53 | 16.35 | 19.86 | 20.63 | 19.62 | 16.73 | 20.32 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 62 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 58 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 53 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 70 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 57 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 70 | 85 | 63 | 66 | 45 | 56 | 63 | — | — | — | ||||||
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 ÷ 17.27 = 21
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. |
Average Payables Payment Period
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 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 | 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 51 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
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 ÷ 7.47 = 49
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. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |