Receivables turnover (days) - breakdown by industry

The receivable turnover ratio determines how quickly a company collects outstanding cash balances from its customers during an accounting period.
Calculation: Net receivable sales/ Average accounts receivables, or in days: 365 / Receivables Turnover Ratio. More about receivables turnover (days).

Number of U.S. listed companies included in the calculation: 3331 (year 2022).

Ratio: Receivables turnover (days)     Measure of center:

Industry title Year
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
All Industries 48 54 50 48 48
01 - Agricultural Production Crops 39 51 56 41 61
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties 67 209 34 461 27
07 - Agricultural Services 29 29 45 25 39
08 - Forestry - - - 14 20 20
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping - 146 114 301 208
10 - Metal Mining 30 28 32 24 28
12 - Coal Mining 37 45 32 27 31
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction 50 70 55 54 58
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels 57 64 51 44 43
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders 83 51 38 23 24
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors 50 55 60 54 55
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors 62 60 52 54 60
20 - Food And Kindred Products 35 34 34 35 33
21 - Tobacco Products 10 9 7 6 11
22 - Textile Mill Products 42 53 44 42 44
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials 40 51 47 37 42
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture 35 30 30 29 32
25 - Furniture And Fixtures 30 33 33 33 31
26 - Paper And Allied Products 45 46 47 46 43
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries 48 50 47 51 48
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products 58 61 56 56 54
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries 25 35 25 25 28
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products 41 49 50 48 46
31 - Leather And Leather Products 39 35 25 36 29
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products 51 52 45 38 37
33 - Primary Metal Industries 43 50 43 38 41
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment 52 52 51 46 48
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment 58 67 63 63 60
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment 56 58 58 55 56
37 - Transportation Equipment 54 57 47 49 52
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 56 63 60 59 58
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 55 68 57 49 49
40 - Railroad Transportation 28 31 31 30 30
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing 43 42 42 41 42
44 - Water Transportation 82 52 30 53 60
45 - Transportation By Air 23 37 17 26 31
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas 32 40 33 31 31
47 - Transportation Services 42 51 48 49 57
48 - Communications 45 64 50 49 51
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services 47 48 43 44 44
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 44 47 51 47 49
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods 26 30 27 28 28
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers 28 35 32 34 35
53 - General Merchandise Stores 3 4 3 3 3
54 - Food Stores 4 5 6 5 5
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations 9 10 9 9 9
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores 7 8 6 5 6
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores 7 9 7 9 8
58 - Eating And Drinking Places 14 15 10 10 9
59 - Miscellaneous Retail 21 22 23 22 22
60 - Depository Institutions 61 131 32 32 43
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions 16 32 26 16 24
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services 35 36 32 31 31
63 - Insurance Carriers 29 6 6 7 6
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service 42 70 58 52 53
65 - Real Estate 22 30 28 46 39
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices 32 22 29 26 35
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places 19 48 18 14 13
72 - Personal Services 40 33 35 33 36
73 - Business Services 57 61 60 60 59
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking 39 46 36 34 32
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services 81 95 81 53 16
78 - Motion Pictures 37 51 22 28 27
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services 34 34 16 24 21
80 - Health Services 51 52 49 50 50
81 - Legal Services 74 79 82 76 72
82 - Educational Services 28 32 25 37 30
83 - Social Services 44 93 658 24 37
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services 65 62 66 70 68
89 - Miscellaneous Services 84 76 82 69 64
99 - Nonclassifiable Establishments - - - - - -

These ratios are calculated for publicly traded U.S. companies that submit financial statements to the SEC. Hover over the ratio value in the table to see the exact number of companies included in the calculation.

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