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: 2757 (as of 2025).

Ratio: Receivables turnover (days)     Measure of center:

Industry title Year
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
All Industries 48 49 48 48 54
01 - Agricultural Production Crops 25 38 37 39 51
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties 31 19 33 67 209
07 - Agricultural Services 4 23 45 29 29
08 - Forestry - - - - - -
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping - - 7 247 - 146
10 - Metal Mining 22 32 31 30 28
12 - Coal Mining 36 33 28 37 45
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction 48 51 43 50 70
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels 43 42 47 57 64
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders 58 61 60 83 51
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors 51 50 51 50 55
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors 74 71 55 62 60
20 - Food And Kindred Products 30 32 33 35 34
21 - Tobacco Products 25 8 8 10 9
22 - Textile Mill Products 45 42 39 42 53
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials 37 33 34 40 51
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture 29 31 26 35 30
25 - Furniture And Fixtures 28 28 29 30 33
26 - Paper And Allied Products 45 44 45 45 46
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries 40 41 42 48 50
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products 60 62 58 58 61
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries 25 23 20 25 35
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products 40 47 41 41 49
31 - Leather And Leather Products 23 22 21 39 35
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products 43 37 59 51 52
33 - Primary Metal Industries 42 45 45 43 50
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment 51 54 51 52 52
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment 63 62 61 58 67
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment 64 59 55 56 58
37 - Transportation Equipment 45 49 50 54 57
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 59 59 59 56 63
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 58 51 50 55 68
40 - Railroad Transportation 34 34 30 28 31
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing 44 45 41 43 42
44 - Water Transportation 29 26 26 82 52
45 - Transportation By Air 14 15 15 23 37
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas 24 29 27 32 40
47 - Transportation Services 52 59 54 42 51
48 - Communications 52 56 51 45 64
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services 46 50 48 47 48
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 44 47 48 44 47
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods 25 26 27 26 30
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers 33 33 31 28 35
53 - General Merchandise Stores 3 3 3 3 4
54 - Food Stores 4 5 4 4 5
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations 12 11 10 9 10
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores 7 7 6 7 8
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores 6 8 7 7 9
58 - Eating And Drinking Places 8 8 9 14 15
59 - Miscellaneous Retail 11 9 11 21 22
60 - Depository Institutions 28 30 31 61 131
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions 27 30 31 16 32
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services 31 26 33 35 36
63 - Insurance Carriers 7 4 14 29 6
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service 42 40 47 42 70
65 - Real Estate 18 20 15 22 30
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices 31 30 27 32 22
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places 18 19 23 19 48
72 - Personal Services 38 31 33 40 33
73 - Business Services 57 59 58 57 61
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking 28 32 32 39 46
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services 76 78 82 81 95
78 - Motion Pictures 25 17 21 37 51
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services 25 21 25 34 34
80 - Health Services 47 47 51 51 52
81 - Legal Services 81 84 80 74 79
82 - Educational Services 29 28 25 28 32
83 - Social Services 38 38 39 44 93
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services 60 64 62 65 62
89 - Miscellaneous Services 25 28 59 84 76
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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