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: 2851 (year 2024).

Ratio: Receivables turnover (days)     Measure of center:

Industry title Year
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
All Industries 2238 170 34713 669 168
01 - Agricultural Production Crops 81 139 11 77 68
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties 19 33 1672 209 34
07 - Agricultural Services 26 41 35 35 300
08 - Forestry - - - - - 14
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping - 7 247 - 146 114
10 - Metal Mining 621 91 287 41 82
12 - Coal Mining 33 33 40 47 35
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction 57 54 189 23 75
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels 42 87 939 103 56
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders 73 78 83 49 40
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors 1894 54 52 54 53
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors 106 71 56 54 47
20 - Food And Kindred Products 648 85 40 41 33
21 - Tobacco Products 15 15 16 17 13
22 - Textile Mill Products 40 37 41 49 44
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials 41 44 46 110 52
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture 30 30 29 32 31
25 - Furniture And Fixtures 28 26 27 30 274
26 - Paper And Allied Products 51 47 72 79 72
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries 46 44 49 50 49
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products 456 385 413 3481 395
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries 26 30 27 38 29
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products 50 40 43 48 48
31 - Leather And Leather Products 28 31 36 47 35
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products 46 69 52 60 54
33 - Primary Metal Industries 193 58 47 265 100
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment 73 53 54 56 51
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment 77 74 70 99 78
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment 98 91 63 -154 244
37 - Transportation Equipment 115 73 78 64 48
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 69 75 79 337 412
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries 43 55 57 68 60
40 - Railroad Transportation 853 30 27 29 30
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing 47 43 44 45 44
44 - Water Transportation 34 55 106 62 48
45 - Transportation By Air 20 19 23 38 22
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas 36 36 33 40 33
47 - Transportation Services 95 93 101 120 54
48 - Communications 63 67 56 64 54
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services 112 95 121 1501 86
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 49 120 391 47 161
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods 48 38 97 48 45
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers 29 28 27 32 33
53 - General Merchandise Stores 3 3 3 4 3
54 - Food Stores 5 5 4 28 7
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations 37 45 31 35 30
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores 8 10 11 10 9
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores 23 24 22 38 7
58 - Eating And Drinking Places 14 20 27 23 17
59 - Miscellaneous Retail 301 -36 40 47 30
60 - Depository Institutions 338306 2484 2030 4535 1587
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions -2144 -72 156 285 422
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services 61 47 4850872 4374 29
63 - Insurance Carriers 50 64 198 53 43
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service 41 50 49 61 59
65 - Real Estate 191 45 26 64 94
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices 295 25 109 80 61
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places 29 27 27 43 36
72 - Personal Services 30 7846 1059 -34 35
73 - Business Services 192 104 63 68 109
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking 46 33 48 31 31
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services 78 82 81 95 81
78 - Motion Pictures 77 40 51 115 69
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services 59 49 106 44 28
80 - Health Services 184 313 117 109 80
81 - Legal Services 84 80 74 79 82
82 - Educational Services 31 -39 38 50 36
83 - Social Services 38 39 44 93 658
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services 63 69 61 87 191
89 - Miscellaneous Services 28 59 84 76 82
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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