Coles GroupCLEGF 63 Days Payable is 40.60 as of Dec. 2025, which is 4% above its 10-year median of 39.18. GuruFocus rates CLEGF with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of $17.15 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 304 Retail - Defensive companies, Coles Group ranks better than 51.32% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Coles Group's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
CLEGF'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 36.1 Med: 39.18 Max: 44.21
Current: 44.21
During the past 8 years, Coles Group's highest Days Payable was 44.21. The lowest was 36.10. And the median was 39.18.
CLEGF's Days Payable is ranked better than 51.32% of 304
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 43.205
vs CLEGF: 44.21
Coles Group's Days Payable
declined
from Dec. 2024 (41.84) to Dec. 2025 (40.60).
It may suggest that Coles Groupaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Coles Group Days Payable Related Terms
Coles Group Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Coles Group's Days Payable can be seen below:
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For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Coles Group's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Coles Group Days Payable vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coles Group's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Coles Group's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Coles Group's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Coles Group (CLEGF) has a Days Payable of 40.60 as of Dec. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Coles Group and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 39.18. Over the past decade, Coles Group's Days Payable has ranged from 36.10 to 44.21. According to the industry distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #148 out of 304 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 48.7%.
Is Coles Group's Days Payable too high?
Coles Group's current Days Payable of 40.60 is near median its 10-year median of 39.18. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 36.10 to a high of 44.21. The Retail - Defensive industry median Days Payable is 43.21. Coles Group's value of 40.60 is 6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #148 out of 304 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Coles Group has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Coles Group's Days Payable compare to KR and SFM?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Coles Group ranks #148 out of 304 companies for Days Payable. This puts Coles Group in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 43.21. Coles Group's value of 40.60 is 6% below this benchmark. Historically, Coles Group's own Days Payable has ranged from 36.10 to 44.21 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 39.18 vs. the industry median of 43.21, Coles Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Retail - Defensive company?
The median Days Payable among Retail - Defensive companies is 43.21, based on 304 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Coles Group's current Days Payable of 40.60 is 6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Coles Group and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Days Payable is 43.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Coles Group's current Days Payable is 40.60, which is near median its own 10-year median of 39.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coles Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group (CLEGF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $17.15, compared to a current price of $15.55 — trading 9.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 40.60, which is near median its 10-year median of 39.18 and 6% below the Retail - Defensive industry median of 43.21. Coles Group's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Coles Group (CLEGF), the current Days Payable is 40.60 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Coles Group (CLEGF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $15.55 is trading 9.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $17.15.
GuruFocus considers Coles Group to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CLEGF:
Days Payable: 40.60 (near median its 10-year median of 39.18)
GF Value™: $17.15 vs. price of $15.55 (9.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 6% below the Retail - Defensive median (#148 of 304)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CLEGF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and the country's second-largest liquor chain. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australians live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process some 20 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths processing about 30 million customer transactions per week from Australia's population of 27 million.
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