Costain GroupCTNGY 59 Days Payable is 61.03 as of Dec. 2025, which is 107% above its 10-year median of 29.43. GuruFocus rates CTNGY with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.23. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,709 Construction companies, Costain Group ranks worse than 75.31% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Costain Group's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
CTNGY'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18 Med: 29.43 Max: 45.49
Current: 45.49
During the past 13 years, Costain Group's highest Days Payable was 45.49. The lowest was 18.00. And the median was 29.43.
CTNGY's Days Payable is ranked worse than 75.31% of 1709
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 76.78
vs CTNGY: 45.49
Costain Group's Days Payable
increased
from Dec. 2024 (44.85) to Dec. 2025 (61.03).
It may suggest that Costain Groupdelayed paying its suppliers.
Costain Group Days Payable Related Terms
Costain Group Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Costain Group's Days Payable can be seen below:
* 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.
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Costain 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.
Costain Group Days Payable vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Costain Group's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Costain 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.
Costain Group's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
Costain Group (CTNGY) has a Days Payable of 61.03 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 Costain Group and its competitors. This is 107% above median its historical median of 29.43. Over the past decade, Costain Group's Days Payable has ranged from 18.00 to 45.49. According to the industry distribution chart, Costain Group ranks #1287 out of 1709 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 75.3%.
Is Costain Group's Days Payable too high?
Costain Group's current Days Payable of 61.03 is 107% above median its 10-year median of 29.43. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 18.00 to a high of 45.49. The Construction industry median Days Payable is 76.78. Costain Group's value of 61.03 is 20.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Costain Group ranks #1287 out of 1709 companies in the Construction industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Costain Group has a GF Score™ of 59/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Costain Group's Days Payable compare to PWR and FIX?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Costain Group ranks #1287 out of 1709 companies for Days Payable. This places Costain Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 76.78. Costain Group's value of 61.03 is 20.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Costain Group's own Days Payable has ranged from 18.00 to 45.49 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 29.43 vs. the industry median of 76.78, Costain 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 Construction company?
The median Days Payable among Construction companies is 76.78, based on 1,709 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. Costain Group's current Days Payable of 61.03 is 20.5% 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 Costain Group and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Days Payable is 76.78 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Costain Group's current Days Payable is 61.03, which is 107% above median its own 10-year median of 29.43. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Costain Group stock overvalued right now?
Costain Group (CTNGY) has a current Days Payable of 61.03. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.23, compared to a current price of $3.30 — trading 168.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 61.03, which is 107% above median its 10-year median of 29.43 and 20.5% below the Construction industry median of 76.78. Costain Group's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 5 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 Costain Group (CTNGY), the current Days Payable is 61.03 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 Costain Group (CTNGY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Costain Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $3.30 is trading 168.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.23.
Key valuation signals for CTNGY:
Days Payable: 61.03 (107% above median its 10-year median of 29.43)
GF Value™: $1.23 vs. price of $3.30 (168.3% above fair value)
Industry Position: 20.5% below the Construction median (#1287 of 1709)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CTNGY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Costain Group PLC offers solutions and services. It provides engineering and technology solutions and advisory and development, design, management, project delivery, technology integration and asset optimization and support services to highways, nuclear, oil and gas, power, water sectors, rail. The company has two segments Transportation and Natural resources. The transportation segment covers highways, rail, and nuclear markets and the Natural resources segment comprises of water, power and oil and gas markets. Majority of revenue is from Transportation Segment.
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