DICDICCF 72 Days Payable is 56.24 as of Dec. 2025, which is 12% below its 10-year median of 63.97. GuruFocus rates DICCF with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of $13.88. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,560 Chemicals companies, DIC ranks worse than 51.86% on this metric.
DIC's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $840 Mil. DIC's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1,362 Mil.
Hence, DIC's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was 56.24.
The historical rank and industry rank for DIC's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
DICCF'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 58.14 Med: 63.97 Max: 68.71
Current: 58.14
During the past 13 years, DIC's highest Days Payable was 68.71. The lowest was 58.14. And the median was 63.97.
DICCF's Days Payable is ranked worse than 51.86% of 1560
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 59.915
vs DICCF: 58.14
DIC's Days Payable
declined
from Dec. 2024 (62.02) to Dec. 2025 (56.24).
It may suggest that DICaccelerated paying its suppliers.
DIC Days Payable Related Terms
DIC Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for DIC'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 Specialty Chemicals subindustry, DIC'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.
DIC Days Payable vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, DIC's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where DIC'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.
DIC'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.
DIC (DICCF) has a Days Payable of 56.24 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 DIC and its competitors. This is 12% below median its historical median of 63.97. Over the past decade, DIC's Days Payable has ranged from 58.14 to 68.71. According to the industry distribution chart, DIC ranks #809 out of 1560 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 51.9%.
Is DIC's Days Payable too high?
DIC's current Days Payable of 56.24 is 12% below median its 10-year median of 63.97. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 58.14 to a high of 68.71. The Chemicals industry median Days Payable is 59.92. DIC's value of 56.24 is 6.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, DIC ranks #809 out of 1560 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, DIC has a GF Score™ of 72/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DIC's Days Payable compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, DIC ranks #809 out of 1560 companies for Days Payable. This places DIC in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 59.92. DIC's value of 56.24 is 6.1% below this benchmark. Historically, DIC's own Days Payable has ranged from 58.14 to 68.71 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 63.97 vs. the industry median of 59.92, DIC 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 Chemicals company?
The median Days Payable among Chemicals companies is 59.92, based on 1,560 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. DIC's current Days Payable of 56.24 is 6.1% 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 DIC and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Days Payable is 59.92 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. DIC's current Days Payable is 56.24, which is 12% below median its own 10-year median of 63.97. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DIC stock overvalued right now?
DIC (DICCF) has a current Days Payable of 56.24. The stock's GF Value™ is $13.88, compared to a current price of $23.39 — trading 68.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 56.24, which is 12% below median its 10-year median of 63.97 and 6.1% below the Chemicals industry median of 59.92. DIC's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 9 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 DIC (DICCF), the current Days Payable is 56.24 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 DIC (DICCF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DIC stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $23.39 is trading 68.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $13.88.
Key valuation signals for DICCF:
Days Payable: 56.24 (12% below median its 10-year median of 63.97)
GF Value™: $13.88 vs. price of $23.39 (68.5% above fair value)
Industry Position: 6.1% below the Chemicals median (#809 of 1560)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DICCF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
DIC Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. Packaging & Graphic segment, this segment includes printing and packaging materials. The second segment- Color & display Color Materials which included Pigments for paints, pigments for plastics, pigments for inks, specialty pigments, pigments for color filters, pigments for cosmetics, healthcare foods and third segment-Functional Products including Performance, Composite and Chemitronics materials.
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