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Circus SEFRA:CA1 -0.63%14 Days Payable is 152.11 as of Dec. 2025, which is 98% below its 10-year median of 7,979.41. GuruFocus rates FRA:CA1 with a GF Score™ of 14/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,993 Industrial Products companies, Circus SE ranks worse than 33411.26% on this metric.
Circus SE's average Accounts Payable for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €1.74 Mil. Circus SE's Cost of Goods Sold for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €2.08 Mil.
Hence, Circus SE's Days Payable for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was 152.11.
The historical rank and industry rank for Circus SE's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:CA1'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 414.46 Med: 7979.41 Max: 15455.86
Current: 414.46
During the past 3 years, Circus SE's highest Days Payable was 15455.86. The lowest was 414.46. And the median was 7979.41.
FRA:CA1's Days Payable is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 78.04
vs FRA:CA1: 414.46
Circus SE's Days Payable
increased
from Dec. 2024 (0.00) to Dec. 2025 (152.11).
It may suggest that Circus SEdelayed paying its suppliers.
Circus SE Days Payable Related Terms
Circus SE Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Circus SE'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.
Circus SE Days Payable Chart
Circus SE Annual Data
Trend
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Days Payable
15,455.86
0.00
502.96
Circus SE Semi-Annual Data
Dec23
Jun24
Dec24
Jun25
Dec25
Days Payable
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
152.11
FRA:CA1 vs MSFT, ORCL, PLTR: Days Payable Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Circus SE'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.
Circus SE Days Payable vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Circus SE's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Circus SE'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.
Circus SE'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.
Circus SE (FRA:CA1) has a Days Payable of 152.11 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 Circus SE and its competitors. This is 98% below median its historical median of 7,979.41. Over the past decade, Circus SE's Days Payable has ranged from 414.46 to 15,455.86. According to the industry distribution chart, Circus SE ranks #999999 out of 2993 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is Circus SE's Days Payable too high?
Circus SE's current Days Payable of 152.11 is 98% below median its 10-year median of 7,979.41. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 414.46 to a high of 15,455.86. The Industrial Products industry median Days Payable is 78.04. Circus SE's value of 152.11 is 94.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Circus SE ranks #999999 out of 2993 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Circus SE has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Circus SE's Days Payable compare to MSFT and ORCL?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Circus SE ranks #999999 out of 2993 companies for Days Payable. This places Circus SE in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 78.04. Circus SE's value of 152.11 is 94.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Circus SE's own Days Payable has ranged from 414.46 to 15,455.86 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7,979.41 vs. the industry median of 78.04, Circus SE has consistently been above 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Days Payable among Industrial Products companies is 78.04, based on 2,993 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. Circus SE's current Days Payable of 152.11 is 94.9% above 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 Circus SE and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Days Payable is 78.04 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Circus SE's current Days Payable is 152.11, which is 98% below median its own 10-year median of 7,979.41. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Circus SE stock overvalued right now?
Circus SE (FRA:CA1) has a current Days Payable of 152.11. The current Days Payable is 152.11, which is 98% below median its 10-year median of 7,979.41 and 94.9% above the Industrial Products industry median of 78.04. Circus SE's overall GF Score™ is 14/100 with 4 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 Circus SE (FRA:CA1), the current Days Payable is 152.11 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.
Circus SE is a technology company based in Germany that develops autonomous solutions for the food service industry, using robotics and artificial intelligence. The Circus group's core products consist of three components: CA-1 Food-Robots, which includes the CA-1 Series 4, a patented autonomous kitchen robot system with AI integration, designed for autonomous use in commercial environments, from retail to cafeteria replacement; CA-M Food Robots, an autonomous field kitchen specifically designed for military operations, disaster relief, and remote, high-risk environments; and the Circus Operating System, the group's central, Al-native operating system for managing, monitoring, and maintaining CA-1 and CA-M robots.
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