HP (HPQ) Days Payable : 142.84 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is HP Days Payable?

HP's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $16,693 Mil. HP's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $10,664 Mil. Hence, HP's Days Payable for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was 142.84.

The historical rank and industry rank for HP's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

HPQ' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 99.05 Med: 113.32 Max: 135.32
Current: 132.54

During the past 13 years, HP's highest Days Payable was 135.32. The lowest was 99.05. And the median was 113.32.

HPQ's Days Payable is ranked better than
81.25% of 2400 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 68.87 vs HPQ: 132.54

HP's Days Payable increased from Jan. 2024 (120.97) to Jan. 2025 (142.84). It may suggest that HP delayed paying its suppliers.

HP Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for HP's Days Payable can be seen below:

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HP Days Payable Chart

HP Annual Data

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Days Payable

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116.48

112.22

113.07

126.89

135.32

HP Quarterly Data
	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															120.97	128.88	128.15	133.52	142.84

Competitive Comparison of HP's Days Payable

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, HP'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.

HP's Days Payable Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, HP's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

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HP Days Payable Calculation

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.

HP's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Oct. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Oct. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Oct. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Oct. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (14046	+	16903)	/	2 )	/	41741	*	365
=	15474.5					/	41741	*	365
=	135.32

HP's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Oct. 2024 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Jan. 2025 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jan. 2025 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (16903	+	16483)	/	2 )	/	10664	*	365 / 4
=	16693					/	10664	*	365 / 4
=	142.84

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1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304

Website

https://www.hp.com

HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the US. HP completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.

Executives

Enrique Lores	officer: President, PSS	3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Kristen M Ludgate	officer: Chief People Officer	3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Alex Cho	officer: President, Personal Systems	HP, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Robert R Bennett	director	12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
David P. Mcquarrie	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O HP INC., 1501 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
David W Meline	director	3M COMPANY, 3M OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc	10 percent owner	3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Marie Myers	officer: Global Controller, HFS & PAO	3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Subra Suresh	director	HP, 1501 PAGE MILL RD BLDG 5, PALO ALTO CA 94036
Shumeet Banerji	director	C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jonathan P Faust	officer: Global Controller	C/O HP INC, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Tuan Tran	officer: Pres Imaging Prtng & Solutions	1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Julie M Jacobs	officer: Chief Legal Officer and GC	22000 AOL WAY, DULLES VA 20166
Rucker Kim K.w.	director	KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Richard L Clemmer	director	P O BOX 34552, LAS VEGAS NV 89129