Loar HoldingsLOAR +2.29%16 Days Payable is 25.23 as of Mar. 2026, which is 2% above its 10-year median of 24.81. GuruFocus rates LOAR with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 337 Aerospace & Defense companies, Loar Holdings ranks worse than 91.99% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Loar Holdings's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
LOAR'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.33 Med: 24.81 Max: 29.01
Current: 25.71
During the past 4 years, Loar Holdings's highest Days Payable was 29.01. The lowest was 22.33. And the median was 24.81.
LOAR's Days Payable is ranked worse than 91.99% of 337
companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 65.05
vs LOAR: 25.71
Loar Holdings's Days Payable
increased
from Mar. 2025 (21.73) to Mar. 2026 (25.23).
It may suggest that Loar Holdingsdelayed paying its suppliers.
Loar Holdings Days Payable Related Terms
Loar Holdings Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Loar Holdings'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 Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Loar Holdings'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.
Loar Holdings Days Payable vs Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Loar Holdings's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Loar Holdings'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.
Loar Holdings'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.
Loar Holdings (LOAR) has a Days Payable of 25.23 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Loar Holdings and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 24.81. Over the past decade, Loar Holdings' Days Payable has ranged from 22.33 to 29.01. According to the industry distribution chart, Loar Holdings ranks #310 out of 337 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, placing it in the top 92%.
Is Loar Holdings' Days Payable too high?
Loar Holdings' current Days Payable of 25.23 is near median its 10-year median of 24.81. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 22.33 to a high of 29.01. The Aerospace & Defense industry median Days Payable is 65.05. Loar Holdings' value of 25.23 is 61.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Loar Holdings ranks #310 out of 337 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Loar Holdings has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Loar Holdings' Days Payable compare to MRCY and HXL?
According to the Aerospace & Defense industry distribution chart, Loar Holdings ranks #310 out of 337 companies for Days Payable. This places Loar Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 65.05. Loar Holdings' value of 25.23 is 61.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Loar Holdings' own Days Payable has ranged from 22.33 to 29.01 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 24.81 vs. the industry median of 65.05, Loar Holdings 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 an Aerospace & Defense company?
The median Days Payable among Aerospace & Defense companies is 65.05, based on 337 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. Loar Holdings's current Days Payable of 25.23 is 61.2% 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 Loar Holdings and its competitors. For the Aerospace & Defense industry, the median Days Payable is 65.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Loar Holdings's current Days Payable is 25.23, which is near median its own 10-year median of 24.81. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Loar Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Loar Holdings (LOAR) has a current Days Payable of 25.23. The current Days Payable is 25.23, which is near median its 10-year median of 24.81 and 61.2% below the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 65.05. Loar Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 3 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 Loar Holdings (LOAR), the current Days Payable is 25.23 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Loar Holdings Inc in the design, manufacture, and sale of niche aerospace and defense components that are essential for today's aircraft and aerospace and defense systems. Its manufactured products includes auto throttles, lap-belt airbags, two- and three-point seat belts, water purification systems, fire barriers, polyimide washers and bushings, latches, hold-open and tie rods, temperature and fluid sensors and switches, carbon and metallic brake discs, fluid and pneumatic-based ice protection, RAM air components, sealing solutions and motion and actuation devices, among others. Its operations are organized and managed as one segment designed to offer its customers aerospace-related parts and supplies.
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