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Premier's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2025 was $22 Mil. Premier's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2025 was $69 Mil.
Hence, Premier's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Sep. 2025 was 28.72.
The historical rank and industry rank for Premier's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
PINC'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 28.62 Med: 47.28 Max: 82.85
Current: 29.6
During the past 13 years, Premier's highest Days Payable was 82.85. The lowest was 28.62. And the median was 47.28.
The historical data trend for Premier'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 Health Information Services subindustry, Premier'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.
Premier Days Payable vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Premier's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Premier'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.
Premier's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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.
Premier (PINC) has a Days Payable of 28.72 as of Sep. 2025. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Premier and its competitors. This is 39% below median its historical median of 47.28. Over the past decade, Premier's Days Payable has ranged from 28.62 to 82.85.
Is Premier's Days Payable too high?
Premier's current Days Payable of 28.72 is 39% below median its 10-year median of 47.28. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 28.62 to a high of 82.85. The Healthcare Providers & Services industry median Days Payable is 56.79. Premier's value of 28.72 is 49.4% below this industry median. Overall, Premier has a GF Score™ of 54/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Premier's Days Payable compare to TXG and HTFL?
Premier's Days Payable of 28.72 can be compared against companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry. The industry median Days Payable is 56.79. Premier's value of 28.72 is 49.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Premier's own Days Payable has ranged from 28.62 to 82.85 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 47.28 vs. the industry median of 56.79, Premier 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 Healthcare Providers & Services company?
The median Days Payable among Healthcare Providers & Services companies is 56.79, based on 608 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. Premier's current Days Payable of 28.72 is 49.4% 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 Premier and its competitors. For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, the median Days Payable is 56.79 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Premier's current Days Payable is 28.72, which is 39% below median its own 10-year median of 47.28. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Premier stock overvalued right now?
Premier (PINC) has a current Days Payable of 28.72. The stock's GF Value™ is $27.61, compared to a current price of $49.95 — trading 80.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 28.72, which is 39% below median its 10-year median of 47.28 and 49.4% below the Healthcare Providers & Services industry median of 56.79. Premier's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 8 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 Premier (PINC), the current Days Payable is 28.72 as of Sep. 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 Premier (PINC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Premier stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $49.95 is trading 80.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $27.61.
Key valuation signals for PINC:
Days Payable: 28.72 (39% below median its 10-year median of 47.28)
GF Value™: $27.61 vs. price of $49.95 (80.9% above fair value)
Industry Position: 49.4% below the Healthcare Providers & Services median
No single metric tells the full story. See the PINC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Premier Inc is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based technology-driven healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of United States (U.S.) hospitals, health systems, and other providers and organizations to transform healthcare. The company's revenue is all sourced domestically and is reported in two business segments: the supply chain services and the consulting and technology platform of performance services. It generates the majority of its revenue from the supply chain services segment.
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