SanDiskSNDK -10.62%46 Days Payable is 30.18 as of Mar. 2026, which is 26% below its 10-year median of 40.85. GuruFocus rates SNDK with a GF Score™ of 46/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,440 Hardware companies, SanDisk ranks worse than 90.45% on this metric.
SanDisk's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $426 Mil. SanDisk's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,288 Mil.
Hence, SanDisk's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 30.18.
The historical rank and industry rank for SanDisk's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
SNDK'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.86 Med: 40.85 Max: 74.17
Current: 24.93
During the past 13 years, SanDisk's highest Days Payable was 74.17. The lowest was 20.86. And the median was 40.85.
SNDK's Days Payable is ranked worse than 90.45% of 2440
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 69.935
vs SNDK: 24.93
SanDisk's Days Payable
increased
from Mar. 2025 (23.73) to Mar. 2026 (30.18).
It may suggest that SanDiskdelayed paying its suppliers.
SanDisk Days Payable Related Terms
SanDisk Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SanDisk'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 Computer Hardware subindustry, SanDisk'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.
SanDisk Days Payable vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, SanDisk's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SanDisk'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.
SanDisk'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.
SanDisk (SNDK) has a Days Payable of 30.18 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 SanDisk and its competitors. This is 26% below median its historical median of 40.85. Over the past decade, SanDisk's Days Payable has ranged from 20.86 to 74.17. According to the industry distribution chart, SanDisk ranks #2207 out of 2440 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 90.5%.
Is SanDisk's Days Payable too high?
SanDisk's current Days Payable of 30.18 is 26% below median its 10-year median of 40.85. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 20.86 to a high of 74.17. The Hardware industry median Days Payable is 69.94. SanDisk's value of 30.18 is 56.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, SanDisk ranks #2207 out of 2440 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, SanDisk has a GF Score™ of 46/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SanDisk's Days Payable compare to DELL and STX?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, SanDisk ranks #2207 out of 2440 companies for Days Payable. This places SanDisk in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 69.94. SanDisk's value of 30.18 is 56.8% below this benchmark. Historically, SanDisk's own Days Payable has ranged from 20.86 to 74.17 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 40.85 vs. the industry median of 69.94, SanDisk 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 Hardware company?
The median Days Payable among Hardware companies is 69.94, based on 2,440 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. SanDisk's current Days Payable of 30.18 is 56.8% 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 SanDisk and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Days Payable is 69.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. SanDisk's current Days Payable is 30.18, which is 26% below median its own 10-year median of 40.85. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SanDisk stock overvalued right now?
SanDisk (SNDK) has a current Days Payable of 30.18. The current Days Payable is 30.18, which is 26% below median its 10-year median of 40.85 and 56.8% below the Hardware industry median of 69.94. SanDisk's overall GF Score™ is 46/100 with 7 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 SanDisk (SNDK), the current Days Payable is 30.18 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.
Sandisk is one of the five largest suppliers of NAND flash memory semiconductors globally. Sandisk is vertically integrated, producing substantially all of its flash chips at manufacturing sites across Japan via a joint-venture framework with Kioxia. Sandisk then repackages most of its chips into SSDs for consumer electronics, external storage, or cloud storage. Sandisk was formerly a piece of Western Digital for nine years (after being acquired in 2016) and was spun off as an independent company in 2025.
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