Halma (STU:H11) Days Payable: (As of Mar. 2026)

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STU:H11 Halma PLC STU:H11
95 GF Score
Price €41.30
GF Value €40.45
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Halma Days Payable?

Halma's average Accounts Payable for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was €421 Mil. Halma's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was € Mil.

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

STU:H11' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 39.57   Med: 45.71   Max: 57.2
Current: 39.57

During the past 13 years, Halma's highest Days Payable was 57.20. The lowest was 39.57. And the median was 45.71.

STU:H11's Days Payable is ranked worse than
69.72% of 492 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 54.38 vs STU:H11: 39.57

Halma's Days Payable stayed the same from Mar. 2025 () to Mar. 2026 ().

Halma Days Payable Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Halma'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.

Halma Days Payable Chart

Halma Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Days Payable
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Halma Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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STU:H11 vs MMM, HON: Days Payable Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Halma'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.

Halma Days Payable vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Halma's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Halma's Days Payable falls into.


STU:H11
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Halma 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.

Halma's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Days Payable (A: Mar. 2026 )
=Average Accounts Payable /Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2025 ) + Accounts Payable (A: Mar. 2026 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2026 )*Days in Period
=( (157.13166543233 + 170.98922062142) / 2 ) / 1571.2402765075*365
=164.06044302688 / 1571.2402765075*365
=38.11

Halma's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=Average Accounts Payable / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Payable (Q: Sep. 2025 ) + Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2026 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2026 )*Days in Period
=( (387.72 + 454.25449574727) / 2 ) / *365 / 2
=420.98724787364 / *365 / 2
=N/A

* 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.

Is Halma (STU:H11) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Halma stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €41.30 is trading 2.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €40.45. GuruFocus considers Halma to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STU:H11:

  • Days Payable:
  • GF Value™: €40.45 vs. price of €41.30 (2.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:H11 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Halma Business Description

Address Rectory Way, Misbourne Court, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, GBR, HP7 0DE
Halma consists of 49 operating businesses managed in a decentralized manner. The company, through its products, focuses on trying to make the world safer, cleaner and healthier. The group operates across three segments: safety, environmental and analysis, and medical equipment. Halma's products include smoke detectors, healthcare equipment, door sensors, and water treatment. Most of the group's products are niche with limited competition. Over 75% of sales are generated in the United States, Europe and United Kingdom. Halma is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
95GF Score

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