Working capital · payables

DPO Trend Tracker

18 months of sample Days Payable Outstanding (2025-04/2026-09). Summary metrics and the monthly table below are baked into this HTML so a static curl -sL first paint shows DPO, MoM change, payable mix, target comparisons, and every month row with no JavaScript placeholder.

DPO

45.0

September 2026 · days payable outstanding

MoM change

-6.6%

vs August 2026 (48.2 days)

Best / worst

Best (highest): July 2025 · 57.6

Worst (lowest): February 2026 · 40.4

Target comparisons

DPO target 45 days: on target

Higher DPO is favorable for cash (CCC). Over target is good; under target means paying too fast.

Payable mix

Percent of ending AP by category for September 2026.

Trade payables
69.0%
under mix target 1.0% pts
Logistics
13.0%
over mix target 1.0% pts
Services
10.0%
on mix target
Accrued
5.0%
on mix target
Other
3.0%
on mix target

Monthly DPO

Monthly table

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Month Trade payables Logistics Services Accrued Other AP ending Purchases Days DPO MoM vs DPO target
April 2025$2,205,000$378,000$315,000$157,500$94,500$3,150,000$2,180,0003043.3—Under 3.7%
May 2025$2,221,800$418,600$322,000$161,000$96,600$3,220,000$2,210,0003145.2+4.2%Over 0.4%
June 2025$2,421,100$375,100$341,000$170,500$102,300$3,410,000$2,050,0003049.9+10.5%Over 10.9%
July 2025$2,649,600$404,800$331,200$184,000$110,400$3,680,000$1,980,0003157.6+15.5%Over 28.0%
August 2025$2,464,000$422,400$352,000$176,000$105,600$3,520,000$2,080,0003152.5-8.9%Over 16.6%
September 2025$2,230,400$459,200$328,000$164,000$98,400$3,280,000$2,250,0003043.7-16.6%Under 2.8%
October 2025$2,137,300$478,500$319,000$159,500$95,700$3,190,000$2,320,0003142.6-2.5%Under 5.3%
November 2025$2,145,000$520,000$325,000$162,500$97,500$3,250,000$2,280,0003042.8+0.3%Under 5.0%
December 2025$2,301,000$601,800$354,000$177,000$106,200$3,540,000$2,120,0003151.8+21.0%Over 15.0%
January 2026$2,332,200$405,600$371,800$169,000$101,400$3,380,000$2,040,0003151.4-0.8%Over 14.1%
February 2026$2,184,000$374,400$312,000$156,000$93,600$3,120,000$2,160,0002840.4-21.3%Under 10.1%
March 2026$2,282,000$391,200$326,000$163,000$97,800$3,260,000$2,220,0003145.5+12.6%Over 1.2%
April 2026$2,214,900$417,300$321,000$160,500$96,300$3,210,000$2,290,0003042.1-7.6%Under 6.6%
May 2026$2,304,600$434,200$334,000$167,000$100,200$3,340,000$2,310,0003144.8+6.6%Under 0.4%
June 2026$2,429,000$416,400$347,000$173,500$104,100$3,470,000$2,180,0003047.8+6.5%Over 6.1%
July 2026$2,563,100$397,100$361,000$180,500$108,300$3,610,000$2,090,0003153.5+12.1%Over 19.0%
August 2026$2,394,000$410,400$342,000$171,000$102,600$3,420,000$2,200,0003148.2-10.0%Over 7.1%
September 2026$2,339,100$440,700$339,000$169,500$101,700$3,390,000$2,260,0003045.0-6.6%On target