· Updated March 2026 Working Capital Efficiency Rankings 2026
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Working Capital Efficiency Rankings 2026

CPAY
Most Efficient
-390.4 days
Best CCC
DHI
Least Efficient

Top 10 Most Efficient Companies

RankCompanySectorRevenueDays InventoryDays ReceivableDays PayableCCC (Days)
1Corpay, Inc.CPAYTechnology$4.5B0298.5688.9-390.4
2AT&T Inc.TCommunication Services$125.6B18.426238.6-194.2
3The Coca-Cola CompanyKOConsumer Defensive$47.9B96.329282.1-156.8
4Global Payments Inc.GPNIndustrials$8.3B040193.1-153.2
5Eversource EnergyESUtilities$13.5B95.647.7279.2-135.8
6The Clorox CompanyCLXConsumer Defensive$6.8B56.737.5163-68.8
7IQVIA Holdings Inc.IQVHealthcare$16.3B033.594.7-61.2
8FirstEnergy Corp.FEUtilities$15.1B40.422.7121.7-58.6
9EQT CorporationEQTEnergy$8.4B046.897.7-50.9
10HP Inc.HPQTechnology$56.2B68.733.2139.3-37.3
11Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APDBasic Materials$12.2B34.256.7123.1-32.2
12AutoZone, Inc.AZOConsumer Cyclical$19.3B272.711.8316-31.5
13EOG Resources, Inc.EOGEnergy$22.6B41.842.4115.5-31.3
14Edison InternationalEIXUtilities$19.3B19.335.580.1-25.3
15Ball CorporationBALLConsumer Cyclical$13.2B62.544.3126.7-20
16General Mills, Inc.GISConsumer Defensive$18.8B57.435.4112.8-20
17The AES CorporationAESUtilities$12.1B22.45392.3-16.9
18Cencora, Inc.CORHealthcare$325.8B24.327.961.6-9.4
19Cardinal Health, Inc.CAHHealthcare$244.7B27.419.955.5-8.3
20Carnival Corporation & plcCCLConsumer Cyclical$26.6B11.38.426.9-7.3
21GoDaddy Inc.GDDYTechnology$5.0B07.514.5-7
22Delta Air Lines, Inc.DALIndustrials$63.4B11.72038.2-6.5
23American Water Works Company, Inc.AWKUtilities$5.1B19.829.455.4-6.2
24Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.CMGConsumer Cyclical$11.9B1.83.59.3-4
25Jacobs Solutions Inc.JIndustrials$12.4B042.245.2-3.1
26Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.HIIIndustrials$12.5B7.310.820.8-2.8
27ConocoPhillipsCOPEnergy$58.9B15.236.654.4-2.6
28Darden Restaurants, Inc.DRIConsumer Cyclical$12.6B122.416.5-2.1
29International Business Machines CorporationIBMTechnology$67.5B17.134.452.3-0.7
30Entergy CorporationETRUtilities$12.9B96.422.8117.22
31Consolidated Edison, Inc.EDUtilities$16.9B23.154.375.42.1
32Exxon Mobil CorporationXOMEnergy$323.9B37.347.681.33.7
33CenterPoint Energy, Inc.CNPUtilities$9.4B5031.874.87
34Chevron CorporationCVXEnergy$184.4B27.136.255.38
35Jabil Inc.JBLTechnology$31.1B59.847.498.68.7
36Centene CorporationCNCHealthcare$194.8B039.929.210.7
37Best Buy Co., Inc.BBYConsumer Cyclical$41.8B67.88.163.812.2
38CF Industries Holdings, Inc.CFBasic Materials$7.1B29.728.544.613.6
39CMS Energy CorporationCMSUtilities$8.5B5544.584.415.2
40Domino's Pizza, Inc.DPZConsumer Cyclical$4.9B921.815.515.4
41Ameren CorporationAEEUtilities$8.8B58.927.97115.8
42CVS Health CorporationCVSHealthcare$402.1B19.214.818.215.9
43Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyHPETechnology$34.3B115.244.9139.121
44Church & Dwight Co., Inc.CHDConsumer Defensive$6.2B64.835.477.422.8
45Devon Energy CorporationDVNEnergy$17.2B9.739.925.224.4
46The Campbell's CompanyCPBConsumer Defensive$10.2B70.724.169.924.9
47FedEx CorporationFDXIndustrials$90.1B3.245.92128
48HCA Healthcare, Inc.HCAHealthcare$75.6B14.451.73729.1
49Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMYHealthcare$48.2B7171.9113.229.8
50Altria Group, Inc.MOConsumer Defensive$20.1B68.74.641.332
51Dollar General CorporationDGConsumer Defensive$42.1B82.7049.633.1
52Genuine Parts CompanyGPCConsumer Cyclical$24.3B138.738143.533.2
53Fortive CorporationFTVTechnology$5.1B80.956101.535.5
54Equifax Inc.EFXIndustrials$6.1B061.424.437
55Coterra Energy Inc.CTRAEnergy$7.6B4.641.89.137.3
56Builders FirstSource, Inc.BLDRIndustrials$15.2B42.529.43240
57Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.BRTechnology$7.2B054.514.340.2
58DTE Energy CompanyDTEUtilities$15.8B45.142.647.640.2
59Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCLConsumer Defensive$20.4B94.131.284.740.7
60DaVita Inc.DVAHealthcare$13.6B5.963.625.144.4
61Carrier Global CorporationCARRIndustrials$21.7B62.450.967.345.9
62Deckers Outdoor CorporationDECKConsumer Cyclical$5.4B112.52793.646
63Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.HLTConsumer Cyclical$12.0B050446
64Duke Energy CorporationDUKUtilities$32.2B103.947.9105.746.1
65Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADMConsumer Defensive$80.3B48.921.52446.4
66Atmos Energy CorporationATOUtilities$4.9B26.137.616.946.8
67Carvana Co.CVNAConsumer Cyclical$20.3B46.75.85.646.9
68Accenture plcACNTechnology$70.7B067.820.847
69Avery Dennison CorporationAVYConsumer Cyclical$8.9B58.764.774.448.9
70Bunge Global SABGConsumer Defensive$70.3B57.715.522.350.9
71Conagra Brands, Inc.CAGConsumer Defensive$11.2B9125.465.351.2
72Evergy, Inc.EVRGUtilities$6.0B107.70.656.352.1
73Aptiv PLCAPTVConsumer Cyclical$20.4B55.664.767.652.8
74Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.FISTechnology$10.7B066.912.154.8
75Ecolab Inc.ECLBasic Materials$16.1B62.869.777.554.9
76Block, Inc.XYZTechnology$24.2B3.855.4356.2
77A. O. Smith CorporationAOSIndustrials$3.8B79.458.481.356.5
78Fair Isaac CorporationFICOTechnology$2.1B087.22958.2
79Comfort Systems USA, Inc.FIXIndustrials$9.1B3.988.13359
80Hormel Foods CorporationHRLConsumer Defensive$12.1B61.822.525.159.1
81Amcor plcAMCRConsumer Cyclical$19.6B72.155.868.259.7
82EMCOR Group, Inc.EMEIndustrials$17.0B2.987.429.560.8
83Constellation Brands, Inc.STZConsumer Defensive$9.4B114.728.579.363.9
84The Hershey CompanyHSYConsumer Defensive$11.7B75.726.53765.3
85Dow Inc.DOWBasic Materials$40.0B65.24645.265.9
86Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.CRLHealthcare$4.0B39.749.520.868.4
87EPAM Systems, Inc.EPAMTechnology$5.5B0754.470.6
88General Dynamics CorporationGDIndustrials$52.5B79.321.925.775.5
89Gartner, Inc.ITTechnology$6.5B078.32.276
90Freeport-McMoRan Inc.FCXBasic Materials$25.9B139.812.675.576.8
91CRH plcCRHBasic Materials$37.4B77.447.547.777.1
923M CompanyMMMIndustrials$24.9B94.353.367.280.5
93Allegion plcALLEIndustrials$4.1B80.542.34280.8
94Halliburton CompanyHALEnergy$22.2B59.583.46280.8
95Dominion Energy, Inc.DUtilities$16.5B80.750.647.284.1
96Danaher CorporationDHRHealthcare$24.6B94.354.763.585.6
97Amphenol CorporationAPHTechnology$23.1B79.96960.388.5
98Cummins Inc.CMIIndustrials$33.7B88.862.458.392.9
99AMETEK, Inc.AMEIndustrials$7.4B85.652.74494.2
100Dover CorporationDOVIndustrials$8.1B95.764.164.695.1
101General Motors CompanyGMConsumer Cyclical$185.0B31.8118.755.495.1
102Ingersoll Rand Inc.IRIndustrials$7.7B100.967.872.895.9
103Corning IncorporatedGLWTechnology$15.6B110.956.27097.1
104Albemarle CorporationALBBasic Materials$5.1B122.64973.398.3
105Emerson Electric Co.EMRIndustrials$18.2B96.359.656.799.3
106GE Vernova Inc.GEVIndustrials$38.1B108.858.367.499.6
107Hubbell IncorporatedHUBBIndustrials$5.8B97.256.152.8100.4
108IDEX CorporationIEXIndustrials$3.5B91.750.440.2101.9
109Howmet Aerospace Inc.HWMIndustrials$8.3B129.23864.2103
110Ford Motor CompanyFConsumer Cyclical$187.3B32.9128.953108.8
111The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.ELConsumer Defensive$14.7B193.642.7127.5108.9
112Deere & CompanyDEIndustrials$45.7B96.748.335.4109.7
113Abbott LaboratoriesABTHealthcare$44.3B126.564.679.7111.4
114Agilent Technologies, Inc.AHealthcare$7.1B110.666.860117.4
115Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITWIndustrials$16.0B68.773.723.8118.7
116Baxter International Inc.BAXHealthcare$11.2B107.357.345.4119.2
117GE AerospaceGEIndustrials$45.9B142.866.885.8123.8
118Ciena CorporationCIENTechnology$4.8B112.47460.2126.3
119DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DDBasic Materials$7.5B137.198.4109.2126.3
120Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDXHealthcare$21.9B120.847.815.2153.3
121Generac Holdings Inc.GNRCIndustrials$4.2B173.154.773.5154.2
122AbbVie Inc.ABBVHealthcare$61.2B97.175.318154.4
123Boston Scientific CorporationBSXHealthcare$20.1B17051.260.3160.9
124Corteva, Inc.CTVABasic Materials$17.4B203.2136.7163.8176.1
125Caterpillar Inc.CATIndustrials$67.6B145.5108.967.4187
126Garmin Ltd.GRMNTechnology$7.2B214.650.544.8220.3
127Arista Networks, Inc.ANETTechnology$9.0B237.365.258.2244.3
128Edwards Lifesciences CorporationEWHealthcare$6.1B309.340.949.7300.5
129The Boeing CompanyBAIndustrials$89.5B368.612.750.5330.8
130D.R. Horton, Inc.DHIConsumer Cyclical$33.5B369.3017.8351.5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)?

The Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) measures how long it takes a company to convert its investments in inventory and other resources into cash flows from sales. It is calculated as: Days Inventory Outstanding + Days Sales Outstanding - Days Payable Outstanding.

What does a negative CCC mean?

A negative CCC means a company is paid by its customers before it has to pay its suppliers. This is a highly efficient model, essentially using suppliers to finance operations. Companies like Amazon and Apple frequently maintain negative CCCs.

Why are Financials and Real Estate excluded?

The Cash Conversion Cycle relies on inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS). Financial institutions and real estate firms have entirely different business models where "inventory" and "payables" do not translate to traditional working capital metrics.

Methodology

Data was collected based on trailing twelve months (TTM) financials using the latest quarterly statements available as of 2026. We calculated average inventory, accounts receivable, and accounts payable across the last four quarters to smooth out seasonal fluctuations. Companies with fewer than four valid quarters or missing revenue/COGS data were excluded.

Disclaimer

This study provides data and analysis for informational purposes only. Metrics like the Cash Conversion Cycle do not guarantee future performance and do not represent a complete fundamental analysis. Nothing here constitutes investment advice. Always conduct your own research.

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