basic

Accounts Payable Days (DPO) Calculator

Average number of days a company takes to pay suppliers.

Calculates Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) = AP / (COGS / Days), indicating how long a business takes to pay its invoices. Higher DPO can indicate better cash flow management.

Nadia Almasri By Nadia Almasri
Published Last reviewed 1 min read

Inputs

$
$
days

Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
Was this helpful?

How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

DPO = Accounts Payable / (COGS / Period days)

In depth

Calculates Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) = AP / (COGS / Days), indicating how long a business takes to pay its invoices. Higher DPO can indicate better cash flow management.