Inventory turnover calculator.
Ratio, days, and dollars at once.
Three inputs. Three numbers. Plotted against 16 sourced industry benchmarks. Built for the CFO sitting under a covenant review, not the SaaS landing-page tourist. The design is a working-capital terminal on purpose: monospaced figures, scanlines, no decoration you cannot defend to the audit team.
Benchmark: US clothing stores (NAICS 4481), all firms, 2022.
What is the inventory turnover calculator?
An inventory turnover calculator divides annualised cost of goods sold by average inventory to return three values: turnover ratio, days inventory outstanding, and the working capital freed if the user lifted their ratio to their industry’s figure. Benchmarks for 16 industries are computed from U.S. Census survey data (US grocery stores turned inventory 13.0 times in 2022, clothing stores 3.5 times), NYU Stern industry data and company 10-Ks, with the inputs shown on each industry page.
Industry atlas
16 industry pages. Each shows its turnover figure, the published inputs behind it, and the trend where the source has one.
Six-step playbook
Diagnose, rationalise, reorder, safety-stock, write off, defend the covenant. In that order.
Working capital impact
The dollar figure released by lifting turnover from current to your industry's figure. The number that earns the meeting.
Industry benchmarks, top of mind
View all 16 industries →Apparel Retail
3.5xUS clothing stores (NAICS 4481), all firms.
Grocery
13.0xUS grocery stores (NAICS 4451), all firms.
Jewelry
2.1xSignet Jewelers (Kay, Zales, Jared), the largest US-listed jewelry retailer. One company, not an industry figure.
Auto Parts
2.7xUS automotive parts, accessories and tire stores (NAICS 4413), all firms.
Electronics
5.9xUS electronics and appliance stores (NAICS 443), all firms.
Furniture
3.4xUS furniture and home furnishings stores (NAICS 442), all firms.
When your ERP returns a different number
Ten guides on how each major inventory, ERP, or accounting platform reports the turnover ratio, and four head-to-head comparisons for the systems CFOs most often migrate between.