Cash Conversion Cycle

Cash conversion cycle measures how long cash is tied up in inventory, receivables, and payables.

Cash conversion cycle, or CCC, measures how long cash is tied up between paying suppliers, holding inventory, selling, and collecting from customers.

Formula

Cash conversion cycle = DIO + DSO - DPO

CCC combines DIO, DSO, and DPO. Compare the full working-capital cycle with cash conversion cycle benchmarks by industry, and use DSO benchmarks by industry when collections are the main question.

Related calculator: Cash Conversion Cycle Calculator.