Overview
What Is Inventory Turnover?
Inventory turnover measures how many times a business sells and replaces its inventory over a given period, indicating inventory management efficiency.
Calculate inventory turnover ratio instantly.
Inventory turnover measures how many times a business sells and replaces its inventory over a given period, indicating inventory management efficiency.
Useful for assessing how efficiently inventory is being managed and sold.
Input your COGS for the period.
Input your average inventory level during that period.
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Inventory Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold ÷ Average Inventory Value
This varies enormously by industry - fast-moving consumer goods typically have much higher turnover than durable goods.
Potentially overstocking, slow sales, or obsolete inventory - though acceptable levels vary by business type.
Efficient inventory management, though extremely high turnover might also indicate insufficient stock levels risking stockouts.
Typically (Beginning Inventory + Ending Inventory) ÷ 2 for the period being analyzed.
No, calculations happen entirely in your browser.
Both are inventory management metrics - see our EOQ calculator for optimal order quantity planning.
Yes, divide 365 by the turnover ratio to get average days inventory sits before selling.
Yes, though the concept applies to any business holding physical inventory.
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