Dean Foods Accounts Payable

Dean Foods posts a accounts payable of $380M as of December 2019. That compares with $430M in the prior-year period — down 12.6% year over year. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, Dean Foods's accounts payable was $430M. The latest reading is $380M — a 12.6% year-over-year decrease (period ending December 2019). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Accounts Payable is one piece of Dean Foods's financial statement story. At $380M, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for DFODQ's accounts payable usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Dean Foods's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Dean Foods against Consumer Staples peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Staples are more comparable, which makes gaps in accounts payable easier to interpret. Start with $380M here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.