J. C. Penney Company Inventory

J. C. Penney Company posts a inventory of $1.9B as of August 2020. That compares with $2.5B in the prior-year period — down 23.5% 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, J. C. Penney Company's inventory was $2.5B. The latest reading is $1.9B — a 23.5% year-over-year decrease (period ending August 2020). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Inventory is one piece of J. C. Penney Company's financial statement story. At $1.9B, 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 JCP's inventory 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; J. C. Penney Company's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging J. C. Penney Company against Consumer Discretionary peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Discretionary are more comparable, which makes gaps in inventory easier to interpret. Start with $1.9B here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.