Varian Medical Systems Accounts Payable

Varian Medical Systems posts a accounts payable of $210M as of January 2021. That compares with $220M in the prior-year period — down 4.3% 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, Varian Medical Systems's accounts payable was $220M. The latest reading is $210M — a 4.3% year-over-year decrease (period ending January 2021). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Accounts Payable is one piece of Varian Medical Systems's financial statement story. At $210M, 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 VAR'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; Varian Medical Systems's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Varian Medical Systems against Healthcare peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Healthcare are more comparable, which makes gaps in accounts payable easier to interpret. Start with $210M here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.