DS Smith Limited
Registered as DS SMITH LIMITED. Company number 01377658. 18 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 29 July 2026.
80days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, DS Smith Limited reported that it took an average of 80 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 82% of invoices within 30 days, 7% in 31 to 60 days and 11% after more than 60 days. It said 23% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 2% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 April 2025, the average was 61 days, so it is 19 days slower now.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Jun 2026 | 29 Jul 2026 | 80 | 82% | 7% | 11% | 23% | Report |
| May to Dec 2025 | 30 Jan 2026 | 75 | 14% | 27% | 59% | 25% | Report |
| Nov 2024 to Apr 2025 | 29 May 2025 | 61 | 34% | 25% | 41% | 17% | Report |
| May to Oct 2024 | 29 Nov 2024 | 57 | 33% | 25% | 41% | 18% | Report |
| Nov 2023 to Apr 2024 | 29 May 2024 | 72 | 20% | 27% | 53% | 23% | Report |
| May to Oct 2023 | 28 Nov 2023 | 69 | 22% | 27% | 51% | 19% | Report |
| Nov 2022 to Apr 2023 | 26 May 2023 | 66 | 36% | 26% | 38% | 20% | Report |
| May to Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | 64 | 21% | 31% | 48% | 23% | Report |
| Nov 2021 to Apr 2022 | 30 May 2022 | 67 | 22% | 31% | 47% | 23% | Report |
| May to Oct 2021 | 26 Nov 2021 | 72 | 25% | 25% | 50% | 22% | Report |
| Nov 2020 to Apr 2021 | 28 May 2021 | 72 | 28% | 25% | 46% | 23% | Report |
| May to Oct 2020 | 27 Nov 2020 | 70 | 29% | 26% | 45% | 23% | Report |
| Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 | 29 May 2020 | 88 | 18% | 21% | 61% | 36% | Report |
| May to Oct 2019 | 28 Nov 2019 | 91 | 20% | 23% | 57% | 26% | Report |
| Nov 2018 to Apr 2019 | 30 May 2019 | 80 | 18% | 29% | 53% | 46% | Report |
| May to Oct 2018 | 28 Nov 2018 | 71 | 24% | 29% | 47% | 50% | Report |
| Nov 2017 to Apr 2018 | 31 May 2018 | 78 | 19% | 29% | 52% | 53% | Report |
| May to Oct 2017 | 30 Nov 2017 | 103 | 27% | 31% | 42% | 21% | Report |
Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.