JD Sports Fashion PLC
Registered as JD SPORTS FASHION PLC. Company number 01888425. 16 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 1 August 2026, filed 2 September 2026.
35days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 February 2026 to 1 August 2026, JD Sports Fashion PLC reported that it took an average of 35 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 63% of invoices within 30 days, 32% in 31 to 60 days and 5% after more than 60 days. It said 21% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 39% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 2 August 2025, the average was 40 days, so it is 5 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, and said they include retention clauses at a standard rate of 3%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb to Aug 2026 | 2 Sep 2026 | 35 | 63% | 32% | 5% | 21% | Report |
| Aug 2025 to Jan 2026 | 2 Mar 2026 | 37 | 53% | 42% | 5% | 35% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2025 | 17 Sep 2025 | 40 | 52% | 43% | 5% | 40% | Report |
| Aug 2024 to Feb 2025 | 2 Mar 2026 | 48 | 52% | 42% | 6% | 43% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2024 | 2 Mar 2026 | 43 | 52% | 42% | 6% | 42% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2023 | 29 Aug 2023 | 38 | 51% | 39% | 10% | 47% | Report |
| Jul 2022 to Jan 2023 | 29 Aug 2023 | 43 | 46% | 45% | 9% | 44% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2022 | 30 Sep 2022 | 43 | 49% | 41% | 10% | 43% | Report |
| Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 | 16 Mar 2022 | 42 | 54% | 37% | 9% | 40% | Report |
| Jan to Jul 2021 | 16 Mar 2022 | 47 | 50% | 38% | 12% | 44% | Report |
| Aug 2020 to Jan 2021 | 21 Apr 2021 | 43 | 52% | 39% | 9% | 31% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2020 | 12 Nov 2020 | 43 | 50% | 37% | 13% | 33% | Report |
| Aug 2019 to Feb 2020 | 4 Mar 2020 | 41 | 45% | 46% | 9% | 37% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2019 | 2 Sep 2019 | 42 | 55% | 36% | 9% | 30% | Report |
| Aug 2018 to Feb 2019 | 4 Mar 2019 | 41 | 43% | 49% | 8% | 28% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2018 | 30 Aug 2018 | 40 | 50% | 41% | 9% | 31% | 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.