The London Metal Exchange
Registered as THE LONDON METAL EXCHANGE. Company number 02128666. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 22 July 2026.
18days 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, The London Metal Exchange reported that it took an average of 18 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 92% of invoices within 30 days, 7% in 31 to 60 days and 1% after more than 60 days. It said 17% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 84% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2025, the average was 20 days, so it is 2 days faster 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 | 22 Jul 2026 | 18 | 92% | 7% | 1% | 17% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2025 | 16 Jan 2026 | 19 | 90% | 8% | 2% | 15% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2025 | 30 Jul 2025 | 20 | 84% | 15% | 1% | 22% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2024 | 23 Jan 2025 | 18 | 88% | 11% | 1% | 16% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2024 | 30 Jul 2024 | 17 | 92% | 8% | 0% | 14% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2023 | 23 Jan 2024 | 18 | 92% | 7% | 1% | 14% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2023 | 24 Jul 2023 | 22 | 82% | 15% | 3% | 24% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2022 | 24 Jan 2023 | 20 | 85% | 13% | 2% | 27% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2022 | 26 Jul 2022 | 22 | 87% | 10% | 3% | 25% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2021 | 26 Jan 2022 | 21 | 88% | 9% | 3% | 16% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2021 | 28 Jul 2021 | 23 | 79% | 17% | 4% | 25% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2020 | 28 Jan 2021 | 27 | 76% | 15% | 9% | 40% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2020 | 30 Jul 2020 | 29 | 71% | 21% | 8% | 44% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2019 | 30 Jan 2020 | 17 | 87% | 11% | 2% | 19% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2019 | 26 Jul 2019 | 19 | 88% | 9% | 3% | 30% | Report |
| Jul to Dec 2018 | 29 Jan 2019 | 17 | 91% | 7% | 2% | 31% | Report |
| Jan to Jun 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 21 | 86% | 10% | 4% | 18% | 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.