Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
Registered as SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD. Company number 03261722. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 12 September 2026, filed 29 October 2026.
49days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 March 2026 to 12 September 2026, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd reported that it took an average of 49 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 7% of invoices within 30 days, 80% in 31 to 60 days and 13% after more than 60 days. It said 2% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 17% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. It is unchanged on the same period a year earlier (to 13 September 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar to Sep 2026 | 29 Oct 2026 | 49 | 7% | 80% | 13% | 2% | Report |
| Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 | 1 Apr 2026 | 49 | 7% | 77% | 16% | 2% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2025 | 9 Oct 2025 | 49 | 7% | 77% | 16% | 2% | Report |
| Mar 2024 to Mar 2025 | 1 Apr 2025 | 49 | 7% | 75% | 18% | 2% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2024 | 4 Oct 2024 | 49 | 7% | 75% | 18% | 2% | Report |
| Mar 2023 to Mar 2024 | 2 Apr 2024 | 52 | 7% | 70% | 23% | 4% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2023 | 17 Oct 2023 | 51 | 7% | 70% | 23% | 2% | Report |
| Mar 2022 to Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 51 | 8% | 69% | 23% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2022 | 14 Oct 2022 | 51 | 9% | 68% | 23% | 3% | Report |
| Sep 2021 to Mar 2022 | 8 May 2022 | 51 | 9% | 68% | 23% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2021 | 18 Oct 2021 | 51 | 9% | 67% | 24% | 3% | Report |
| Mar 2020 to Mar 2021 | 14 Apr 2021 | 50 | 8% | 70% | 22% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2020 | 13 Oct 2020 | 49 | 10% | 70% | 20% | 3% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Mar 2020 | 5 Apr 2020 | 51 | 5% | 73% | 22% | 2% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2019 | 8 Oct 2019 | 51 | 5% | 74% | 21% | 2% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Mar 2019 | 9 Apr 2019 | 51 | 5% | 71% | 24% | 2% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2018 | 3 Oct 2018 | 51 | 5% | 73% | 22% | 2% | 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.