Manufacturing Payment Practices: Minor Improvement Seen in 2025, Up 1 Point

The Comparison

Here's a side-by-side look at payment practices in the manufacturing sector, comparing 2024 and 2025, based on our dataset:

• 2024: 183 manufacturing companies assessed, achieving an average payment score of 52.1 out of 100.
• 2025: 156 manufacturing companies assessed, showing an average payment score of 53.1 out of 100.

What This Means

While there is a small improvement of 1.0 point in the average payment score between 2024 and 2025, the change is marginal, indicating that payment cultures within the manufacturing sector have remained relatively consistent. The slight increase suggests that some companies are making incremental changes to their payment processes, but a more substantial shift is needed to truly impact overall payment performance. late payment calculator

In Summary: Manufacturing payment practices show a minimal uptick, from an average score of 52.1 (out of 100) across 183 companies in 2024, to 53.1 across 156 companies in 2025.