StockDecksQuick ratio
A stricter version of the current ratio that leaves out stock (inventory).
How it’s calculated
(Current assets − inventory) ÷ current liabilities. Sometimes called the acid-test ratio.
How to read it
It asks whether a company could meet its short-term bills without having to sell its stock first. A big gap between the current and quick ratios shows a business that holds a lot of inventory.
Like the current ratio, it is often missing for banks and insurers.
How StockDecks scores it
Higher scores better. On the general benchmark, 0.3× counts as weak, 0.8× as typical and 1.5× as strong.
It is one of the measures behind the Financial Health rating. Every measure, benchmark and weighting is set out on the methodology page.
Real examples
Across the 101 companies StockDecks has a page for with this figure available, as of 24 October 2026, the middle value is 0.72×.
Lowest
London Stock Exchange 0.01× · Wise 0.19× · Walmart 0.2×
Highest
Palantir Technologies 7.1× · 3i Group Ord 5.68× · Schroders 4.28×
Figures from Yahoo Finance, captured 24 October 2026. Being high or low on one measure says little on its own — each company page shows how this measure sits alongside the others.