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Siemens PLC: how it pays its suppliers, from its own filing
Siemens PLC reports paying its suppliers in an average of 24 days, with 9% of invoices paid later than the agreed terms, for the period 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026. Across the 1,496 companies that report on construction contracts, the median is 31 days and 14% late. Every figure below is the company’s own, approved by a director and published on the government register; this page reproduces it and says what it means for a subcontractor.
24 days
Average days to pay
longer than 25% of the 1,496 filers; median 31 days
9%
Paid later than agreed
a higher share than 33% of filers; median 14%
71%
Paid within 30 days
19% took longer than 60 days
The terms it declares
- Standard payment terms
- 0 to 360 days
- Maximum contractual period
- 360 days
- Paid in 31 to 60 days
- 10%
- Paid after 60 days
- 19%
- Not paid because of a dispute
- 5%
- Filed on
- 30 April 2026
Their standard terms, in their words
The payment terms are assigned by the Business units on a case by case basis. Payment terms usage Intercompany clearing transactions paid immediately in the month following the month of invoice receipt 66%.Note: Intercompany clearing terms are available to Siemens companies only and are cleared via cash pooling without transmission of money outside of Siemens cash pool. 3rd party payment terms usage :Payable in 60 days 15%, Payable in 30 days 7%, Payable in 90 days 7%, Payable in 120 Days 3%, Remainder of transactions with payments terms of less than 2% occurrence. 360 days is the longest…
Their explanation
Early settlement discounts are applied as agreed with the suppliers and range from 1% to 3% based upon the timing of payments. During the reporting period at least 1% of the overall transactions showed pre-agreed discounts with the suppliers.
Every filing since Mar 2018
Siemens PLC has filed 17 times. The share paid late is down 1 points on the previous filing, and the average days to pay up 2 days. The first filing, for the period to 31 March 2018, reported 34 days and 21% late.
| Period to | Days to pay | Paid late | Within 30 days | Over 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 24 | 9% | 71% | 19% |
| 30 September 2025 | 22 | 10% | 73% | 17% |
| 31 March 2025 | 18 | 10% | 78% | 14% |
| 30 September 2024 | 19 | 10% | 78% | 15% |
| 31 March 2024 | 21 | 10% | 76% | 17% |
| 30 September 2023 | 22 | 8% | 75% | 19% |
Retention
- Retention clauses in construction contracts
- yes
- Standard retention rate
- 5%
- In all construction contracts
- yes
- Same terms they receive from their own client
- yes
- On parity with their client
- Retention terms are agreed on a case-by-case basis, considering the nature of the supply and the terms of the principal contract. Where possible, retention clauses applied to suppliers align with those applied to us and are not intended to be more onerous. Any exceptions are rare and made only where justified by specific contractual or risk considerations, ensuring a fair and proportionate approach.
What this means if you are pricing work for them
The share paid later than agreed is the number to read first, because a short term makes an invoice late sooner and a long one hides lateness inside the term. Siemens PLC is at or below the median on that measure. The average days to pay sits under the median.
On a 30-day term this company’s average lands inside the term, so a late invoice is the exception. When one is late, the calculator shows what statutory interest and the fixed sum add, which the law lets you charge without a clause.
Against the official benchmark: the Department for Business and Trade’s statistics for 2025, published 14 July 2026, put large construction businesses at 33 days to pay with 14% of invoices late by number (13% by value), and all large businesses at 32 days and 15% late. Siemens PLC is at or inside the sector figure on days. Its late share is at or below the sector figure.
What the register does not show: it is self-reported, large companies only, and the filing covers the whole company, not your contract. Read it alongside the notice rules that decide what you are actually owed, and keep your own dates.
Questions subcontractors ask about Siemens PLC
- How long does Siemens PLC take to pay its suppliers?
- Siemens PLC reported an average of 24 days to pay an invoice for 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026, with 71% of invoices paid within 30 days and 19% taking longer than 60 days. The official 2025 figure for large construction businesses is 33 days.
- Does Siemens PLC pay late?
- By its own filing, 9% of Siemens PLC's invoices were paid later than the agreed terms, against 14% across large construction businesses in 2025 and a median of 14% among the 1,496 companies on this register that declare construction contracts. That is down 1 points on its previous filing (10% for the period to 30 September 2025).
- Does Siemens PLC hold retention?
- Yes. Siemens PLC declares retention clauses in its construction contracts at a standard rate of 5%, in all of them. The filing's own wording is quoted above.
- Can I charge Siemens PLC interest on a late invoice?
- Yes, under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, from the day after the final date for payment, at 8% over the Bank of England base rate plus a fixed sum per invoice, without any clause in the contract. The calculator works it out for your figures.
Source: the company’s own report on the government’s payment practices service, report 111644, made under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 and reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Register copy taken 2 October 2026; comparisons are against the latest filing of each of the 1,496 companies declaring construction contracts. Figures are as filed, not judged. Not legal advice.
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