Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Danaher Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt	1,695)	591)	8)	11)	212)
Trade accounts payable	1,766)	2,296)	2,569)	2,049)	1,514)
Compensation and benefits	1,127)	1,375)	1,371)	1,393)	931)
Pension and postretirement benefits	57)	59)	72)	69)	151)
Taxes, income and other	582)	691)	707)	552)	357)
Contract liabilities	1,465)	1,648)	1,613)	1,212)	688)
Sales and product allowances	155)	198)	221)	200)	115)
Current operating lease liabilities	180)	199)	207)	189)	158)
Cross-currency swap derivative liabilities	—)	—)	—)	622)	112)
Contract settlement financing payable	75)	75)	75)	—)	—)
Other	1,172)	1,257)	1,297)	1,105)	694)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	4,813)	5,502)	5,563)	5,342)	3,205)
Current liabilities	8,274)	8,389)	8,140)	7,402)	4,932)
Compensation and benefits	254)	255)	269)	178)	223)
Pension and postretirement benefits	544)	506)	876)	1,502)	898)
Taxes, income and other	3,428)	4,213)	4,750)	4,951)	3,309)
Contract liabilities	249)	235)	213)	205)	118)
Sales and product allowances	6)	6)	2)	2)	2)
Long-term operating lease liabilities	954)	863)	889)	785)	639)
Contract settlement financing payable	354)	420)	481)	—)	—)
Other	228)	287)	219)	166)	162)
Other long-term liabilities	6,017)	6,785)	7,699)	7,789)	5,351)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	16,707)	19,086)	22,168)	21,193)	21,517)
Long-term liabilities	22,724)	25,871)	29,867)	28,982)	26,868)
Total liabilities	30,998)	34,260)	38,007)	36,384)	31,800)
Preferred stock, no par value	—)	1,668)	3,268)	3,268)	1,600)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	9)	9)	9)	9)	8)
Additional paid-in capital	14,151)	12,072)	10,090)	9,698)	7,565)
Retained earnings	41,074)	39,205)	32,827)	27,159)	24,166)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,748)	(2,872)	(1,027)	(368)	(3,068)
Total Danaher stockholders’ equity	53,486)	50,082)	45,167)	39,766)	30,271)
Noncontrolling interests	4)	8)	10)	11)	11)
Total stockholders’ equity	53,490)	50,090)	45,177)	39,777)	30,282)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	84,488)	84,350)	83,184)	76,161)	62,082)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Danaher Corp. current liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Danaher Corp. long-term liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Danaher Corp. total liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Total Danaher stockholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Danaher Corp. total Danaher stockholders’ equity increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity