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.

Lockheed Martin 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
Accounts payable	2,312)	2,117)	780)	880)	1,281)
Salaries, benefits and payroll taxes	3,133)	3,075)	3,108)	3,163)	2,466)
Contract liabilities	9,190)	8,488)	8,107)	7,545)	7,054)
Current portion of long-term debt	168)	118)	6)	500)	1,250)
Other current liabilities	2,134)	2,089)	1,996)	1,845)	1,921)
Current liabilities	16,937)	15,887)	13,997)	13,933)	13,972)
Long-term debt, net, excluding current portion	17,291)	15,429)	11,670)	11,669)	11,404)
Accrued pension liabilities	6,162)	5,472)	8,319)	12,874)	13,234)
Other noncurrent liabilities	5,231)	6,826)	5,928)	6,196)	5,747)
Noncurrent liabilities	28,684)	27,727)	25,917)	30,739)	30,385)
Total liabilities	45,621)	43,614)	39,914)	44,672)	44,357)
Common stock, $1 par value per share	240)	254)	271)	279)	280)
Additional paid-in capital	—)	92)	94)	221)	—)
Retained earnings	15,398)	16,943)	21,600)	21,636)	18,401)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,803)	(8,023)	(11,006)	(16,121)	(15,554)
Stockholders’ equity	6,835)	9,266)	10,959)	6,015)	3,127)
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiary	—)	—)	—)	23)	44)
Total equity	6,835)	9,266)	10,959)	6,038)	3,171)
Total liabilities and equity	52,456)	52,880)	50,873)	50,710)	47,528)

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.	Lockheed Martin Corp. current liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Lockheed Martin Corp. noncurrent liabilities increased 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.	Lockheed Martin Corp. total liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
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.	Lockheed Martin Corp. stockholders’ equity decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity