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.

Walt Disney Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Sep 30, 2023	Oct 1, 2022	Oct 2, 2021	Oct 3, 2020	Sep 28, 2019	Sep 29, 2018
Accounts and accrued payables	15,125)	16,205)	16,357)	13,183)	13,778)	6,503)
Payroll and employee benefits	3,061)	3,447)	3,482)	2,925)	3,010)	2,189)
Income taxes payable	2,276)	378)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Short-term finance lease liabilities	37)	37)	41)	37)	5)	12)
Other	172)	146)	1,014)	656)	969)	775)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	20,671)	20,213)	20,894)	16,801)	17,762)	9,479)
Current portion of borrowings	4,330)	3,070)	5,866)	5,711)	8,857)	3,790)
Deferred revenue and other	6,138)	5,790)	4,317)	4,116)	4,722)	4,591)
Current liabilities	31,139)	29,073)	31,077)	26,628)	31,341)	17,860)
Borrowings, excluding current portion	42,101)	45,299)	48,540)	52,917)	38,129)	17,084)
Deferred income taxes	7,258)	8,363)	7,246)	7,288)	7,902)	3,109)
Long-term finance lease liabilities	206)	219)	246)	271)	146)	142)
Other long-term liabilities	11,863)	12,299)	14,276)	16,933)	13,614)	6,448)
Long-term liabilities	61,428)	66,180)	70,308)	77,409)	59,791)	26,783)
Total liabilities	92,567)	95,253)	101,385)	104,037)	91,132)	44,643)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	9,055)	9,499)	9,213)	9,249)	8,963)	1,123)
Preferred stock	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	57,383)	56,398)	55,471)	54,497)	53,907)	36,779)
Retained earnings	46,093)	43,636)	40,429)	38,315)	42,494)	82,679)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,292)	(4,119)	(6,440)	(8,322)	(6,617)	(3,097)
Treasury stock, at cost	(907)	(907)	(907)	(907)	(907)	(67,588)
Total Disney Shareholder’s equity	99,277)	95,008)	88,553)	83,583)	88,877)	48,773)
Noncontrolling interests	4,680)	3,871)	4,458)	4,680)	5,012)	4,059)
Total equity	103,957)	98,879)	93,011)	88,263)	93,889)	52,832)
Total liabilities and equity	205,579)	203,631)	203,609)	201,549)	193,984)	98,598)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-29).

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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.	Walt Disney Co. current liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Walt Disney Co. 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.	Walt Disney Co. total liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Total Disney Shareholder’s 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.	Walt Disney Co. total Disney Shareholder’s equity increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity