Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
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.
Adobe Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28).
Total liabilities exhibit a consistent long-term upward trajectory, increasing from 10.7 billion USD in February 2020 to approximately 18.4 billion USD by May 2026. This expansion is driven primarily by a significant rise in current liabilities, which more than doubled over the analyzed period, reflecting an increase in operational obligations and deferred obligations.
- Current Liabilities and Deferred Revenue
- A substantial portion of the growth in current liabilities is attributable to deferred revenue, which rose from 3.5 billion USD in early 2020 to over 7.1 billion USD by May 2026. This trend indicates a steady expansion in the company's prepaid subscription base. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities also showed a steady increase, growing from 1.2 billion USD to approximately 2.5 billion USD, suggesting an increase in the scale of operational activities.
- Debt Structure and Long-Term Obligations
- The debt profile shows periodic fluctuations. Long-term debt remained relatively stable around 4.1 billion USD until early 2022, followed by a period of volatility and a peak of approximately 6.2 billion USD in late 2024 before tapering off. Current portions of debt appeared intermittently, notably peaking at nearly 1.8 billion USD in May 2026. Conversely, long-term operating lease liabilities demonstrated a gradual decline, falling from 514 million USD to 329 million USD, indicating a reduction in long-term leased asset obligations.
- Retained Earnings and Profitability
- Retained earnings grew aggressively throughout the period, rising from 15.4 billion USD in February 2020 to 48.8 billion USD by May 2026. This consistent growth highlights strong cumulative profitability and the capacity to generate significant internal capital.
- Treasury Stock and Shareholder Equity
- An aggressive share repurchase strategy is evident in the treasury stock account, which expanded from -11.4 billion USD to -53.4 billion USD. This massive increase in buybacks has acted as a primary offset to the growth in retained earnings, resulting in stockholders' equity remaining relatively flat or declining in the later years, moving from a peak of 16.5 billion USD in December 2023 to 11.5 billion USD by May 2026.
- Overall Capital Position
- The total liabilities and stockholders' equity combined grew from 21.2 billion USD to 29.9 billion USD. While the balance sheet has expanded, the capital structure has shifted toward a higher proportion of liabilities and a reduced equity base due to the scale of treasury stock acquisitions, despite the robust growth in retained earnings.
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