Stock Analysis on Net

Airbnb Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB)

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Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Airbnb Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

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Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021
Indirect taxes payable and estimated lodging and withholding tax liabilities
Compensation and employee benefits
Accounts payable
Operating lease liabilities, current
Insurance, advertising costs, and other
Accrued expenses, accounts payable, and other current liabilities
Funds payable and amounts payable to customers
Current portion of long-term debt
Unearned fees
Current liabilities
Long-term debt, net of current portion
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent
Other
Other liabilities, noncurrent
Noncurrent liabilities
Total liabilities
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated deficit
Stockholders’ equity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31).


The composition of liabilities and stockholders’ equity exhibited several notable shifts between 2021 and 2025. Overall, the proportion of total liabilities fluctuated around 65%, with a dip in 2023 and 2024 before rising again in 2025. Conversely, stockholders’ equity demonstrated an initial increase, peaking in 2023, followed by a decline through 2025.

Current Liabilities
Current liabilities as a percentage of the total increased from 46.39% in 2021 to a high of 49.74% in 2022, then decreased slightly to 48.20% in 2023 and 48.48% in 2024. A significant increase was observed in 2025, reaching 61.46%. This rise was largely driven by a substantial increase in funds payable and amounts payable to customers, which grew from 27.10% to 31.34% over the period. Accrued expenses, accounts payable, and other current liabilities also contributed to this increase, rising from 12.69% to 13.27%. The introduction of a current portion of long-term debt in 2025, representing 9.00% of the total, further contributed to the increase in current liabilities.
Noncurrent Liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities decreased consistently from 18.77% in 2021 to 11.38% in 2024. However, this trend reversed in 2025, with the percentage falling to 1.62%. This decline was primarily due to reductions in long-term debt, net of current portion, and operating lease liabilities, noncurrent. Other liabilities, noncurrent also decreased steadily throughout the period.
Stockholders’ Equity Components
Additional paid-in capital decreased from 81.27% in 2021 to 56.38% in 2023, then experienced a partial recovery to 61.97% in 2025. Accumulated deficit decreased significantly from -46.38% in 2021 to -16.59% in 2023, but then increased to -24.77% in 2025. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) remained relatively small, fluctuating between -0.24% and 0.17%.
Specific Liability Accounts
Indirect taxes payable and estimated lodging and withholding tax liabilities increased from 3.59% in 2021 to 5.42% in 2023, then decreased slightly to 5.10% in 2025. Compensation and employee benefits decreased from 3.03% in 2021 to 2.11% in 2023, before increasing to 2.67% in 2025. Accounts payable remained relatively stable, with a slight increase to 1.04% in 2025. Insurance, advertising costs, and other expenses fluctuated around 4-5% throughout the period. Operating lease liabilities, current, consistently decreased from 0.46% to 0.31%.

The shifts in the balance sheet composition suggest a changing financial strategy, potentially involving increased reliance on customer deposits and short-term funding, alongside a reduction in long-term debt obligations. The increasing accumulated deficit, despite the growth in stockholders’ equity in earlier years, warrants further investigation.