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.
Analog Devices Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-01).
Analysis of the provided financial information reveals notable trends in liabilities and stockholders’ equity over the observed period. Current liabilities demonstrate significant fluctuation, while long-term debt exhibits a more stable, albeit evolving, pattern. Shareholders’ equity experienced substantial growth before a recent period of relative stabilization and decline.
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts payable generally fluctuated between approximately US$211,670 thousand and US$279,222 thousand through May 2021. A substantial increase occurred in October 2021, reaching US$443,434 thousand, before decreasing to US$398,107 thousand by February 2024. Recent quarters show a slight increase, peaking at US$487,457 thousand in November 2024, then decreasing to US$424,735 thousand in May 2025.
- Income Taxes Payable
- Income taxes payable exhibited volatility throughout the period. Values ranged from approximately US$118,406 thousand to US$233,055 thousand through July 2021. A significant increase occurred in October 2021, reaching US$332,685 thousand, and continued to rise, peaking at US$755,829 thousand in January 2026. Prior to this peak, values fluctuated between approximately US$308,968 thousand and US$513,943 thousand.
- Debt, Current
- Current debt showed considerable variation. It decreased from US$748,460 thousand in February 2020 to US$448,945 thousand in May 2020, then remained relatively stable before a large increase to US$1,324,451 thousand in May 2021. It subsequently decreased to US$499,052 thousand in July 2023, then increased to US$898,776 thousand in February 2024, and finally decreased to US$399,636 thousand in August 2025.
- Commercial Paper Notes
- Commercial paper notes were not present in the earlier periods. They first appeared in April 2023 at US$253,635 thousand and increased to US$548,665 thousand by October 2024, remaining relatively stable around US$547,000 - US$548,000 thousand through May 2025 before decreasing to US$446,639 thousand in November 2025.
- Accrued Liabilities
- Accrued liabilities generally increased over the period, starting at US$692,006 thousand in February 2020 and reaching US$1,645,032 thousand in November 2025. There were fluctuations, with a peak of US$1,477,530 thousand in October 2021. A decrease is observed in the most recent periods, falling to US$1,583,794 thousand in October 2023.
- Current Liabilities
- Total current liabilities mirrored the trends in its components, exhibiting significant fluctuations. A substantial increase occurred in May 2021, reaching US$2,776,829 thousand, followed by a peak in November 2025 at US$4,330,623 thousand. Prior to this, values fluctuated between approximately US$1,582,002 thousand and US$2,793,342 thousand. A decrease is observed in the most recent periods, falling to US$2,988,280 thousand in May 2025.
- Long-Term Debt (Excluding Current)
- Long-term debt remained relatively stable between approximately US$4,745,302 thousand and US$5,145,102 thousand through October 2020. A significant decrease occurred in May 2021, falling to US$3,823,595 thousand, followed by an increase to US$6,253,212 thousand in October 2021. It then decreased to US$5,902,457 thousand in October 2023, and further to US$7,240,279 thousand in August 2025.
- Deferred Income Taxes
- Deferred income taxes generally decreased over the period, starting at US$2,055,100 thousand in February 2020 and falling to US$1,995,833 thousand in February 2024. A continued decline is observed, reaching US$1,009,63 thousand in November 2025.
- Shareholders’ Equity
- Shareholders’ equity demonstrated substantial growth from US$11,689,517 thousand in February 2020 to a peak of US$37,992,542 thousand in October 2021. Following this peak, a decline is observed, reaching US$33,787,259 thousand in February 2025. The most recent period shows a slight increase to US$33,815,755 thousand in May 2025.
- Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
- Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity mirrored the trends in its components. A significant increase occurred in October 2021, reaching US$52,322,071 thousand, driven primarily by the increase in shareholders’ equity. A subsequent decline is observed, falling to US$47,991,190 thousand in February 2025.
In summary, the company experienced a period of growth in shareholders’ equity followed by a period of stabilization and decline. Current liabilities exhibited significant volatility, while long-term debt remained relatively stable with some fluctuations. Income taxes payable showed a substantial increase in recent periods. These trends suggest a dynamic financial position requiring continued monitoring.