Stock Analysis on Net

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.

AppLovin Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Accounts payable 697,524 746,977 516,438 553,692 595,219 563,427 427,817 387,507 390,079 371,702 281,103 260,847 282,948 273,196 261,515 283,397 369,659 258,220 208,539 192,658 158,023
Accrued and other current liabilities 796,858 586,811 556,695 540,193 614,005 494,045 316,156 306,521 336,882 357,420 286,767 261,387 261,594 241,407 223,087 252,163 260,207 248,466 255,847 262,931 220,386
Short-term debt 200,000 35,563 35,563 35,563 215,000 215,000 33,310 33,310 33,310 33,310 33,310 29,560 25,810 18,310 18,310 18,310
Deferred acquisition costs, current 22,604 36,396 41,718 31,045 25,721 75,719 125,691 107,601 87,072 129,280 89,877
Current liabilities 1,494,382 1,333,788 1,073,133 1,093,885 1,409,224 1,057,472 779,536 729,591 762,524 944,122 805,474 591,940 619,570 578,958 543,633 644,589 785,117 640,097 569,768 603,179 486,596
Long-term debt 3,514,022 3,512,987 3,511,965 3,510,958 3,509,964 3,508,983 3,474,456 3,482,166 3,489,891 2,905,906 2,912,302 3,166,759 3,172,563 3,178,412 3,184,221 3,190,047 3,195,919 3,201,834 1,731,020 1,733,676 2,137,612
Other non-current liabilities 335,818 278,164 284,017 187,527 212,092 212,986 250,286 242,873 249,898 252,830 191,662 206,021 225,127 187,799 195,642 188,908 173,702 183,357 217,753 265,079 126,913
Non-current liabilities 3,849,840 3,791,151 3,795,982 3,698,485 3,722,056 3,721,969 3,724,742 3,725,039 3,739,789 3,158,736 3,103,964 3,372,780 3,397,690 3,366,211 3,379,863 3,378,955 3,369,621 3,385,191 1,948,773 1,998,755 2,264,525
Total liabilities 5,344,222 5,124,939 4,869,115 4,792,370 5,131,280 4,779,441 4,504,278 4,454,630 4,502,313 4,102,858 3,909,438 3,964,720 4,017,260 3,945,169 3,923,496 4,023,544 4,154,738 4,025,288 2,518,541 2,601,934 2,751,121
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 109 160 201 160 196 255
Preferred stock, $0.00003 par value; no shares issued and outstanding
Convertible preferred stock 399,589
Class A, Class B, and Class C Common stock, $0.00003 par value 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 7
Additional paid-in capital 504,342 446,550 427,998 448,899 474,642 593,699 992,588 1,172,290 1,420,895 2,134,581 2,174,658 2,687,780 3,146,163 3,155,748 3,112,224 3,149,474 3,163,481 3,160,487 3,084,928 3,015,233 493,465
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (67,767) (46,987) (2,659) (5,149) (73,185) (103,096) (54,393) (90,628) (83,896) (65,274) (93,657) (76,530) (73,376) (83,382) (140,145) (128,351) (58,986) (45,454) (27,560) (9,305) (117)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) 1,926,897 1,735,097 1,048,570 723,366 173,953 599,204 (266,837) (576,806) (812,989) (985,222) (1,093,861) (1,174,218) (1,169,700) (1,090,188) (1,113,959) (1,092,211) (976,954) (1,008,320) (1,008,498) (1,022,921)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) 2,363,483 2,134,671 1,473,920 1,167,127 575,421 1,089,818 938,206 814,836 760,204 1,256,329 1,095,790 1,517,400 1,898,580 1,902,677 1,881,902 1,907,175 2,012,295 2,138,090 2,049,059 1,997,441 (129,977)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and stockholders’ equity (deficit) 7,707,705 7,259,610 6,343,035 5,959,497 5,706,701 5,869,259 5,442,484 5,269,466 5,262,517 5,359,187 5,005,228 5,482,120 5,915,840 5,847,846 5,805,398 5,930,828 6,167,193 6,163,579 4,567,760 4,599,571 2,621,399

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The financial trajectory of the balance sheet indicates a significant expansion of the total capital structure, with total liabilities and stockholders' equity growing from approximately 2.6 billion USD in March 2021 to over 7.7 billion USD by March 2026. This growth is characterized by a substantial increase in long-term obligations and a pivot from an accumulated deficit to significant retained earnings.

Liability Profile and Debt Obligations
Total liabilities exhibited a marked increase over the analyzed period, rising from 2.75 billion USD in early 2021 to 5.34 billion USD by March 2026. A pivotal increase occurred in December 2021, where long-term debt jumped from approximately 1.73 billion USD to 3.20 billion USD, establishing a high baseline of long-term leverage that persisted throughout the subsequent years, generally fluctuating between 3.1 billion USD and 3.5 billion USD.
Current liabilities followed a similar upward trajectory, increasing from 486.6 million USD in March 2021 to 1.49 billion USD in March 2026. This growth was primarily driven by accounts payable and accrued liabilities, both of which saw sharp escalations starting in late 2024, suggesting an increase in operational scale or a shift in vendor payment terms.
Equity Evolution and Capital Structure
Stockholders' equity transitioned from a deficit of 129.9 million USD in March 2021 to a positive position of 2.36 billion USD by March 2026. This recovery was initially fueled by a surge in additional paid-in capital in June 2021, which rose to 3.01 billion USD. However, a consistent decline in additional paid-in capital is observed from December 2022 through 2025, decreasing to 446.5 million USD, which may indicate aggressive share repurchase activity.
The most notable trend within the equity section is the reversal of the retained earnings deficit. For several years, the company maintained an accumulated deficit exceeding 1 billion USD. A critical inflection point occurred in December 2024, when retained earnings turned positive at 599.2 million USD, subsequently accelerating to 1.92 billion USD by March 2026. This shift reflects a transition to sustained and substantial net profitability.
Solvency and Risk Observations
The reliance on long-term debt remains a dominant feature of the balance sheet, though the increasing equity base, driven by retained earnings rather than external capital injections, suggests an improving solvency profile. The growth in current liabilities toward the end of the period, particularly the rise in accounts payable to nearly 700 million USD, indicates increased short-term funding requirements to support expanded operations.

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