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.
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- Cash Flow Statement
- Analysis of Solvency Ratios
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)
- Net Profit Margin since 2005
- Operating Profit Margin since 2005
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2005
- Debt to Equity since 2005
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) since 2005
- Analysis of Debt
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Costco Wholesale Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24).
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts payable showed fluctuations with a notable increase from late 2019 through late 2021, peaking around November 2021. Subsequently, there was moderate variability, with values generally maintaining a higher level compared to the early periods.
- Accrued Salaries and Benefits
- This category experienced a gradual upward trend overall, indicating a steady increase in accrued expenses for salaries and benefits over the observed periods. There were minor short-term fluctuations but the tendency was consistently upward.
- Accrued Member Rewards
- Accrued member rewards followed a continuous upward trajectory throughout the periods, reflecting ongoing growth in member engagement or reward obligations over time.
- Deferred Membership Fees
- Deferred membership fees generally increased over time, with some short-term rises and falls. This upward trend may suggest growing membership revenues collected in advance.
- Current Portion of Long-term Debt
- The current portion of long-term debt showed considerable volatility, with some quarters reporting values close to zero or missing. Peaks are observed around late 2021 and early 2023, followed by more stable values in later periods.
- Other Current Liabilities
- Other current liabilities exhibited considerable variation, with a pronounced spike in November 2020, followed by fluctuating but generally elevated values thereafter. Another notable increase occurred toward 2024 and 2025.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities broadly followed a volatile upward trend with spikes in late 2020 and late 2021, reaching peaks above 35 billion US dollars before stabilizing around high levels in recent periods.
- Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Portion
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, was relatively stable initially, with slight decreases and some variability evident especially from 2021 onwards. A notable decrease occurred from 2022 into early 2023, followed by stabilization in the subsequent periods.
- Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities
- Long-term operating lease liabilities remained fairly stable, with minor fluctuations around the 2400 to 2600 million US dollar range across all periods, suggesting consistent lease obligations.
- Other Long-term Liabilities
- Other long-term liabilities increased moderately during the early periods, peaking in the late 2021 period, then showed small fluctuations but generally remaining around the 2500 to 2600 million US dollar mark.
- Other Liabilities
- Other liabilities presented a gradual increase from 2019 to about 2021 followed by stabilization, hovering close to or slightly above 10,000 million US dollars across the time frame.
- Total Liabilities
- Total liabilities depict an overall increasing trend, with marked jumps in late 2020 and late 2021, peaking near the 49,000 million US dollars range. Some reductions followed, but levels remained elevated compared to earlier years.
- Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital
- Common stock par value remained mostly constant. Additional paid-in capital showed a steady increase over the entire period, demonstrating incremental capital contributions or retained equity growth.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
- This balance exhibited increasing losses over time, moving from around -1300 million to approximately -2100 million US dollars with some period-to-period volatility, indicating growing unrealized losses or adjustments.
- Retained Earnings
- Retained earnings followed a generally strong upward trend, increasing significantly from below 11,000 million in 2019 to over 22,000 million by mid-2025, with a notable dip in early 2023 that was later recovered.
- Total Stockholders’ Equity
- Total stockholders’ equity increased steadily from about 15,800 million in late 2019 to nearly 29,200 million by mid-2025, despite some temporary declines corresponding with retained earnings fluctuations.
- Noncontrolling Interests
- Noncontrolling interests grew slowly until early 2022, after which reported values disappeared or were minimal, indicating possible structural changes or reporting adjustments.
- Total Equity
- Total equity followed the same pattern as stockholders’ equity, steadily increasing over the analyzed periods, with a slight dip in 2023 before resuming growth.
- Total Liabilities and Equity
- The sum of liabilities and equity shows a consistent upward trajectory from approximately 51,000 million in late 2019 to over 77,000 million by mid-2025, reflecting the overall expansion of the balance sheet.