Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
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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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- Analysis of Revenues
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Meta Platforms Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
- Accounts payable
- Accounts payable displayed a fluctuating upward trend over the period analyzed. Initially rising from 829 million USD at the end of Q1 2020 to reach a peak of 4083 million USD in Q4 2021, the figures then oscillated and climbed further to 8512 million USD by Q1 2025. This reflects increasing short-term obligations or purchases on credit over time.
- Operating lease liabilities (current and non-current)
- Current operating lease liabilities steadily increased from 835 million USD in Q1 2020 to around 1976 million USD by Q1 2025, indicating growing obligations in the short term. Non-current operating lease liabilities also followed an upward trend, rising from 9509 million USD to 18714 million USD over the same timeframe. The steady increase in both categories suggests expanding lease commitments both in the near and longer term.
- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
- This category showed considerable variability but a general upward trajectory. Starting at 13,405 million USD in Q1 2020, it declined briefly but then increased significantly, reaching over 23,400 million USD by Q1 2025. This indicates an increase in short-term accruals and liabilities, possibly due to operational growth or timing of expense recognition.
- Current liabilities
- Current liabilities followed a similar pattern of increase, moving from 15,069 million USD at Q1 2020 to 33,890 million USD by Q1 2025. This growth encompasses accounts payable, accrued expenses, and operating lease liabilities within the short-term obligations, reflecting expanding operational scale or financing needs.
- Long-term debt
- Long-term debt data was absent until Q4 2022, when it appeared at approximately 9,922 million USD. Subsequently, it increased sharply, reaching about 28,829 million USD by Q1 2025. This suggests the company took on significant new long-term debt starting in late 2022, potentially for investment or refinancing purposes.
- Long-term income taxes
- Reported only from Q1 2024 onward, long-term income taxes rose steadily from 7,514 million USD to 10,991 million USD by Q1 2025. The increase could indicate growing deferred tax liabilities corresponding to the company’s earnings and asset base expansion.
- Other liabilities
- Other liabilities fluctuated with an overall rising tendency from 8,489 million USD at Q1 2020 to around 2,760 million USD by Q1 2025, noting a notable decline between Q4 2022 and Q4 2023. The irregular movement suggests variability in miscellaneous liabilities or reclassifications affecting this line.
- Non-current liabilities
- Non-current liabilities experienced a general growth trend from 17,998 million USD in Q1 2020 to 61,294 million USD in Q1 2025. The sharp increase starting around 2022 reflects the addition of long-term debt and rising long-term lease and tax liabilities, signifying increased long-term financial obligations.
- Total liabilities
- Total liabilities increased from 33,067 million USD in Q1 2020 to 95,184 million USD in Q1 2025. The growth was especially pronounced after 2021, driven by increases in accounts payable, accrued expenses, long-term debt, and operating lease liabilities, implying expanded financing and operational scale.
- Additional paid-in capital
- Additional paid-in capital showed a consistent upward trend, growing from 46,688 million USD in Q1 2020 to 85,568 million USD in Q1 2025. This steady increase indicates continued capital contributions or equity issuance supporting the company’s expansion.
- Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
- This metric fluctuated markedly between gains and losses, starting with a loss of 544 million USD in Q1 2020, reaching a high of 927 million USD in Q4 2020, followed by mostly losses thereafter, ending with a loss of 1,865 million USD in Q1 2025. The volatility suggests changing unrealized gains or losses on items such as foreign currency adjustments or investments.
- Retained earnings
- Retained earnings increased overall, moving from 59,160 million USD in Q1 2020 to a peak above 102,506 million USD in Q1 2025, despite some declines between 2021 and 2023. This indicates sustained profitability and reinvestment of earnings over the period.
- Stockholders’ equity
- Stockholders’ equity grew from 105,304 million USD in Q1 2020 to 185,029 million USD in Q1 2025, with some periods of stagnation or slight decline between 2021 and 2023. The growth aligns with increases in retained earnings and additional paid-in capital, reflecting overall strengthening of the equity base.
- Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
- This total metric moved upward from 138,371 million USD in Q1 2020 to 280,213 million USD in Q1 2025, illustrating significant growth in the company’s balance sheet size, driven by increases in liabilities and equity.