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.
Honeywell International Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 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 from March 2021 through September 2026 is characterized by a significant expansion of the balance sheet followed by a sharp contraction in total liabilities during the final year of the period. Total liabilities grew from 45.3 billion USD in March 2021 to a peak of 63.2 billion USD in September 2025, before dropping precipitously to 30.4 billion USD by September 2026.
- Debt and Liability Trends
- Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, exhibited a strong upward trend, rising from 16.1 billion USD in early 2021 to a peak of 30.2 billion USD in June 2024. This was followed by a substantial reduction, ending at 10.4 billion USD in September 2026. Current liabilities followed a similar pattern of growth, peaking at 23.4 billion USD in December 2025 before declining to 14.9 billion USD by the end of the analyzed period.
- Accrued liabilities showed a general increase from 6.9 billion USD in March 2021 to a high of 8.5 billion USD in December 2025, followed by a decrease to 5.1 billion USD in September 2026.
- Asbestos-related liabilities demonstrated a steady long-term decline, moving from 1.87 billion USD in March 2021 to 1.24 billion USD in June 2025.
- Equity and Capital Structure
- Retained earnings showed consistent growth throughout the entire period, increasing from 40.7 billion USD in March 2021 to 58.8 billion USD in September 2026, indicating sustained profitability over time.
- A significant increase in common stock held in treasury is observed, with the cost rising from 27.9 billion USD in March 2021 to a peak of 43.9 billion USD in March 2026. This indicates an aggressive share repurchase strategy that offset the growth in retained earnings.
- Total shareowners' equity remained relatively range-bound between 14.6 billion USD and 19.2 billion USD for the majority of the period, but saw a sharp increase to 22.6 billion USD by September 2026, coinciding with the reduction in total liabilities.
- Balance Sheet Solvency and Composition
- The overall balance sheet size, represented by total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and shareowners' equity, expanded from 63.6 billion USD in March 2021 to a peak of 80.9 billion USD in September 2025. A drastic reduction is noted in the final quarter, with total assets and liabilities falling to 53.1 billion USD in September 2026.
- The ratio of long-term debt to total equity shifted significantly; while the company leveraged its balance sheet heavily between 2023 and 2025, the position shifted toward a much lower leverage profile by September 2026.
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