Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Intel Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-27).
The capital structure demonstrates a relative stability in the balance between total liabilities and total stockholders' equity for much of the observed period, though a notable shift toward higher leverage is evident in the final quarter. Total liabilities generally fluctuated between 40% and 47% from early 2021 through early 2026, before increasing to 49.05% by June 2026. Conversely, total stockholders' equity, which peaked at 60.87% in March 2026, experienced a sharp contraction to 50.95% in the final period.
- Liability Composition and Trends
- Current liabilities remained relatively range-bound between 13% and 18%, indicating a consistent short-term obligations profile. Within this category, accounts payable showed a gradual increase from 3.61% in March 2021 to 4.33% by June 2026, with a peak of 6.39% in December 2024, suggesting an increase in reliance on trade credit. Short-term debt exhibited volatility, peaking at 3.50% in June 2025 before declining to 0.98% by mid-2026.
- Long-term debt represented a significant portion of the total capital structure, increasing from 22.07% in March 2021 to a peak of 26.35% in April 2023. While it stabilized between 21% and 24% for several subsequent quarters, it ended the period at 23.98%. Other long-term liabilities showed a general downward trajectory, falling from 8.91% in 2021 to a low of 2.62% in June 2024, though a late spike to 7.45% occurred in June 2026.
- Equity Distribution and Shifts
- A profound transformation is observed in the components of stockholders' equity. Retained earnings experienced a severe long-term decline, falling from a high of 42.83% in July 2022 to 16.72% by June 2026. This suggests a substantial reduction in accumulated earnings, potentially due to losses or significant capital distributions.
- Common stock and capital in excess of par value grew steadily, rising from 17.44% in March 2021 to a peak of 32.27% in March 2026, before receding to 26.57% in June 2026. This trend indicates an increasing reliance on external equity financing to offset the decline in retained earnings.
- Non-controlling interests became a visible factor in December 2022 at 1.02% and grew consistently every quarter thereafter, reaching 7.71% by June 2026, reflecting an increasing proportion of equity held by minority stakeholders in consolidated subsidiaries.
Overall, the financial position evolved from one supported heavily by retained earnings to one increasingly dependent on contributed capital, long-term debt, and non-controlling interests. The final period is characterized by a simultaneous increase in total liabilities and a sharp decrease in total stockholders' equity, signaling a tightening of the equity cushion.
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