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.
KLA Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30).
The balance sheet reflects a period of significant expansion in both total liabilities and stockholders' equity, with total liabilities and equity growing from approximately 9.32 billion USD in September 2020 to 18.40 billion USD by September 2026. This overall growth indicates a substantial increase in the company's asset base and operational scale over the analyzed period.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities exhibit a consistent upward trajectory, rising from 1.75 billion USD in September 2020 to 4.56 billion USD by September 2026. A primary driver of this increase is the growth in accounts payable, which nearly tripled from 254 million USD to 741 million USD. Additionally, deferred revenue—comprising both system and service components—shows a marked increase, suggesting a growing backlog of obligations to customers. Deferred system revenue, in particular, saw a peak in December 2023 at 884 million USD before fluctuating, while deferred service revenue grew steadily from 241 million USD to 634 million USD over the period.
- Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Liabilities
- Non-current liabilities experienced a significant shift in June 2022, where long-term debt jumped from approximately 3.70 billion USD to 6.66 billion USD. Following this spike, the long-term debt stabilized, oscillating around the 5.88 billion USD mark through September 2026. Other non-current liabilities and deferred tax liabilities remained relatively stable by comparison, although deferred service revenue in the non-current category grew from 85 million USD to 231 million USD, reflecting long-term service commitments.
- Stockholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
- Stockholders' equity demonstrates a volatile but ultimately strong growth pattern. A notable contraction occurred in June 2022, where total equity dropped to 1.40 billion USD from a previous peak of 4.08 billion USD in March 2022, coinciding with a sharp decline in retained earnings to 367 million USD. However, a sustained recovery followed, with total stockholders' equity climbing to 6.52 billion USD by September 2026. This recovery was driven largely by a substantial accumulation of retained earnings, which grew from 754 million USD in September 2020 to 4.00 billion USD by the end of the period.
- Capital Structure and Solvency Trends
- The relationship between liabilities and equity shifted significantly over the six-year period. While the company experienced a period of high leverage in mid-2022 due to the simultaneous increase in long-term debt and the reduction in equity, the subsequent growth in retained earnings and common stock has strengthened the equity base. By September 2026, the capital structure shows a more balanced distribution between total liabilities (11.88 billion USD) and total stockholders' equity (6.52 billion USD) compared to the 2022 trough.
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