Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Lam Research Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27).
The balance sheet structure reveals a strategic shift in the company's capital composition, characterized by a substantial reduction in total liabilities and a corresponding increase in stockholders' equity over the analyzed period. Total liabilities decreased from 63.97% of the total balance sheet in September 2020 to 47.00% by June 2026, indicating a strengthened solvency position and a reduced reliance on external debt financing.
- Liability Structure and Debt Management
- A consistent downward trend is observed in long-term liabilities, which fell from 41.34% in September 2020 to 21.77% in June 2026. This decline is primarily driven by the reduction of long-term debt and finance lease obligations, which dropped from 33.16% to 15.85%. The current portion of long-term debt exhibited a cyclical pattern, remaining near zero between June 2021 and September 2023, spiking to approximately 3% throughout 2024 and early 2025, and returning to negligible levels (0.02%) by June 2026, suggesting a structured debt repayment schedule.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable for several years before showing increased volatility. Trade accounts payable peaked at 6.12% in September 2022, dipped to 2.51% in June 2023, and recovered to 5.54% by June 2026. Deferred profit showed a general upward trajectory, rising from 3.83% in September 2020 to a peak of 12.08% in June 2025, before settling at 9.69% in June 2026. Income taxes payable followed a gradual downward trend, decreasing from 5.84% to 2.90% over the period.
- Equity Composition and Shareholder Value
- Stockholders' equity increased from 35.99% in September 2020 to 53.00% in June 2026. This growth was heavily driven by a significant rise in retained earnings, which climbed from 80.74% to 148.54% of total liabilities and equity. Simultaneously, there was a substantial increase in the contra-equity account for treasury stock, moving from -89.11% to -134.29%. This pattern indicates that while the company is generating significant internal capital through earnings, it is aggressively returning value to shareholders through share repurchases.
Overall, the financial trajectory indicates a transition toward a more equity-funded capital structure. The aggressive reduction in long-term debt, coupled with the growth in retained earnings, suggests an improved risk profile and high operational profitability used to fund both balance sheet deleveraging and shareholder returns.
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