Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Micron Technology Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-09-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-08-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-02).
The overall capital structure reflects a period of increased leverage between 2021 and 2024, followed by a significant deleveraging phase ending in 2026. Total liabilities rose from 25.35% of total liabilities and equity in 2021 to a peak of 34.98% in 2024, before receding to 29.36% by 2026. Correspondingly, shareholders' equity, which dominated the balance sheet throughout the period, decreased from 74.65% in 2021 to a low of 65.02% in 2024, subsequently recovering to 70.64% in 2026.
- Liability Composition and Debt Trends
- A notable fluctuation is observed in long-term debt, which surged from 10.26% in 2022 to 20.31% in 2023. This elevated level persisted through 2025 before a sharp decline to 2.39% in 2026, indicating a substantial repayment or restructuring of long-term obligations. In contrast, current liabilities exhibited a general upward trajectory, increasing from 10.92% in 2021 to 14.03% in 2026, largely driven by a rise in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which reached 11.54% in the final year.
- Equity Components and Shareholder Value
- Retained earnings constitute the largest portion of the equity base, though they experienced volatility, declining from a peak of 71.32% in 2022 to 58.68% in 2025, before rebounding to 67.31% in 2026. The treasury stock account shows an increasing contra-equity balance peaking at -11.75% in 2023, followed by a steady reduction to -4.34% by 2026, suggesting a shift in share buyback activity.
- Noncurrent Obligations and Emerging Liabilities
- Noncurrent liabilities peaked in 2023 at 23.92% and declined to 15.33% by 2026. Within this category, a significant emergence is noted in noncurrent customer contract liabilities, which were nonexistent in earlier years but rose sharply to 6.58% in 2026. Additionally, income and other taxes as a percentage of total liabilities and equity saw a marked increase to 2.87% in 2026 compared to historical lows of 0.10% to 0.76% in previous years.
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