Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
NVIDIA Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26).
The capital structure exhibits a significant transition from a balanced liability-equity mix toward a predominantly equity-funded model. Total liabilities as a percentage of total assets and equity decreased from 43.67% in April 2020 to 28.50% by July 2026, reflecting a systematic reduction in financial leverage over the analyzed period.
- Liability Trends
- A pronounced downward trend is observed in long-term debt, which fell from 29.93% in April 2020 to a low of 2.88% in April 2026, before a slight increase to 10.11% in July 2026. This suggests a strategic prioritization of debt repayment or a reduced reliance on long-term borrowing. Current liabilities remained more volatile, fluctuating between 8.18% and 21.19%, with a peak in April 2025. Accrued and other current liabilities contributed significantly to this volatility, rising from 4.91% in 2020 to peak at 15.34% in January 2025.
- Equity Composition
- Shareholders' equity increased from 56.33% in April 2020 to 71.50% in July 2026. This growth is primarily driven by retained earnings, which, despite a sharp decline in early 2022, climbed to a peak of 71.31% in April 2026. Conversely, additional paid-in capital showed a consistent decline from 31.62% in April 2020 to 3.07% by July 2026, indicating that equity expansion is being fueled by organic profit retention rather than external capital infusions.
- Treasury and Other Components
- Early data indicates aggressive share repurchase activity, with treasury stock at cost representing between 29.63% and 43.16% of the total structure through August 2021. Long-term operating lease liabilities remained relatively stable and low, generally hovering between 1.21% and 2.43% throughout the duration of the period.
- Overall Solvency and Risk Profile
- The shift in the ratio of total liabilities to shareholders' equity indicates a strengthening of the solvency position. The reduction of long-term obligations combined with the accumulation of retained earnings suggests a diminished risk profile and an increased capacity for internal funding of operations and growth.
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