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.
Palantir Technologies Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).
The balance sheet exhibits a significant expansion in total assets and financing over the analyzed period, with total liabilities and equity growing from approximately $3.01 billion in March 2021 to $13.41 billion by September 2026. This growth is primarily driven by a substantial increase in stockholders' equity and a steady rise in current liabilities, reflecting an aggressive scaling of operations and a fundamental shift in the company's retained earnings profile.
- Liability Composition and Trends
- Total liabilities demonstrated a general upward trajectory, rising from $1.21 billion in early 2021 to $2.07 billion by September 2026. A critical observation is the shift toward current liabilities, which increased from $667.6 million to $1.80 billion over the period. This increase is largely attributed to the growth in current deferred revenue and customer deposits, which rose from $186.5 million and $250.2 million respectively to $661.3 million and $512.6 million by the end of the period. This pattern suggests a strong increase in advance payments from customers, indicating robust future revenue pipelines.
- Noncurrent liabilities remained relatively stable or declined in relative importance, decreasing from $540.6 million in March 2021 to $270.2 million in September 2026. Notably, noncurrent debt, which stood at $198.2 million in March 2021, became negligible or absent in subsequent reporting periods, signaling a strategic move away from long-term debt financing.
- Equity Evolution and Profitability Indicators
- The most striking trend is the transformation of the equity section. Total equity grew exponentially from $1.81 billion in March 2021 to $11.35 billion by September 2026. This was fueled by two primary drivers: a consistent increase in additional paid-in capital and a dramatic reduction in the accumulated deficit.
- The accumulated deficit narrowed from a high of $5.89 billion in September 2022 to $502 million by September 2026. This trajectory indicates a transition from a period of significant historical losses to sustained profitability, as the deficit was systematically reduced over time.
- Capital Structure and Solvency
- The capital structure shifted heavily toward equity financing. The ratio of liabilities to equity decreased substantially as equity grew at a much faster rate than liabilities. This result is a strengthened solvency position and a reduced reliance on external borrowing to fund growth.
- Operating lease liabilities remained the primary component of noncurrent liabilities, maintaining a range between $163 million and $225 million, indicating a stable footprint in physical infrastructure relative to the overall growth of the organization.
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