Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

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.

AT&T Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Debt maturing within one year	9,477)	7,467)	24,630)	3,470)	11,838)
Note payable to DIRECTV	—)	130)	1,245)	—)	—)
Accounts payable	27,309)	31,101)	30,756)	31,836)	29,640)
Accrued payroll and commissions	1,698)	1,605)	3,449)	2,988)	3,126)
Current portion of employee benefit obligation	631)	1,173)	1,278)	1,415)	1,528)
Current portion of Mobility preferred interests	—)	2,670)	—)	—)	—)
Accrued interest	2,187)	2,160)	2,463)	2,454)	2,498)
Accrued taxes	1,022)	798)	1,402)	1,019)	1,212)
Other	3,005)	3,137)	11,313)	10,339)	9,164)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	35,852)	42,644)	50,661)	50,051)	47,168)
Advanced billings and customer deposits	3,778)	3,918)	5,303)	6,176)	6,124)
Dividends payable	2,020)	2,014)	3,749)	3,741)	3,781)
Current liabilities	51,127)	56,173)	85,588)	63,438)	68,911)
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year	127,854)	128,423)	152,724)	153,775)	151,309)
Deferred income taxes	58,666)	57,032)	65,226)	60,472)	59,502)
Postemployment benefit obligation	8,734)	7,260)	12,649)	18,276)	18,788)
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	17,568)	18,659)	21,261)	22,202)	21,804)
Other noncurrent liabilities	23,696)	28,849)	30,223)	28,358)	29,421)
Noncurrent portion of note payable to DIRECTV	—)	—)	96)	—)	—)
Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities	108,664)	111,800)	129,455)	129,308)	129,515)
Noncurrent liabilities	236,518)	240,223)	282,179)	283,083)	280,824)
Total liabilities	287,645)	296,396)	367,767)	346,521)	349,735)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	1,973)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Preferred stock, $1 par value	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $1 par value	7,621)	7,621)	7,621)	7,621)	7,621)
Additional paid-in capital	114,519)	123,610)	130,112)	130,175)	126,279)
Retained earnings (deficit)	(5,015)	(19,415)	42,350)	37,457)	57,936)
Treasury stock, at cost	(16,128)	(17,082)	(17,280)	(17,910)	(13,085)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,300)	2,766)	3,529)	4,330)	5,470)
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T	103,297)	97,500)	166,332)	161,673)	184,221)
Noncontrolling interest	14,145)	8,957)	17,523)	17,567)	17,713)
Total stockholders’ equity	117,442)	106,457)	183,855)	179,240)	201,934)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	407,060)	402,853)	551,622)	525,761)	551,669)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	AT&T Inc. current liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	AT&T Inc. noncurrent liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	AT&T Inc. total liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	AT&T Inc. stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly increased from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity