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.
Boeing Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
- Current Liabilities
- The current liabilities have shown fluctuations over the observed periods. Accounts payable demonstrate a general declining trend from early 2020 through 2021, reaching a low in late 2021, followed by a modest increase through 2024 and a slight decrease thereafter. Accrued liabilities decreased gradually in 2020 and 2021 but increased sharply from late 2021 through mid-2023, indicating rising short-term obligations. Advances and progress billings remained relatively stable with minor fluctuations, peaking in early 2025.
- Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt experienced high volatility, with significant decreases and increases throughout the periods, including notable spikes around early 2021 and again towards the latter part of the timeline. This suggests changing strategies or requirements in managing near-term financial obligations.
- Long-Term Liabilities
- Long-term debt, excluding its current portion, showed an initial increase from early to mid-2020, followed by a general decline until early 2023. However, in 2024, there was a marked increase, which later tapered off towards 2025. Other long-term liabilities gradually increased across the span, indicating growing commitments outside of formal debt instruments.
- The accrued pension plan liability and accrued retiree health care liabilities exhibit a consistent downward trend, reflecting either payments or adjustments decreasing these obligations over time.
- Total Liabilities
- Total liabilities peaked significantly in mid-2020 and then trended downward until 2021-end. After a period of relative stability and minor fluctuation, there is a noticeable rise again in late 2023 and into early 2024 before leveling off. This pattern points to active management of debt and liabilities in response to corporate financing needs and external factors.
- Equity and Deficit
- Common stock remained stable throughout, indicating no new issuance. Additional paid-in capital grew steadily, with a sharp increase noted in early 2025, possibly due to capital injections or equity financing.
- Treasury stock shows a strong reduction in cost basis after 2023, which may signal share retirements or buybacks managed over the period.
- Retained earnings declined markedly from 2020 through 2022, reflecting operational challenges or losses, with slight recovery attempts that did not restore prior levels by 2025, which emphasizes ongoing profitability pressure.
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss fluctuated but exhibited a relatively stable range, remaining a material negative component of equity.
- Overall shareholders’ deficit increased sharply in early 2020, partly recovering but then worsening again near 2024, indicating persistent equity erosion consistent with accumulated losses and other comprehensive loss impacts.
- Balance Sheet Dynamics
- The total liabilities and deficit show an expansion in mid-2020 followed by a contraction phase through 2021 and 2022. A steady increase is registered post-2023 before a decline approaching 2025, reflecting dynamic balance sheet adjustments likely tied to business cycles, capital restructuring, and external financing conditions.
- Summary Observations
- The data outlines a period marked by volatility in short-term debt, contraction and expansion cycles in long-term liabilities, and persistent equity and retained earnings pressure. Liabilities were actively managed, likely in response to operational cash flow needs and external economic conditions. The rising additional paid-in capital in later periods suggests attempts to strengthen the capital base. Overall, the financial stance reveals ongoing challenges with profitability, offset partially by capital structure adjustments.