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.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 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 capital structure of the organization exhibits significant volatility in both its liability profile and total equity over the analyzed period from March 2021 to June 2026. A general trend of contraction in total liabilities and equity is observed, punctuated by a substantial shift in the composition of shareholders' equity and long-term debt obligations during the 2023 to 2024 period.
- Liability Trends and Debt Management
- Total liabilities fluctuated between a high of 82,483 million USD in March 2023 and a low of 61,459 million USD in June 2023, eventually stabilizing near 65,315 million USD by June 2026. Current liabilities showed a general upward trajectory, peaking at 28,136 million USD in September 2025 before declining sharply to 18,659 million USD by June 2026. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, remained relatively stable until a significant increase occurred in March 2024, rising to 49,487 million USD from 36,653 million USD in the preceding quarter, suggesting a major refinancing event or new debt issuance.
- Equity and Shareholder Value Distribution
- Total equity experienced a severe contraction, falling from 37,673 million USD in March 2021 to a trough of 16,388 million USD in December 2023. A partial recovery is noted toward the end of the period, reaching 22,319 million USD by June 2026. This decline is primarily driven by a significant increase in the cost of treasury stock, which grew from 27,199 million USD to a peak of 43,766 million USD in December 2023, indicating an aggressive share repurchase program. Furthermore, retained earnings saw a sharp decrease between December 2023 (28,766 million USD) and March 2024 (15,640 million USD), signaling a substantial distribution of capital or a one-time accounting adjustment.
- Other Non-Current Liabilities and Tax Obligations
- A consistent and dramatic downward trend is observed in deferred income taxes, which plummeted from 5,235 million USD in March 2021 to 222 million USD by June 2026. Other non-current liabilities also trended lower over the long term, decreasing from 7,692 million USD to 4,341 million USD, contributing to the overall reduction in non-current liability totals despite the fluctuations in long-term debt.
- Overall Capitalization and Solvency
- The total liabilities and equity balance decreased from 112,435 million USD in March 2021 to 87,634 million USD by June 2026. The narrowing of the equity base relative to total liabilities indicates an increase in financial leverage over the period, as the organization utilized significant portions of its equity and retained earnings to fund share buybacks while managing a fluctuating debt load.
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