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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.

ConocoPhillips, consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Accounts payable 7,017 6,218 6,245 6,517 7,349 6,044 5,190 5,156 5,138 5,117 5,143 4,626 5,100 6,163 6,268 5,873 4,897 5,025 4,131 3,613 3,801
Short-term debt 1,065 1,020 1,016 414 608 1,035 1,314 1,312 1,113 1,074 881 879 1,317 417 664 676 1,160 1,200 920 1,205 689
Accrued income and other taxes 2,129 1,835 1,939 1,742 2,919 2,460 2,473 2,016 2,116 1,811 1,919 1,692 2,847 3,193 3,187 2,759 3,162 2,862 2,082 1,406 959
Employee benefit obligations 505 1,136 1,020 710 652 1,087 627 516 405 774 691 552 420 728 628 529 446 755 691 571 567
Other accruals 1,870 1,763 1,789 1,603 1,801 1,498 1,161 1,324 1,391 1,229 1,704 1,799 1,869 2,346 3,250 2,379 1,959 2,179 2,625 1,355 1,168
Current liabilities 12,586 11,972 12,009 10,986 13,329 12,124 10,765 10,324 10,163 10,005 10,338 9,548 11,553 12,847 13,997 12,216 11,624 12,021 10,449 8,150 7,184
Long-term debt 22,262 22,424 22,466 23,115 23,176 23,289 16,990 17,040 17,304 17,863 18,182 15,565 15,266 16,226 16,297 16,295 17,586 18,734 18,748 18,805 19,338
Asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs 8,366 8,214 8,264 8,225 8,146 8,089 7,337 7,238 7,141 7,220 6,425 6,357 6,324 6,401 5,729 5,737 5,815 5,754 5,721 5,819 5,782
Deferred income taxes 12,389 12,237 12,109 11,766 11,483 11,426 8,986 8,927 8,776 8,813 8,325 8,038 7,927 7,726 7,218 6,694 6,556 6,179 5,630 5,331 4,982
Employee benefit obligations 944 969 950 999 999 1,022 945 990 967 1,009 956 981 1,007 1,074 1,087 1,080 1,085 1,153 1,162 1,297 1,530
Other liabilities and deferred credits 1,637 1,636 1,751 1,936 1,883 2,034 1,795 1,730 1,672 1,735 1,680 1,585 1,581 1,552 1,430 1,469 1,424 1,414 1,479 1,725 1,722
Noncurrent liabilities 45,598 45,480 45,540 46,041 45,687 45,860 36,053 35,925 35,860 36,640 35,568 32,526 32,105 32,979 31,761 31,275 32,466 33,234 32,740 32,977 33,354
Total liabilities 58,184 57,452 57,549 57,027 59,016 57,984 46,818 46,249 46,023 46,645 45,906 42,074 43,658 45,826 45,758 43,491 44,090 45,255 43,189 41,127 40,538
Common stock, $0.01 par value 23 23 23 23 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Capital in excess of par 77,761 77,728 77,701 77,643 77,554 77,529 61,430 61,381 61,300 61,303 61,262 61,169 61,100 61,142 61,089 61,045 60,907 60,581 60,431 60,337 60,278
Treasury stock, at cost (77,231) (76,217) (75,186) (73,899) (72,666) (71,152) (69,184) (68,005) (66,974) (65,640) (64,529) (63,217) (61,904) (60,189) (57,444) (54,644) (52,344) (50,920) (49,521) (48,278) (47,672)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,028) (5,911) (6,074) (5,902) (6,394) (6,473) (5,845) (5,961) (5,917) (5,673) (5,961) (5,925) (6,027) (6,000) (5,865) (5,313) (4,808) (4,950) (5,123) (4,920) (5,080)
Retained earnings 70,016 68,864 68,459 67,707 66,721 64,869 63,459 62,309 60,895 59,268 56,952 55,483 54,593 53,029 51,278 49,093 45,442 40,674 38,307 37,116 35,608
Equity 64,541 64,487 64,923 65,572 65,238 64,796 49,881 49,745 49,325 49,279 47,745 47,531 47,783 48,003 49,079 50,202 49,218 45,406 44,115 44,276 43,155
Total liabilities and equity 122,725 121,939 122,472 122,599 124,254 122,780 96,699 95,994 95,348 95,924 93,651 89,605 91,441 93,829 94,837 93,693 93,308 90,661 87,304 85,403 83,693

Based on: 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 financial position exhibits a significant expansion in the overall balance sheet, with total liabilities and equity increasing from 83,693 million USD in March 2021 to 122,725 million USD by March 2026. This growth is characterized by a substantial increase in both total liabilities and total equity, particularly during the latter half of 2024.

Debt and Liability Trends
Total liabilities demonstrate a general upward trajectory, rising from 40,538 million USD to 58,184 million USD over the analyzed period. A notable surge occurred between September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2024, where total liabilities jumped from 46,818 million USD to 57,984 million USD. This spike is primarily attributed to a sharp increase in long-term debt, which rose from 16,990 million USD in September 2024 to 23,289 million USD in December 2024. Prior to this, long-term debt had been on a gradual decline from its March 2021 peak of 19,338 million USD.
Current liabilities remained relatively volatile, fluctuating between 7,184 million USD and 13,329 million USD. Accounts payable and accrued income taxes are the primary drivers of this volatility, with accounts payable reaching a peak of 7,349 million USD in March 2025.
Equity and Capital Allocation
Total equity experienced a marked increase, growing from 43,155 million USD in March 2021 to 64,541 million USD in March 2026. A significant capital event is evident in December 2024, where equity rose from 49,881 million USD to 64,796 million USD, coinciding with an increase in capital in excess of par from 61,430 million USD to 77,529 million USD.
Retained earnings show a consistent and strong upward trend, nearly doubling from 35,608 million USD in March 2021 to 70,016 million USD by March 2026, indicating sustained profitability. Simultaneously, there is a persistent increase in treasury stock expenditures, rising from -47,672 million USD to -77,231 million USD, which reflects a consistent strategy of share repurchases.
Long-term Obligations and Deferred Items
Noncurrent liabilities grew from 33,354 million USD to 45,598 million USD. A steady increase is observed in deferred income taxes, which rose from 4,982 million USD in March 2021 to 12,389 million USD in March 2026. Similarly, asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs climbed steadily from 5,782 million USD to 8,366 million USD, reflecting growing long-term environmental liabilities.

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