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.
Eaton Corp. plc, consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
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 financial structure of the organization exhibits a period of relative stability from early 2021 through late 2024, followed by a significant expansion of the balance sheet starting in the first quarter of 2025. This expansion is primarily driven by a substantial increase in total liabilities, which nearly doubled between December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2025, shifting the company's leverage profile.
- Debt Obligations and Leverage
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, remained consistent within the range of 6.2 billion to 8.8 billion USD from March 2021 through December 2024. However, a sharp increase occurred on March 31, 2025, where long-term debt rose to 18.5 billion USD, remaining at elevated levels through September 2026. Short-term debt and the current portion of long-term debt show higher volatility, with notable spikes in early 2021 and again in 2025 and 2026, suggesting active liquidity management or refinancing cycles.
- Operating Liabilities
- A consistent upward trend is observed in accounts payable, which grew from 2.17 billion USD in March 2021 to 5.91 billion USD by September 2026. This steady increase suggests an expansion in operational scale or a strategic shift in vendor payment terms. Other current liabilities also trended upward, rising from approximately 2.1 billion USD in 2021 to nearly 4 billion USD by the end of the period. Accrued compensation exhibits seasonal fluctuations but generally trended higher, peaking at 832 million USD in September 2026.
- Equity and Retained Earnings
- Total equity demonstrated a gradual and steady increase, growing from 15.04 billion USD in March 2021 to 21.02 billion USD in September 2026. This growth was primarily fueled by retained earnings, which rose from 6.88 billion USD to 12.18 billion USD over the analyzed period, indicating consistent profitability and capital accumulation. Accumulated other comprehensive loss remained a significant negative offset, fluctuating between 3.5 billion and 4.4 billion USD, which moderately tempered the growth of total shareholders' equity.
- Overall Capitalization and Solvency
- Total liabilities and equity increased from 34.08 billion USD in March 2021 to 57.45 billion USD in September 2026. While equity grew by approximately 40%, total liabilities increased more aggressively, particularly after the first quarter of 2025. The transition from a total liability position of 19.85 billion USD in December 2024 to 36.43 billion USD in September 2026 indicates a significant increase in the debt-to-equity ratio, suggesting a strategic shift toward higher leverage to fund growth or acquisitions.
AI Ask an analyst for more
Hi, I’m an AI-powered financial analyst at Stock Analysis on Net.
Without a user account, I tend to respond rather slowly.
How can I help you?