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.
GE Aerospace, 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).
A significant contraction of the overall balance sheet is evident between March 2021 and September 2026, characterized by a substantial reduction in total liabilities and a shift in the composition of stockholders' equity. Total liabilities declined from 210,011 million US dollars to 109,444 million US dollars over the analyzed period, representing a systemic deleveraging of the corporate capital structure.
- Debt and Liability Reduction
- Long-term borrowings experienced a precipitous decline, falling from 66,890 million US dollars in March 2021 to 16,991 million US dollars by September 2026. Similarly, non-current compensation and benefits decreased from 29,104 million US dollars to 6,431 million US dollars. These trends indicate a strategic reduction in long-term obligations and a decrease in long-term employee-related liabilities.
- Structural Shifts in Current Liabilities
- A marked transition in reporting occurred around June 30, 2024. The "Progress collections and current deferred income (legacy)" item, which peaked at 20,718 million US dollars in March 2024, was replaced by distinct categories: "Progress collections" and "Contract liabilities and deferred income." This change coincided with a sharp reduction in total current liabilities, which dropped from 51,087 million US dollars in March 2024 to 32,750 million US dollars in June 2024, suggesting a fundamental reorganization of business operations or a divestiture of specific segments.
- Equity and Shareholder Capital Trends
- Total equity exhibited a downward trajectory, decreasing from 35,153 million US dollars in March 2021 to 17,751 million US dollars by September 2026. This decline is largely driven by an increase in common stock held in treasury, which grew from a negative value of 81,548 million US dollars to 93,094 million US dollars, indicating aggressive share repurchase activity. Despite this, retained earnings showed resilience, recovering from a low of 77,349 million US dollars in June 2024 to reach 92,755 million US dollars by September 2026.
- Other Comprehensive Income and Asset-Liability Balance
- Accumulated other comprehensive income remained predominantly negative throughout the period, fluctuating between -8,893 million US dollars at the start and -5,056 million US dollars at the end. The total liabilities and equity figure mirrored the overall contraction, moving from 245,164 million US dollars in March 2021 to 127,195 million US dollars in September 2026, confirming a leaner balance sheet profile.
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