Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Honeywell International Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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 Trends
- Current liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and equity fluctuated between approximately 25% and 32% over the examined periods. After an initial decline from 30.26% in March 2020 to a low near 27.26% in June 2020, the ratio rose to about 32% by the end of 2022. Subsequently, it experienced some volatility but remained mostly within the 25-30% range up to March 2025.
- Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
- Accounts payable maintained a moderate upward trend from 9.88% in March 2020, peaking around 11.13% in December 2021 before gradually declining to about 8.95% by March 2025. Accrued liabilities demonstrated relative stability with values mostly between 10% and 12%. However, an increase around late 2022 coincided with a peak at 14.71%, followed by a normalization near 10-11% in subsequent quarters.
- Short-Term Borrowings and Debt
- Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings declined from 6.14% at the start of the period to a low near 3.15% by September 2023 but then showed volatility with a notable increase to 7.65% by March 2025. Current maturities of long-term debt fluctuated, generally staying under 3%, with occasional spikes such as 5.21% in September 2021 and another rise around early 2022.
- Noncurrent Liabilities and Long-Term Debt
- Noncurrent liabilities exhibited an upward trajectory, increasing from around 38.6% in March 2020 to a peak near 48.91% in March 2024 before slightly decreasing thereafter. Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, followed a parallel rising trend from roughly 20% early on to a peak exceeding 35% in late 2024, indicating increased reliance on longer-term financial obligations.
- Equity Components
- Total shareowners' equity percentage decreased gradually from around 31.1% in March 2020 to approximately 24% by March 2025. Within equity, retained earnings showed growth during most of the period, rising from roughly 67.3% to peaks near 77.4% in late 2023, but subsequently declined towards about 68.5% by early 2025. In contrast, treasury stock held at cost became more negative significantly, indicating intensified share repurchases or similar activities, moving from -44.66% up to nearly -61.78% before slightly moderating.
- Other Notable Items
- Asbestos-related liabilities decreased steadily, halving from about 3.39% to 1.71% over the period. Deferred income taxes generally remained stable around 2.3% to 3.9%. The postretirement benefit obligations showed a minor declining trend. Accumulated other comprehensive loss remained negative throughout, showing modest fluctuations and increasing slightly in magnitude towards late 2023 before lessening.
- Overall Capital Structure Insights
- The data reveal a gradual shift toward higher leverage, with total liabilities increasing from about 69% to over 76% of the capital structure by March 2025. Correspondingly, equity proportions declined. The company appears to have maintained a consistent approach to managing liabilities, with fluctuations in short-term debt instruments and an increasing emphasis on long-term borrowing. The rise in treasury stock holdings relative to total equity indicates active capital return strategies despite these leverage increases.