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.
Honeywell International Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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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 financial position is characterized by a significant expansion of the total liability base and a strategic shift in capital structure between March 2021 and June 2026. Total liabilities increased from 45,302 million USD to 58,487 million USD, with a notable acceleration in growth occurring between early 2024 and late 2025. This period of expansion was driven primarily by a substantial increase in noncurrent liabilities, which peaked in September 2025 at 40,524 million USD.
- Debt Obligations and Liquidity Management
- Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, exhibited a sharp upward trajectory, rising from 16,124 million USD in March 2021 to a peak of 30,167 million USD in June 2025, before moderating to 26,228 million USD by June 2026. Simultaneously, commercial paper and other short-term borrowings showed high volatility, particularly between March 2024 and September 2025, where values climbed from 1,819 million USD to 6,873 million USD. This suggests an active management of short-term liquidity and a potential reliance on short-term funding to bridge capital needs during 2024 and 2025.
- Current Liability Trends
- Current liabilities demonstrated a general increase over the analyzed period, moving from 17,950 million USD in March 2021 to 23,194 million USD in June 2026. Accounts payable remained relatively stable for several years before trending upward from 6,468 million USD in March 2023 to a peak of 7,314 million USD in September 2025. Accrued liabilities also showed a gradual increase, peaking at 8,462 million USD in December 2025.
- Shareholders' Equity and Capital Allocation
- Total shareowners' equity experienced fluctuations, generally trending lower from 18,252 million USD in March 2021 to a low of 13,590 million USD in March 2026, followed by a sharp recovery to 18,857 million USD in June 2026. A critical driver of equity volatility is the aggressive expansion of common stock held in treasury, which increased from 27,975 million USD to 43,893 million USD. This indicates a consistent and significant program of share repurchases. These buybacks were offset by a steady increase in retained earnings, which grew from 40,682 million USD in March 2021 to 55,957 million USD in June 2026, reflecting strong cumulative profitability.
- Other Noncurrent Obligations
- Asbestos-related liabilities showed a general downward trend, decreasing from 1,873 million USD in March 2021 to 1,243 million USD in June 2025, though these figures were absent in the final two quarters of the data. Additionally, the emergence of liabilities held for sale starting in September 2024, reaching 1,275 million USD by June 2026, indicates preparations for the divestiture of specific business segments or assets.
The overall trend indicates a strategy of increased financial leverage to fund capital return initiatives. The substantial growth in long-term debt and the concurrent increase in treasury stock suggest that debt issuance has been utilized to support share buybacks. While retained earnings have grown consistently, the increase in total liabilities relative to equity through 2025 suggests a higher risk profile, although the sharp increase in total shareowners' equity in June 2026 suggests a recent reallocation or adjustment in the balance sheet structure.
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