Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Medtronic PLC, common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-04-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-04-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31).
The capital structure exhibits a relatively stable balance between total liabilities and total equity over the observed period. Total liabilities generally fluctuate between 41% and 48% of the total balance sheet, while total equity maintains a corresponding range of 52% to 59%. A period of peak equity concentration occurred between April 2021 and July 2022, followed by a gradual return toward a liability-to-equity ratio closer to the initial 2020 levels.
- Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Liabilities
- Long-term debt represents the most significant portion of the liability profile. A notable volatility is observed, with a low of 19.44% in July 2022 followed by a steady increase to a peak of 30.47% by January 2026. This trend indicates an increasing reliance on long-term borrowing to finance operations or assets in the latter half of the period.
- Current Liabilities and Short-Term Obligations
- Current liabilities demonstrate significant quarterly fluctuations, ranging from a low of 8.46% to a high of 15.62%. This volatility is primarily driven by current debt obligations, which frequently drop to near-zero levels before spiking, suggesting a strategic pattern of short-term debt repayment and periodic refinancing.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- There is a clear shift in the composition of shareholders' equity. Retained earnings show a consistent upward trend, growing from 29.62% in July 2020 to 35.08% by April 2026. Conversely, additional paid-in capital has declined from 27.97% to 22.49%. This pattern indicates that the company is increasingly funding its equity base through organic earnings rather than external capital contributions.
- Other Comprehensive Loss and Noncontrolling Interests
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss remains negative throughout the period, with a general deepening of the loss from -4.03% in July 2020 to -4.41% by April 2026, despite a temporary improvement around July 2022. Noncontrolling interests remain a marginal component of the total balance sheet, generally staying below 0.30%, with a slight increase to 0.65% in the final period.
- Accrued Expenses and Tax Liabilities
- Accrued compensation and other accrued expenses remain relatively stable as a percentage of the total balance sheet. However, accrued income taxes show an increasing trend in the short term, rising from 0.42% in July 2020 to a peak of 1.48% in April 2021 and April 2025, before moderating.
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