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.
Oracle Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31).
The financial position is characterized by a substantial expansion of the total capital structure, with total liabilities and stockholders' equity increasing from $113.5 billion in August 2020 to $261.8 billion by May 2026. This growth is primarily driven by a significant increase in long-term debt and a dramatic recovery in shareholders' equity following a period of deficit.
- Liability Expansion and Debt Structure
- Total liabilities more than doubled over the analyzed period, rising from $103.4 billion to $218.7 billion. The primary driver was the increase in non-current notes payable and other borrowings, which grew from $67.8 billion in August 2020 to $122.3 billion by May 2026. Additionally, a new liability stream emerged in May 2025 in the form of non-current operating lease liabilities, which rapidly climbed to $26.6 billion by May 2026.
- Current Liability Trends
- Current liabilities shifted from $18.7 billion to $41.8 billion. While deferred revenues remained relatively stable with cyclical fluctuations, accounts payable exhibited an aggressive upward trend, increasing from $534 million in August 2020 to nearly $11 billion by May 2026. Other current liabilities also saw a steady climb, ending the period at $11.4 billion.
- Equity Recovery and Capital Position
- A significant volatility pattern is observed in stockholders' equity. The company transitioned from a positive equity position of $9.5 billion in August 2020 to a deep deficit, peaking at negative $10.1 billion in November 2021. However, a consistent recovery followed, with total stockholders' equity reaching $42.5 billion by May 2026. This turnaround is further evidenced by the accumulated deficit, which narrowed from a peak of negative $34.1 billion in November 2021 to negative $4.3 billion by May 2026.
- Operational Obligations
- Income taxes payable remained relatively range-bound between $9.5 billion and $12.7 billion throughout the period, suggesting a stable tax obligation relative to the overall growth of the balance sheet. Accrued compensation and related benefits showed a gradual increase, rising from $1.4 billion to $2.2 billion, reflecting a moderate expansion in workforce-related liabilities.
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