Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Philip Morris International Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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 structure is characterized by a consistent stockholders' deficit and a heavy reliance on long-term debt to finance operations. Total liabilities consistently exceed 100% of the total liabilities and stockholders' deficit, indicating that the company's obligations exceed its equity. However, a gradual trend toward a reduced deficit is observable, moving from -24.05% in March 2021 to -9.75% by June 2026.
- Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Liabilities
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, remains the primary component of the capital structure, generally fluctuating between 53% and 68%. Noncurrent liabilities peaked at 85.83% in early 2021, experienced a decline through 2022, and subsequently stabilized between 70% and 79% through 2026. This suggests a sustained strategy of utilizing long-term leverage to maintain operational liquidity.
- Current Liability Dynamics
- Current liabilities exhibit significant volatility, peaking at 51.02% in September 2022 before retreating to a range of 33% to 43%. This fluctuation is largely driven by variations in accrued liabilities, which ranged from a high of 28.76% to a low of 18.36%, and the current portion of long-term debt, which frequently spikes between 6% and 10%.
- Short-Term Financing and Liquidity
- Short-term borrowings demonstrate a tactical pattern of usage, characterized by periods of near-zero balance (e.g., 0.21% in June 2024) followed by sharp increases (e.g., 8.26% in March 2026). This pattern indicates the use of short-term credit facilities to manage temporary cash flow requirements or bridge financing gaps.
- Equity and Stockholders' Deficit
- The equity position is marked by a substantial cost of repurchased stock and accumulated other comprehensive losses. A significant structural shift occurred around December 2022, where earnings reinvested in the business dropped from approximately 83% to 55%, and the cost of repurchased stock decreased from -88.21% to -58.23%. Despite these shifts, the overall stockholders' deficit has steadily narrowed over the analyzed period, reflecting a slow improvement in the net equity position.
- Operational Liabilities
- Taxes, excluding income taxes, represent a significant and fluctuating portion of the balance sheet, ranging from 7.41% to 15.32%. Accounts payable have remained relatively stable, generally oscillating between 5.25% and 8.21%, suggesting a consistent management of trade credit terms.
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