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.
Salesforce Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30).
The financial trajectory of the company's liabilities and equity demonstrates a significant expansion in the balance sheet scale, characterized by a substantial increase in total liabilities and a complex evolution of stockholders' equity driven by aggressive share repurchases.
- Liability Structure and Debt Trends
- Total liabilities exhibited a marked upward trend, rising from 19.06 billion USD in April 2020 to a peak of 72.45 billion USD by July 2026. This growth was driven primarily by two factors: the expansion of unearned revenue and a significant increase in long-term debt. Unearned revenue, a key component of current liabilities, showed a general upward trajectory with seasonal fluctuations, increasing from 9.11 billion USD in early 2020 to approximately 18.79 billion USD by July 2026. A pivotal shift in the debt profile occurred in July 2021, where noncurrent debt jumped from 2.67 billion USD to 10.59 billion USD. A more dramatic increase was recorded in April 2026, where noncurrent debt surged to 39.28 billion USD, substantially altering the long-term leverage position of the organization.
- Equity Dynamics and Share Repurchase Activity
- Stockholders' equity experienced an initial growth phase, climbing from 34.57 billion USD in April 2020 to a peak of 61.17 billion USD in January 2024. However, a sharp decline is observed in the final periods, with equity falling to 38.38 billion USD by July 2026. This decline is attributed to a massive acceleration in treasury stock acquisitions. Treasury stock, recorded at cost, expanded from zero in early 2020 to a contra-equity balance of 55.02 billion USD by July 2026. This aggressive buyback strategy effectively offset the steady growth in retained earnings, which increased consistently from 1.96 billion USD in April 2020 to 27.11 billion USD in July 2026.
- Capital Composition and Solvency Indicators
- The relationship between liabilities and equity shifted toward a higher reliance on debt in the latter half of the analyzed period. While the company maintained a strong equity base for several years, the combination of the 2026 debt issuance and the concurrent reduction in equity via share buybacks increased the total liabilities-to-equity ratio. The total balance sheet size, represented by total liabilities and stockholders' equity, grew from 53.62 billion USD in April 2020 to 109.62 billion USD in July 2026, reflecting a doubling of the company's total capital employed over the period.
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