Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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ServiceNow Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
- Current Liabilities
- The proportion of current liabilities to total liabilities and stockholders' equity displayed volatility over the observed periods. Initially, there was a decline from 43.91% in March 2020 to 36.8% in September 2020, followed by an increase peaking at 45.83% in December 2021. Subsequently, it exhibited a gradual downward trend reaching 36.11% by September 2025. This indicates fluctuations in short-term obligations relative to the company's capital structure.
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts payable as a percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity showed variability, with peaks around mid-2022 (2.39%) and notable troughs such as 0.33% in December 2024. The overall pattern suggests no consistent directional trend but rather periodic increases and decreases reflecting changes in payment cycles or supplier credit terms.
- Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
- This component remained relatively stable, fluctuating mostly between 5% and 7.9%, indicating a steady proportion of accrued expenses within total liabilities and equity. Minor oscillations suggest routine variations in accrued costs but no significant structural changes.
- Deferred Revenue
- The current portion of deferred revenue consistently accounted for a large percentage of total liabilities and equity, hovering mostly in the 29% to 36% range. The less current portion remained below 1%, with minor fluctuations. This points to a substantial amount of revenue deferred in the short term and a relatively small long-term deferred revenue commitment.
- Operating Lease Liabilities
- Current operating lease liabilities gradually decreased from about 0.98% to below 0.5% over the timeline, reflecting reduced short-term lease obligations. The long-term portion showed a downward trend from above 7% in early 2020 to below 4% by late 2025, signaling potentially reduced lease commitments or lease restructurings over time.
- Debt Position
- Net current debt was reported only for a few periods around late 2020 and early 2021, after which it disappeared from the data, suggesting repayment or reclassification. Long-term debt net of current portion showed a marked decline from a high of 22.13% in September 2020 down to around 6.8% by September 2025, indicating substantial debt reduction over the medium term.
- Other Long-Term Liabilities
- These liabilities remained a small fraction throughout, generally under 1%, with a modest increasing trend toward the end of the period, reaching nearly 1% by late 2025. This signals some growth in other long-term obligations but not at a material scale relative to total capital.
- Total Liabilities
- Total liabilities decreased from about 67.48% in December 2020 to 48.13% by September 2025, showing a clear decline in overall liabilities relative to total capitalization. This suggests a gradually strengthening balance sheet with lower leverage and reliance on debt financing.
- Stockholders’ Equity Components
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- Additional Paid-In Capital
- This component fluctuated but overall showed an increasing trend from around 33.94% in late 2021 to approximately 41% by September 2025, indicating continued capital infusions or retained earnings being added to equity.
- Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
- Retained earnings shifted from a negative position (-4.91% in March 2020) to a strongly positive level of 22.22% by September 2025. This suggests consistent profitability and accumulation of earnings, improving the equity base substantially.
- Treasury Stock
- The treasury stock category exhibited increasing negative values from about -1.87% in early 2022 to -11.25% by early 2025, implying significant share repurchases or stock buybacks over this period, which reduces the equity base accordingly.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
- This item remained a minor negative factor for most of the period, fluctuating between small positive and negative percentages close to zero. Its impact on overall equity structure is minimal.
- Stockholders’ Equity Overall
- The proportion of stockholders' equity increased notably from 32.52% in December 2020 to near 52% by late 2025, reflecting strengthened financial position through growth in retained earnings and additional paid-in capital, partially offset by treasury stock increases. This indicates improved capitalization and reduced financial risk.
- Summary Insight
- The company has demonstrated a trend toward lowering liabilities as a proportion of its capital structure, particularly shown by reductions in long-term debt and total liabilities. Simultaneously, there has been a robust increase in stockholders' equity components driven by retained earnings growth and capital contributions. The growing treasury stock balance signals active share repurchase activity, which affects equity levels. Overall, the financial position has become stronger with a shift toward greater equity financing and reduced reliance on debt and short-term liabilities.