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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.

United Parcel Service Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 637 608 932 920 1,858 1,838 1,606 2,008 1,164 3,348 2,243 1,412 2,332 2,341 2,581 2,579 2,141 2,131 1,268 1,564 1,811
Current maturities of operating leases 742 763 742 724 720 733 699 683 694 709 664 673 668 621 560 562 579 580 552 556 548
Accounts payable 5,913 6,633 5,784 6,040 5,454 6,302 5,410 5,299 5,397 6,340 5,972 6,085 6,302 7,512 6,731 7,168 7,036 7,523 6,445 6,563 6,305
Accrued wages and withholdings 3,238 3,715 3,476 3,223 3,271 3,655 3,527 3,308 3,217 3,224 3,341 2,962 3,012 4,049 3,643 3,376 3,418 3,819 3,805 3,737 3,701
Self-insurance reserves 1,095 1,137 1,024 1,087 1,009 1,086 1,307 1,273 1,325 1,320 1,065 1,101 1,069 1,069 1,081 1,079 1,025 1,048 1,093 1,110 1,103
Accrued group welfare and retirement plan contributions 1,414 1,389 1,221 1,079 1,549 1,390 1,239 1,202 1,573 1,479 1,306 1,200 1,196 1,076 1,006 945 922 1,038 957 884 934
Hedge margin liabilities 1,031
Liabilities to be disposed of 373 296
Other current liabilities 1,635 1,375 1,373 1,167 1,799 1,437 1,293 939 1,326 1,256 1,226 1,253 1,683 1,472 1,046 1,628 1,721 1,430 1,352 1,356 1,608
Current liabilities 14,674 15,620 14,552 14,240 15,660 16,441 15,081 15,085 14,696 17,676 15,817 14,686 16,262 18,140 17,679 17,337 16,842 17,569 15,472 15,770 16,306
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 23,749 23,519 23,850 23,820 19,511 19,446 20,324 20,197 18,849 18,916 18,882 19,351 19,856 17,321 17,769 17,997 19,740 19,784 20,838 21,027 21,916
Non-current operating leases 3,534 3,700 3,687 3,445 3,505 3,635 3,613 3,561 3,690 3,756 3,651 3,680 3,539 3,238 2,960 2,962 2,970 3,033 2,938 3,038 2,524
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations 6,665 6,567 6,187 6,398 7,016 6,859 5,384 6,449 6,323 6,159 4,670 4,635 4,602 4,807 6,747 8,343 8,203 8,047 7,672 7,675 9,594
Deferred income tax liabilities 3,772 3,690 3,581 3,489 3,598 3,595 3,761 3,841 3,825 3,772 4,601 4,421 4,345 4,302 3,761 3,577 3,356 3,125 2,775 2,584 1,997
Other non-current liabilities 3,624 3,739 3,687 3,754 3,492 3,351 3,216 3,232 3,312 3,264 3,480 3,537 3,532 3,513 3,640 3,563 3,568 3,578 3,987 3,953 3,816
Non-current liabilities 41,344 41,215 40,992 40,906 37,122 36,886 36,298 37,280 35,999 35,867 35,284 35,624 35,874 33,181 34,877 36,442 37,837 37,567 38,210 38,277 39,847
Total liabilities 56,018 56,835 55,544 55,146 52,782 53,327 51,379 52,365 50,695 53,543 51,101 50,310 52,136 51,321 52,556 53,779 54,679 55,136 53,682 54,047 56,153
Class A common stock 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Class B common stock 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Additional paid-in capital 382 275 178 84 136 136 573 1,231 1,343 1,088 1,329 1,049
Retained earnings 19,622 20,151 19,753 19,832 19,939 20,882 20,552 20,692 20,681 21,055 20,699 21,584 21,510 21,326 20,177 18,958 17,433 16,179 13,973 12,531 10,748
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (4,250) (4,208) (4,117) (4,175) (4,288) (4,309) (3,704) (3,807) (3,781) (3,758) (1,540) (1,574) (1,481) (1,549) (3,218) (3,251) (3,257) (3,278) (3,029) (3,064) (4,659)
Deferred compensation obligations 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 13 12 12 12 16 16 16 15
Treasury stock (5) (5) (5) (4) (4) (7) (6) (6) (6) (9) (9) (9) (9) (13) (12) (12) (12) (16) (16) (16) (15)
Equity for controlling interests 15,763 16,227 15,823 15,750 15,660 16,718 16,857 17,030 16,909 17,306 19,168 20,019 20,038 19,786 16,968 16,289 15,416 14,253 12,041 10,805 7,147
Noncontrolling interests 28 28 25 27 24 25 27 23 24 8 12 18 15 17 20 21 18 16 16 17 12
Total shareowners’ equity 15,791 16,255 15,848 15,777 15,684 16,743 16,884 17,053 16,933 17,314 19,180 20,037 20,053 19,803 16,988 16,310 15,434 14,269 12,057 10,822 7,159
Total liabilities and shareowners’ equity 71,809 73,090 71,392 70,923 68,466 70,070 68,263 69,418 67,628 70,857 70,281 70,347 72,189 71,124 69,544 70,089 70,113 69,405 65,739 64,869 63,312

Based on: 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 overall capital structure reflects a period of significant expansion in shareholders' equity followed by a subsequent contraction and a resurgence in long-term debt obligations. Total liabilities and shareowners' equity remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 63 billion and 73 billion US dollars over the analyzed period, while the internal composition of these figures shifted notably.

Current Liabilities and Short-Term Obligations
Current liabilities exhibited a peaking trend in December 2022 at 18.1 billion US dollars before stabilizing in a range between 14 billion and 16 billion US dollars. Accounts payable, a primary component, showed volatility, with peaks in late 2021 and late 2022, followed by a general decline through 2023 and 2024. Current maturities of long-term debt and commercial paper displayed irregular fluctuations, reaching a high of 3.3 billion US dollars in December 2023 before declining significantly to 637 million US dollars by March 2026.
Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Liabilities
A distinct shift in long-term financing is observed. Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities, decreased from 21.9 billion US dollars in March 2021 to a low of 17.3 billion US dollars in December 2022. However, a sharp increase occurred in mid-2025, with levels rising to 23.8 billion US dollars and remaining elevated through March 2026. Pension and postretirement benefit obligations showed significant volatility, dropping from 9.6 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 4.6 billion US dollars in March 2023, before climbing back to 6.7 billion US dollars by the end of the period.
Shareholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
Total shareowners' equity experienced rapid growth during the first two years, increasing from 7.1 billion US dollars in March 2021 to a peak of 20.0 billion US dollars in March 2023. This growth was primarily driven by a substantial increase in retained earnings, which rose from 10.7 billion US dollars to 21.5 billion US dollars in the same timeframe. A downward trend followed, with total equity contracting to 15.8 billion US dollars by March 2026, mirroring a gradual decline in retained earnings to 19.6 billion US dollars.
Comprehensive Loss and Other Equity Components
Accumulated other comprehensive loss showed persistent negative values, with a notable recovery to -1.5 billion US dollars in September 2022 before widening again to -4.3 billion US dollars in December 2024. Additional paid-in capital remained negligible for much of the period, with a slight increase observed in early 2026, reaching 382 million US dollars.
Total Liability Trends
Total liabilities remained relatively consistent, ending the period at 56.0 billion US dollars, which is close to the initial March 2021 level of 56.1 billion US dollars. The stability of total liabilities, contrasted with the volatility in equity, indicates that the company's total capitalization remained steady even as the balance between debt and equity shifted.

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