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.
Verizon Communications Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 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).
An analysis of the balance sheet reveals a general expansion in both total liabilities and stockholders' equity over the observed period, with total liabilities and equity increasing from 345,573 million USD in March 2021 to 415,522 million USD by September 2026.
- Current Liabilities and Short-Term Debt Trends
- Current liabilities exhibit a significant upward trajectory, growing from 38,730 million USD to 66,271 million USD. A primary driver of this increase is the debt maturing within one year, which shows a pronounced spike beginning in March 2024. This figure rose from 15,594 million USD to a peak of 28,229 million USD in March 2026, before settling at 23,889 million USD by September 2026, indicating a period of heightened short-term refinancing requirements.
- Long-Term Obligations and Deferred Taxes
- Long-term debt experienced a period of contraction between March 2021 (149,700 million USD) and March 2023 (136,104 million USD), followed by a recovery to 142,344 million USD by the end of the period. Simultaneously, deferred income taxes demonstrate a consistent and steady increase, rising from 36,747 million USD to 50,976 million USD, contributing to the overall growth of non-current liabilities.
- Stockholders' Equity and Internal Growth
- Total equity has maintained a steady growth pattern, increasing from 72,683 million USD to 107,292 million USD. This growth is predominantly driven by retained earnings, which ascended from 63,107 million USD to 99,995 million USD. This trend reflects a sustained accumulation of earnings over the analyzed timeframe. Additionally, common stock in treasury shows an increase in cost toward the end of the period, moving from -3,287 million USD in September 2025 to -6,802 million USD in September 2026, suggesting an acceleration in share repurchases.
- Overall Capital Structure and Solvency
- The total liabilities increased from 272,890 million USD to 308,230 million USD. While total equity grew by approximately 47% over the period, the growth in total liabilities was more moderate at roughly 13%. This divergence suggests an improvement in the equity-to-liability ratio, strengthening the overall solvency position despite the increase in short-term debt obligations.
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