Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

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.

Amazon.com Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Accounts payable	94,363)	84,981)	79,600)	78,664)	72,539)
Current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases	10,546)	8,419)	7,458)	6,349)	4,586)
Current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases	1,375)	2,032)	4,397)	8,083)	10,374)
Current portion of long-term debt	5,017)	8,494)	2,999)	1,491)	1,155)
Other	50,027)	45,764)	47,712)	35,852)	28,023)
Accrued expenses and other	66,965)	64,709)	62,566)	51,775)	44,138)
Unearned revenue	18,103)	15,227)	13,227)	11,827)	9,708)
Current liabilities	179,431)	164,917)	155,393)	142,266)	126,385)
Long-term lease liabilities, operating leases, excluding current portion	69,050)	67,220)	61,582)	51,981)	34,513)
Long-term lease liabilities, finance leases, excluding current portion	9,227)	10,077)	11,386)	15,670)	18,060)
Long-term lease liabilities, excluding current portion	78,277)	77,297)	72,968)	67,651)	52,573)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	52,623)	58,314)	67,150)	48,744)	31,816)
Other long-term liabilities	28,593)	25,451)	21,121)	23,643)	17,017)
Long-term liabilities	159,493)	161,062)	161,239)	140,038)	101,406)
Total liabilities	338,924)	325,979)	316,632)	282,304)	227,791)
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; no shares issued or outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	111)	109)	108)	5)	5)
Treasury stock, at cost	(7,837)	(7,837)	(7,837)	(1,837)	(1,837)
Additional paid-in capital	120,864)	99,025)	75,066)	55,538)	42,865)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(34)	(3,040)	(4,487)	(1,376)	(180)
Retained earnings	172,866)	113,618)	83,193)	85,915)	52,551)
Stockholders’ equity	285,970)	201,875)	146,043)	138,245)	93,404)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	624,894)	527,854)	462,675)	420,549)	321,195)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Amazon.com Inc. current liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Amazon.com Inc. long-term liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Amazon.com Inc. total liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Stockholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Amazon.com Inc. stockholders’ equity increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity