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, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Accounts payable	84,981)	79,600)	78,664)	72,539)	47,183)
Current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases	8,419)	7,458)	6,349)	4,586)	3,139)
Current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases	2,032)	4,397)	8,083)	10,374)	9,884)
Current portion of long-term debt	8,494)	2,999)	1,491)	1,155)	1,305)
Other	45,764)	47,712)	35,852)	28,023)	18,111)
Accrued expenses and other	64,709)	62,566)	51,775)	44,138)	32,439)
Unearned revenue	15,227)	13,227)	11,827)	9,708)	8,190)
Current liabilities	164,917)	155,393)	142,266)	126,385)	87,812)
Long-term lease liabilities, operating leases, excluding current portion	67,220)	61,582)	51,981)	34,513)	22,696)
Long-term lease liabilities, finance leases, excluding current portion	10,077)	11,386)	15,670)	18,060)	17,095)
Long-term lease liabilities, excluding current portion	77,297)	72,968)	67,651)	52,573)	39,791)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	58,314)	67,150)	48,744)	31,816)	23,414)
Other long-term liabilities	25,451)	21,121)	23,643)	17,017)	12,171)
Long-term liabilities	161,062)	161,239)	140,038)	101,406)	75,376)
Total liabilities	325,979)	316,632)	282,304)	227,791)	163,188)
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; no shares issued or outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	109)	108)	5)	5)	5)
Treasury stock, at cost	(7,837)	(7,837)	(1,837)	(1,837)	(1,837)
Additional paid-in capital	99,025)	75,066)	55,538)	42,865)	33,658)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,040)	(4,487)	(1,376)	(180)	(986)
Retained earnings	113,618)	83,193)	85,915)	52,551)	31,220)
Stockholders’ equity	201,875)	146,043)	138,245)	93,404)	62,060)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	527,854)	462,675)	420,549)	321,195)	225,248)

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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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 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Amazon.com Inc. long-term liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023.
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 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
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 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity