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.

Booking Holdings 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	3,824)	3,480)	2,507)	1,586)	735)
Current finance lease liabilities	26)	34)	21)	4)	—)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	6,021)	4,601)	3,223)	1,761)	1,382)
Deferred merchant bookings	4,031)	3,254)	2,223)	906)	323)
Short-term debt	1,745)	1,961)	500)	1,989)	985)
Current liabilities	15,647)	13,330)	8,474)	6,246)	3,425)
Deferred income taxes	289)	258)	685)	905)	1,127)
Non-current operating lease liabilities	483)	599)	552)	351)	366)
Long-term U.S. transition tax liability	257)	515)	711)	825)	923)
Non-current finance lease liabilities	7)	34)	32)	6)	—)
Other long-term liabilities	192)	127)	140)	193)	111)
Long-term debt	14,853)	12,223)	11,985)	8,937)	11,029)
Long-term liabilities	16,081)	13,756)	14,105)	11,217)	13,556)
Total liabilities	31,728)	27,086)	22,579)	17,463)	16,981)
Common stock, $0.008 par value	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Treasury stock	(47,877)	(41,426)	(30,983)	(24,290)	(24,128)
Additional paid-in capital	7,707)	7,175)	6,491)	6,159)	5,851)
Retained earnings	36,525)	31,830)	27,541)	24,453)	23,288)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(375)	(323)	(267)	(144)	(118)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(4,020)	(2,744)	2,782)	6,178)	4,893)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	27,708)	24,342)	25,361)	23,641)	21,874)

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.	Booking Holdings 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.	Booking Holdings Inc. long-term liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
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.	Booking Holdings Inc. total liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	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.	Booking Holdings Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit) decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity