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.

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

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017
Trade accounts payable	593)	437)	392)	127)	80)
Client deposits	783)	702)	650)	564)	481)
Accrued compensation and benefits	392)	419)	378)	199)	198)
Accrued taxes	154)	130)	137)	18)	—)
Accrued interest	216)	220)	224)	35)	—)
Other accrued expenses	1,412)	1,278)	1,299)	203)	245)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	3,550)	3,186)	3,080)	1,146)	1,004)
Short-term and current maturities of long-term debt	508)	384)	287)	4)	3)
Contract liabilities	585)	546)	492)	380)	552)
Settlement obligations	13,652)	11,521)	11,868)	480)	379)
Current liabilities	18,295)	15,637)	15,727)	2,010)	1,938)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	20,729)	20,300)	21,612)	5,955)	4,897)
Deferred income taxes	4,172)	4,389)	4,247)	745)	552)
Long-term contract liabilities	225)	187)	155)	89)	54)
Other long-term liabilities	878)	777)	941)	170)	117)
Long-term liabilities	26,004)	25,653)	26,955)	6,959)	5,620)
Total liabilities	44,299)	41,290)	42,682)	8,969)	7,558)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	278)	259)	262)	—)	—)
Preferred stock, no par value; none issued	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	8)	8)	8)	8)	4)
Additional paid-in capital	22,983)	23,643)	23,741)	1,057)	1,035)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(745)	(387)	(180)	(67)	(54)
Retained earnings	14,846)	13,441)	12,528)	11,635)	10,240)
Treasury stock, at cost	(6,140)	(4,375)	(3,118)	(10,340)	(8,494)
Total Fiserv, Inc. shareholders’ equity	30,952)	32,330)	32,979)	2,293)	2,731)
Noncontrolling interests	720)	740)	1,616)	—)	—)
Total equity	31,672)	33,070)	34,595)	2,293)	2,731)
Total liabilities and equity	76,249)	74,619)	77,539)	11,262)	10,289)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

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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.	Fiserv Inc. current liabilities decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Fiserv Inc. long-term liabilities decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly increased from 2020 to 2021.
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.	Fiserv Inc. total liabilities decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level.
Total Fiserv, Inc. shareholders’ 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.	Fiserv Inc. total Fiserv, Inc. shareholders’ equity decreased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity