Stock Analysis on Net

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

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.

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

US$ in millions

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Accounts payable 7,687 4,849 4,990 4,083 1,331
Operating lease liabilities, current 1,942 1,623 1,367 1,127 1,023
Legal-related accruals 5,523 6,592 4,795 3,254 1,622
Accrued compensation and benefits 6,350 6,659 4,591 3,152 2,609
Accrued property and equipment 2,582 2,213 2,921 1,392 1,414
Accrued taxes 3,438 3,655 2,339 1,256 2,038
Finance lease liabilities, current 76 90 129 75 54
Other current liabilities 5,998 6,279 5,894 6,796 4,890
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 23,967 25,488 20,669 15,925 12,627
Current liabilities 33,596 31,960 27,026 21,135 14,981
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 18,292 17,226 15,301 12,746 9,631
Long-term debt 28,826 18,385 9,923
Long-term income taxes 9,987 7,514 6,645 5,938 5,025
Finance lease liabilities, non-current 633 600 558 506 469
Other liabilities 2,083 770 561 783 920
Non-current liabilities 59,821 44,495 32,988 19,973 16,045
Total liabilities 93,417 76,455 60,014 41,108 31,026
Common stock, $0.000006 par value
Additional paid-in capital 83,228 73,253 64,444 55,811 50,018
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (3,097) (2,155) (3,530) (693) 927
Retained earnings 102,506 82,070 64,799 69,761 77,345
Stockholders’ equity 182,637 153,168 125,713 124,879 128,290
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 276,054 229,623 185,727 165,987 159,316

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).

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. Meta Platforms Inc. current liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Non-current liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Meta Platforms Inc. non-current liabilities increased 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. Meta Platforms 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. Meta Platforms Inc. stockholders’ equity increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.