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

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Accounts payable	4,849)	4,990)	4,083)	1,331)	1,363)
Partners payable	863)	1,117)	1,052)	1,093)	886)
Operating lease liabilities, current	1,623)	1,367)	1,127)	1,023)	800)
Legal-related accruals	6,592)	4,795)	3,254)	1,622)	5,998)
Accrued compensation and benefits	6,659)	4,591)	3,152)	2,609)	1,704)
Accrued property and equipment	2,213)	2,921)	1,392)	1,414)	1,082)
Accrued taxes	3,655)	2,339)	1,256)	2,038)	624)
Finance lease liabilities, current	90)	129)	75)	54)	55)
Other current liabilities	5,416)	4,777)	5,744)	3,797)	2,541)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	24,625)	19,552)	14,873)	11,534)	12,004)
Current liabilities	31,960)	27,026)	21,135)	14,981)	15,053)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current	17,226)	15,301)	12,746)	9,631)	9,524)
Long-term debt	18,385)	9,923)	—)	—)	—)
Income tax payable, non-current	7,514)	6,645)	5,938)	5,025)	5,651)
Finance lease liabilities, non-current	600)	558)	506)	469)	418)
Other non-current liabilities	770)	561)	783)	920)	1,676)
Other liabilities	8,884)	7,764)	7,227)	6,414)	7,745)
Non-current liabilities	44,495)	32,988)	19,973)	16,045)	17,269)
Total liabilities	76,455)	60,014)	41,108)	31,026)	32,322)
Common stock, $0.000006 par value	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Additional paid-in capital	73,253)	64,444)	55,811)	50,018)	45,851)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,155)	(3,530)	(693)	927)	(489)
Retained earnings	82,070)	64,799)	69,761)	77,345)	55,692)
Stockholders’ equity	153,168)	125,713)	124,879)	128,290)	101,054)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	229,623)	185,727)	165,987)	159,316)	133,376)

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.	Meta Platforms Inc. current liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
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 2021 to 2022 and 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.	Meta Platforms 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.	Meta Platforms Inc. stockholders’ equity increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity