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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

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.

3M Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt 1,856 2,257 1,877 1,307 1,972 1,981 1,368 806 1,169 1,486 3,248 2,795 1,960 892 790 1,211 1,307 3,225 3,449 1,853 835 213 909
Accounts payable 3,063 3,273 3,164 2,994 2,862 2,931 2,670 2,561 2,208 1,975 2,207 2,228 2,079 2,130 2,309 2,266 2,029 1,871 1,874 1,945 1,824 1,782 1,701
Accrued payroll 717 704 638 1,020 1,019 832 655 747 721 500 523 702 669 604 517 749 783 646 563 870 856 666 532
Accrued income taxes 270 228 274 260 278 247 277 300 220 371 136 194 137 223 183 243 186 293 282 310 374 432 433
Operating lease liabilities, current 241 256 261 263 262 268 267 256 252 248 244 247 241 247 255 — — — — — — — —
Other current liabilities 3,396 3,178 2,938 3,191 3,242 3,181 3,126 3,278 2,840 2,702 2,776 3,056 2,735 3,169 3,071 2,775 3,031 2,867 2,791 2,709 2,709 2,604 2,420
Current liabilities 9,543 9,896 9,152 9,035 9,635 9,440 8,363 7,948 7,410 7,282 9,134 9,222 7,821 7,265 7,125 7,244 7,336 8,902 8,959 7,687 6,598 5,697 5,995
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 13,849 14,019 14,801 16,056 16,193 16,267 16,819 17,989 18,429 19,276 19,247 17,518 17,479 14,914 15,580 13,411 13,539 11,294 12,211 12,096 10,828 11,088 10,802
Pension and postretirement benefits 2,502 2,638 2,792 2,870 3,987 4,184 4,231 4,405 3,679 3,724 3,794 3,911 2,667 2,761 2,919 2,987 3,183 3,254 3,381 3,620 3,748 3,761 3,764
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 570 584 608 591 580 603 609 609 605 607 603 607 584 619 531 — — — — — — — —
Other liabilities 5,556 4,681 3,498 3,403 3,353 3,297 3,330 3,462 3,324 3,275 3,225 3,275 3,235 3,268 3,228 3,010 2,906 2,900 2,985 2,962 1,861 1,767 1,691
Noncurrent liabilities 22,477 21,922 21,699 22,920 24,113 24,351 24,989 26,465 26,037 26,882 26,869 25,311 23,965 21,562 22,258 19,408 19,628 17,448 18,577 18,678 16,437 16,616 16,257
Total liabilities 32,020 31,818 30,851 31,955 33,748 33,791 33,352 34,413 33,447 34,164 36,003 34,533 31,786 28,827 29,383 26,652 26,964 26,350 27,536 26,365 23,035 22,313 22,252
Common stock par value, $.01 par value 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Additional paid-in capital 6,654 6,607 6,559 6,429 6,383 6,337 6,283 6,162 6,116 6,074 6,024 5,907 5,861 5,812 5,755 5,643 5,597 5,550 5,496 5,352 5,302 5,244 5,189
Retained earnings 48,245 45,269 46,056 45,821 45,361 44,824 44,255 43,761 43,285 42,759 42,345 42,135 42,085 41,362 41,159 40,636 40,120 39,442 38,453 39,115 39,454 38,793 38,094
Treasury stock, at cost (32,843) (30,781) (30,860) (30,463) (29,673) (29,236) (29,020) (29,404) (29,570) (29,699) (29,817) (29,849) (29,865) (29,828) (29,668) (29,626) (28,510) (27,617) (26,178) (25,887) (25,706) (25,466) (25,354)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (7,985) (7,362) (6,834) (6,750) (7,620) (7,486) (7,767) (7,661) (7,960) (8,286) (8,414) (8,139) (7,388) (7,272) (7,552) (6,866) (6,968) (7,019) (6,803) (7,026) (6,913) (6,989) (6,949)
Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity 14,080 13,742 14,930 15,046 14,460 14,448 13,760 12,867 11,880 10,857 10,147 10,063 10,702 10,083 9,703 9,796 10,248 10,365 10,977 11,563 12,146 11,591 10,989
Noncontrolling interest 76 74 74 71 70 68 68 64 63 58 62 63 62 59 54 52 63 63 62 59 56 53 51
Total equity 14,156 13,816 15,004 15,117 14,530 14,516 13,828 12,931 11,943 10,915 10,209 10,126 10,764 10,142 9,757 9,848 10,311 10,428 11,039 11,622 12,202 11,644 11,040
Total liabilities and equity 46,176 45,634 45,855 47,072 48,278 48,307 47,180 47,344 45,390 45,079 46,212 44,659 42,550 38,969 39,140 36,500 37,275 36,778 38,575 37,987 35,237 33,957 33,292

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).


An analysis of the balance sheet reveals a general expansion of the company's total liabilities and equity, which grew from 33.29 billion USD in March 2017 to 46.18 billion USD by September 2022. This growth was primarily driven by an increase in total liabilities, although a notable period of deleveraging occurred after early 2020.

Current Liabilities and Short-Term Obligations
Current liabilities exhibited an upward trajectory, rising from 5.99 billion USD in March 2017 to a peak of 9.90 billion USD in June 2022. This increase was supported by a steady rise in accounts payable, which grew from 1.70 billion USD to 3.06 billion USD over the period. Short-term borrowings demonstrated significant volatility, peaking at 3.45 billion USD in March 2018 and again at 3.25 billion USD in March 2020, suggesting periodic reliance on short-term financing to manage liquidity.
Noncurrent Liabilities and Long-Term Debt
Noncurrent liabilities showed a marked increase from 16.26 billion USD in March 2017 to 22.48 billion USD in September 2022. A significant spike in long-term debt was observed between late 2019 and early 2020, where debt reached approximately 19.25 billion USD, before trending downward to 13.85 billion USD by September 2022. Concurrently, other noncurrent liabilities grew substantially toward the end of the period, reaching 5.56 billion USD in September 2022 compared to 1.69 billion USD in March 2017.
Pension and Postretirement Obligations
Obligations related to pension and postretirement benefits followed a general downward trend, decreasing from 3.76 billion USD in March 2017 to 2.50 billion USD in September 2022. This reduction suggests a gradual settlement of obligations or favorable adjustments in actuarial assumptions over the five-year period.
Shareholders' Equity and Capital Structure
Total equity fluctuated over the period, starting at 11.04 billion USD in March 2017, dipping to 9.85 billion USD in December 2018, and recovering to 14.16 billion USD by September 2022. Retained earnings showed consistent growth, increasing from 38.09 billion USD to 48.25 billion USD. However, this growth was partially offset by an aggressive treasury stock buyback program, with the cost of treasury stock increasing from 25.35 billion USD in March 2017 to 32.84 billion USD in September 2022.
Comprehensive Loss and Noncontrolling Interest
Accumulated other comprehensive loss widened from 6.95 billion USD in March 2017 to 7.99 billion USD in September 2022, indicating negative adjustments from foreign currency translation or unrealized gains/losses on investments. Noncontrolling interest remained relatively stable, oscillating between 51 million USD and 76 million USD.

In summary, the company expanded its balance sheet through increased current liabilities and a period of significant long-term debt accumulation that was later reduced. The capital structure is characterized by strong internal profit retention and a substantial commitment to share repurchases, which has moderated the overall growth of total shareholders' equity.

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