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.
General Motors Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).
The balance sheet reflects a general expansion of the total capital structure, with total liabilities and equity increasing from $238.4 billion in March 2021 to $289.2 billion by September 2026. Total liabilities grew from $184.0 billion to $224.7 billion over this period, indicating a steady increase in the company's total obligations.
- Current Liabilities and Liquidity Obligations
- Current liabilities exhibited a consistent upward trend, rising from $76.3 billion in March 2021 to $106.3 billion in September 2026. This growth was largely driven by the GM Financial segment, whose current liabilities increased from $59.8 billion to $70.0 billion. Accounts payable, principally trade, also saw significant growth, increasing from $20.4 billion to $29.8 billion. Short-term debt and the current portion of long-term debt remained relatively stable between $32 billion and $39 billion for most of the period before peaking at $43.5 billion in the final quarter analyzed.
- Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Liabilities
- Non-current liabilities grew from $107.6 billion to $118.3 billion. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, experienced a period of growth, peaking at $97.4 billion in June 2024, followed by a gradual decline to $85.3 billion by September 2026. In contrast, employee-related long-term obligations showed a strong downward trend; pension liabilities decreased from $12.1 billion to $4.5 billion, and postretirement benefits other than pensions declined from $6.2 billion to $3.9 billion.
- Stockholders' Equity and Capital Composition
- Total equity grew from $54.4 billion in March 2021 to a peak of $78.4 billion in September 2023, before stabilizing at $64.5 billion by September 2026. Retained earnings demonstrated a general increase from $35.0 billion to $54.2 billion, suggesting consistent profit accumulation. A notable shift occurred in additional paid-in capital, which declined from $26.1 billion in September 2023 to $18.7 billion by September 2026. Accumulated other comprehensive loss remained a significant negative factor, fluctuating between $7.7 billion and $13.3 billion throughout the period.
- Overall Leverage and Financial Position
- The ratio of total liabilities to total equity increased over the analyzed timeframe. While total equity grew by approximately 18.6% from the start to the end of the period, total liabilities increased by approximately 22.2%. This suggests a slight increase in the reliance on debt to finance assets and operations.
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