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.
Nike Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31).
The financial structure demonstrates a strategic shift in the composition of liabilities and equity over the analyzed period. A general trend of deleveraging is evident in the long-term debt profile, contrasted by an increase in short-term operational obligations and a significant transformation in the components of shareholders' equity.
- Debt and Liability Trends
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, shows a consistent downward trajectory, decreasing from 9,408 million US dollars in August 2020 to 5,893 million US dollars by August 2026. This reduction in long-term borrowing is partially offset by fluctuations in current liabilities, which grew from 8,619 million US dollars to a peak of 12,547 million US dollars in May 2026. Specifically, accounts payable exhibited a general upward trend, rising from 1,983 million US dollars to 3,420 million US dollars, indicating a higher reliance on trade credit for operational funding.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- Shareholders' equity experienced an initial growth phase, peaking at 15,822 million US dollars in August 2022, before stabilizing between 13,213 million and 15,220 million US dollars. A critical divergence is observed within the equity accounts: capital in excess of stated value increased steadily from 8,695 million US dollars to 15,312 million US dollars. Conversely, retained earnings exhibited extreme volatility, rising to a peak of 3,886 million US dollars in August 2021 before entering a deficit phase that bottomed at -727 million US dollars in May 2025, eventually recovering to -56 million US dollars by August 2026.
- Total Capitalization and Solvency
- Total liabilities remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a range of 22,574 million to 25,266 million US dollars. The overall balance sheet size, represented by total liabilities and shareholders' equity, reached a maximum of 41,088 million US dollars in August 2022 and concluded the period at 37,794 million US dollars. The simultaneous reduction in long-term debt and the increase in contributed capital suggest a transition toward a more equity-heavy financing structure, despite the pressure observed in retained earnings.
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