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.
Salesforce Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30).
Total liabilities exhibited a significant upward trajectory over the analyzed period, increasing from $19.06 billion in April 2020 to $72.45 billion by April 2026. This growth was characterized by steady increases in operational liabilities and a substantial escalation in long-term debt obligations during the final quarter of the data set.
- Unearned Revenue and Operational Liabilities
- Unearned revenue demonstrates a consistent seasonal pattern, with peak balances occurring every January. This figure grew from $9.11 billion in April 2020 to a peak of $24.32 billion in January 2026, suggesting a strengthening pipeline of contracted future revenue. Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities also trended upward, ending at $6.58 billion in April 2026, though they remained subject to quarterly fluctuations.
- Debt Profile and Leverage
- Noncurrent debt remained relatively stable between $8 billion and $10 billion from July 2021 through January 2026. However, a dramatic increase is observed in April 2026, where noncurrent debt surged to $39.28 billion. This sharp rise in leverage is the primary driver for the spike in total liabilities during the final period.
- Equity and Capital Allocation
- A divergence is noted between retained earnings and total stockholders' equity. Retained earnings grew consistently from $1.96 billion in April 2020 to $23.95 billion in April 2026, indicating sustained profitability. Conversely, stockholders' equity declined sharply to $34.24 billion by April 2026. This decline is directly linked to an aggressive treasury stock expansion, which moved from zero to a negative $55.03 billion, reflecting a massive scale of share repurchases.
The overall financial structure transitioned from a position of lower leverage and growing equity between 2020 and 2024 to a highly leveraged position by April 2026. This shift is marked by the simultaneous acquisition of significant long-term debt and the aggressive reduction of equity through share buybacks.
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