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.

Stryker Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017
Accounts payable	1,129)	810)	675)	646)	487)
Accrued compensation	1,092)	925)	955)	917)	838)
Income taxes	192)	207)	171)	158)	143)
Dividend payable	263)	237)	213)	192)	178)
Accrued product liabilities	401)	515)	331)	—)	—)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,465)	1,586)	1,196)	1,521)	1,207)
Current maturities of debt	7)	761)	859)	1,373)	632)
Current liabilities	4,549)	5,041)	4,400)	4,807)	3,485)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	12,472)	13,230)	10,231)	8,486)	6,590)
Income taxes	913)	990)	1,068)	1,228)	1,261)
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,820)	1,985)	1,661)	978)	881)
Noncurrent liabilities	15,205)	16,205)	12,960)	10,692)	8,732)
Total liabilities	19,754)	21,246)	17,360)	15,499)	12,217)
Common stock, $0.10 par value	38)	38)	37)	37)	37)
Additional paid-in capital	1,890)	1,741)	1,628)	1,559)	1,496)
Retained earnings	13,480)	12,462)	11,748)	10,765)	8,986)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(531)	(1,157)	(606)	(631)	(553)
Total Stryker shareholders’ equity	14,877)	13,084)	12,807)	11,730)	9,966)
Non-controlling interest	—)	—)	—)	—)	14)
Total shareholders’ equity	14,877)	13,084)	12,807)	11,730)	9,980)
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	34,631)	34,330)	30,167)	27,229)	22,197)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

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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.	Stryker Corp. current liabilities increased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly decreased from 2020 to 2021 not reaching 2019 level.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Stryker Corp. noncurrent liabilities increased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly decreased from 2020 to 2021.
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.	Stryker Corp. total liabilities increased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly decreased from 2020 to 2021.
Total Stryker shareholders’ 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.	Stryker Corp. total Stryker shareholders’ equity increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity