Shareholders' equity
The accounting value of what would remain for shareholders if every asset were realised at its carrying value and every debt repaid. It is the anchor of the balance sheet identity.
Definition
How it is computed here
| Formula | total assets − total liabilities |
|---|---|
| Unit | Currency amount |
| Period | One fiscal year, as reported |
| Source | Extracted from SEC filings; every value on an asset page carries the accounting tag and the filing it came from |
| Identifier | patrimonio_liquido |
The limit
What this number does not tell you
Equity is a book value, not a market value, and the gap between them is often enormous. It can also go negative after years of buybacks without the company being in any distress — several of the largest American companies report negative equity for exactly that reason.
Every metric on this site is published with its blind spot stated. A figure without its limit is half a fact.
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In the data
Highest reported shareholders' equity
| BRK-ABERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | $717.4B |
|---|---|
| BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | $717.4B |
| GOOGAlphabet Inc. | $415.3B |
| GOOGLAlphabet Inc. | $415.3B |
| AMZNAMAZON COM INC | $411.1B |
| JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $362.4B |
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION | $343.5B |
| BACBofA Finance LLC | $303.2B |
From the most recent fiscal year of each company. Only companies reporting in US dollars are ranked here — a figure in yen or won is not larger, it is in another currency.