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Non-Current Liabilities

Long-Term Debt

Charles Schwab Corporation Long-Term Debt decreased by 7.7% to $20.49B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.6%, from $21.47B to $20.49B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Long-Term Debt shows an upward trend with a 10.2% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryLeverage
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests capital expansion or refinancing, while a decrease indicates debt repayment and deleveraging.

Detailed definition

Financial obligations with maturity dates extending beyond one year. This represents the core structural debt used to fi...

Peer comparison

Standard across all capital-intensive industries; compared via debt-to-equity ratios against industry peers.

Metric ID: long_term_debt

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$18.71B$19.53B$18.91B$21.87B$21.11B$20.84B$20.83B$20.02B$22.48B$24.8B$26.13B$22.87B$22.45B$22.44B$22.43B$21.47B$20.21B$20.2B$22.2B$20.49B
QoQ Change+4.4%-3.2%+15.6%-3.5%-1.3%-0.1%-3.9%+12.3%+10.3%+5.3%-12.5%-1.8%-0.0%-0.1%-4.3%-5.9%-0.0%+9.9%-7.7%
YoY Change+12.9%+6.7%+10.1%-8.5%+6.5%+19.0%+25.4%+14.2%-0.1%-9.5%-14.2%-6.1%-10.0%-10.0%-1.0%-4.6%
Range$18.71B$26.13B
CAGR+1.9%
Avg YoY Growth+1.9%
Median YoY Growth-0.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Charles Schwab Corporation's long-term debt?
Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) reported long-term debt of $20.49B in Q1 2026.
How has Charles Schwab Corporation's long-term debt changed year-over-year?
Charles Schwab Corporation's long-term debt decreased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $21.47B to $20.49B.
What is the long-term trend for Charles Schwab Corporation's long-term debt?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Charles Schwab Corporation's long-term debt has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $13.63B to $22.2B.
What does long-term debt mean?
Debt obligations that are due to be paid back after more than one year.