Update date
03 Apr 2026
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Top Companies by Long-Term Debt
This page ranks companies by latest available long-term debt facts reported in SEC company filings.
Use it to find leading reporters for this metric, then open a company facts page to inspect the underlying history. Reporting periods may differ by company.
- Context
- Current top row: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
- Latest reported value
- $144,231,000,000
Based on latest available SEC company facts. Reporting periods may differ by company; open company facts to verify the reported history.
Return Loop
Why revisit this ranking page
Rankings update as companies report new SEC facts, so the leaders, ordering, and best company pages to verify can change after each filing cycle.
- Latest source-backed update
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC leads the current sample
- Why come back
- Revisit after new filings to see whether the ordering changed and which company facts page is worth reopening.
- Current top company: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
- Latest comparable end date in this sample: 03 Apr 2026.
- Save the companies you care about from this list, then return after the next quarterly filing to see what changed.
Insight freshness depends on the latest comparable SEC company facts available for this metric. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Latest update
What changed recently in Long-Term Debt rankings
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC currently leads this ranking. Revisit after new filings to see whether the ordering changed.
Page type
Insight ranking
Latest period
03 Apr 2026
Rankings use the latest available comparable SEC company facts for this metric. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Benchmark Context
How to read this long-term debt ranking
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC currently leads the visible sample for long-term debt. That is about 4.7x the current visible midpoint.
Compared with
Compared with other companies reporting the same metric in compatible units. Latest periods may differ by company, so use the company facts page to verify the underlying period.
Why this is notable
The current leader reports about 1.1x the value of the next company in the visible ranking. Use the metric history pages to see whether companies near the top are separated by a wide gap or a narrow cluster.
- Visible sample size: 60 companies.
- Visible rows currently span reported period ends from 31 Mar 2013 to 03 Apr 2026.
- Current top band: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, AT&T INC., and FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO LLC.
- Middle of the visible sample: SEMPRA and Marathon Petroleum Corp.
This ranking keeps the latest valid row per company and excludes incompatible units. Open company facts or metric history pages to inspect the exact reported values.
Plain-English Guide
What Long-Term Debt means in this ranking
Long-term debt is borrowing the company reports as due beyond the near-term operating cycle.
Why people care
It gives users a quick read on leverage and on how much future cash flow may already be spoken for.
How to read it
Compare debt with cash, operating cash flow, and assets before deciding whether the balance sheet looks stretched or manageable.
Compare next
Compare it with cash, total assets, and operating cash flow to understand leverage in context rather than in isolation.
Debt structures differ by company, and some obligations sit outside this exact tag, so use the broader facts page when you need full context.
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Financial Insight Ranking
Which companies report the largest long-term debt?
Rank issuers by latest reported long-term debt and capital lease obligations.
Debt comparisons help users pair leverage context with cash and asset metrics.
How to verify it
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Reporting periods may differ by company.
Top Companies by Long-Term Debt
Rankings use latest available reported company facts. Reporting periods may differ by company; open company facts to inspect the underlying history.