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The balance sheet balances by construction: everything a company owns is funded by creditors or by owners. Total assets equal total liabilities plus stockholders' equity — the accounting identityDefinitionBalance-sheet identityThe equation the balance sheet is built on: everything a company owns is funded by creditors or by owners, so total assets equal total liabilities plus stockholders' equity — by construction, in every filing. A statement where the identity fails to reconcile means a misread or a broken extraction, never a real company.Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' equityDrivers: Funding mix · ReconciliationFull definition →.
Our pipeline refuses any filing where that identity fails to reconcile, because a break means a misread or broken balance sheet. Below are AIG's own figures from its latest annual reportDefinitionForm 10-KThe audited annual report a US public company files with the SEC — the most complete single document about a business: audited financial statements, management's discussion, risk factors, and the auditor's own opinion. It is the primary source nearly every figure on Echelon grounds to.One 10-K = audited statements + MD&A + risk factors + auditor's reportDrivers: Assurance · Cadence · Restated comparativesFull definition → (Form 10-K), via SEC EDGAR.
Equity share of assets = stockholders' equity ÷ total assets.
| Total assets (derived — computed by Echelon from the figures above) | 161,254 |
|---|---|
| Total liabilities | 120,092 |
| Stockholders' equity | 41,162 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 10-K (period end 2025-12-31), accession 0000005272-26-000023, via SEC EDGAR | |
What share of AIG's total assets is funded by stockholders' equity? Enter the percentage, then explain in one line how the balance-sheet identity let you check the figures.
Educational use only — not investment advice. Figures come from public SEC filings; Echelon teaches you to analyze data, it never recommends buying or selling any security.