> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chicago.global/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Balance Sheet > Retrieve balance sheet data for a given stock symbol. Returns assets, liabilities, and equity line items sourced from LSEG Datastream. Retrieve balance sheet data for a given stock symbol. Returns assets, liabilities, and equity line items sourced from LSEG Datastream. ## Query Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | | --------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `symbol` | string | Yes | — | Stock symbol (e.g., `AAPL.O`, `0700.HK`). Ticker shorthand like `AAPL` is also accepted and will be resolved automatically. | | `limit` | integer | No | `4` | Number of periods to return | | `freq` | integer | No | `1` | `1` for Annual, `2` for Quarterly | ## Response Returns an array of period objects with the full balance sheet breakdown: ```json theme={null} [ { "ric": "AAPL.O", "perenddt": "2025-09-27", "stmtdt": "2025-09-27", "sourcedt": "2025-10-31", "pertypecode": 1, "currency": "USD", "unitsconvtocode": "M", "cash_and_short_term_investments": 54697000000, "accounts_receivable_trade_net": 39777000000, "total_receivables_net": 72957000000, "total_inventory": 5718000000, "prepaid_expenses": null, "other_current_assets_total": 14585000000, "total_current_assets": 147957000000, "property_plant_equipment_total_gross": 137053000000, "property_plant_equipment_total_net": 61039000000, "goodwill_net": null, "intangibles_net": null, "long_term_investments": 77723000000, "note_receivable_long_term": null, "other_long_term_assets_total": 72522000000, "total_assets": 359241000000, "accounts_payable": 69860000000, "payable_accrued": null, "accrued_expenses": 10498000000, "notes_payable_short_term_debt": 7979000000, "current_portion_of_lt_debt_capital_leases": 12888000000, "other_current_liabilities_total": 64406000000, "total_current_liabilities": 165631000000, "total_long_term_debt": 79020000000, "total_debt": 99887000000, "deferred_income_tax": null, "minority_interest": null, "other_liabilities_total": 40857000000, "total_liabilities": 285508000000, "redeemable_preferred_stock_total": null, "preferred_stock_non_redeemable_net": null, "common_stock_total": 147730, "additional_paid_in_capital": 93567852270, "retained_earnings_accumulated_deficit": -14264000000, "treasury_stock_common": null, "esop_debt_guarantee": null, "unrealized_gain_loss": null, "other_equity_total": -5571000000, "total_equity": 73733000000, "total_liabilities_and_shareholders_equity": 359241000000, "total_common_shares_outstanding": 14773260000 } ] ``` All monetary values are in the company's reporting currency. The `currency` field indicates which currency. Fields with `null` values are not applicable for the given company. ## Key Fields | Field | Description | | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | `perenddt` | Period end date | | `pertypecode` | `1` for Annual, `2` for Quarterly | | `cash_and_short_term_investments` | Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments | | `total_receivables_net` | Total receivables net of allowances | | `total_current_assets` | Total short-term assets | | `property_plant_equipment_total_net` | PP\&E net of depreciation | | `total_assets` | Total assets | | `total_current_liabilities` | Total short-term liabilities | | `total_long_term_debt` | Long-term borrowings | | `total_debt` | Total debt (short-term + long-term) | | `total_liabilities` | Total liabilities | | `total_equity` | Shareholders' equity | | `total_common_shares_outstanding` | Shares outstanding | ## Example ```bash theme={null} curl "https://api.chicago.global/v1/balance-sheet?symbol=AAPL.O&limit=4&freq=1" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" ``` ```javascript theme={null} const response = await fetch( 'https://api.chicago.global/v1/balance-sheet?symbol=AAPL.O&limit=4&freq=1', { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}` } } ); const periods = await response.json(); console.log(`Total Assets: ${periods[0].total_assets}`); console.log(`Total Equity: ${periods[0].total_equity}`); ``` ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /v1/balance-sheet openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Parallax API description: >- Financial data and portfolio analytics API. Analyze portfolios with multi-currency support, rebalancing, and comprehensive metrics. version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.chicago.global security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /v1/balance-sheet: get: tags: - Financial Statements summary: Balance Sheet description: >- Retrieve balance sheet data for a given stock symbol. Returns assets, liabilities, and equity line items sourced from LSEG Datastream. operationId: getBalanceSheet parameters: - name: symbol in: query required: true description: >- Stock symbol (e.g., AAPL.O, 0700.HK). Ticker shorthand like AAPL is also accepted. schema: type: string example: AAPL.O - name: limit in: query required: false description: Number of periods to return schema: type: integer default: 4 example: 4 - name: freq in: query required: false description: 1 for Annual, 2 for Quarterly schema: type: integer enum: - 1 - 2 default: 1 example: 1 responses: '200': description: Balance sheet data retrieved successfully content: application/json: schema: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BalanceSheetPeriod' '401': description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' components: schemas: BalanceSheetPeriod: type: object properties: ric: type: string description: Reuters Instrument Code perenddt: type: string format: date description: Period end date stmtdt: type: string format: date description: Statement date sourcedt: type: string format: date description: Source date pertypecode: type: integer description: 1 for Annual, 2 for Quarterly currency: type: string description: Reporting currency unitsconvtocode: type: string description: Unit scale (e.g., M for millions) cash_and_short_term_investments: type: number nullable: true description: Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments accounts_receivable_trade_net: type: number nullable: true total_receivables_net: type: number nullable: true total_inventory: type: number nullable: true total_current_assets: type: number nullable: true description: Total short-term assets property_plant_equipment_total_net: type: number nullable: true description: PP&E net of depreciation goodwill_net: type: number nullable: true long_term_investments: type: number nullable: true total_assets: type: number nullable: true description: Total assets accounts_payable: type: number nullable: true total_current_liabilities: type: number nullable: true description: Total short-term liabilities total_long_term_debt: type: number nullable: true description: Long-term borrowings total_debt: type: number nullable: true description: Total debt (short-term + long-term) total_liabilities: type: number nullable: true description: Total liabilities total_equity: type: number nullable: true description: Shareholders' equity total_liabilities_and_shareholders_equity: type: number nullable: true total_common_shares_outstanding: type: number nullable: true description: Shares outstanding Error: type: object properties: detail: type: string description: Error message securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: API key passed as Bearer token ````