A new approach to solving discrete Lyapunov matrix algebraic equations is based on methods for spectral decomposition of their solutions. Assuming that all eigenvalues of the matrices on the left-hand side of the equation lie inside the unit disk, it is shown that the matrix of the solution to the equation can be calculated as a finite sum of matrix bilinear quadratic forms made up by products of Faddeev matrices obtained by decomposing the resolvents of the matrices of the Lyapunov equation. For a linear autonomous stochastic discrete dynamic system, analytical expressions are obtained for the decomposition of the asymptotic variance matrix of system’s states.