Becton Dickinson and Company: 10-K Risk Factor Changes

2024 vs 2023  ·  SEC EDGAR  ·  2026-05-22
Other years: 2025 vs 2024 · 2023 vs 2022
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Becton Dickinson removed its Russia-Ukraine conflict risk disclosure while substantively modifying 12 existing risks without introducing new risk categories, indicating a refinement rather than expansion of disclosed risk exposures. The most materially updated disclosures involved product quality and defects, raw material supply chain vulnerabilities, climate change impacts, foreign currency exposure, and litigation risks. This pattern suggests BD prioritized deepening existing risk narratives over identifying novel threat categories.

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🔴 No Match in Current Filing The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified Defects or quality issues associated with our products could adversely affect the results of our operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified A reduction or interruption in the supply of certain raw materials and components could adversely affect our operating results. 🔒
🟡 Modified Climate change, or legal, regulatory or market measures to address climate change, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified We are subject to foreign currency exchange risk. 🔒
🟡 Modified We are subject to lawsuits. 🔒
🟡 Modified Interruption of our manufacturing or sterilization operations could adversely affect our business. 🔒
🟡 Modified Natural disasters, war and other events beyond our control could disrupt our business and adversely affect our future revenues and operating income. 🔒
🟡 Modified Cost volatility could adversely affect our operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified We are subject to extensive regulation. 🔒
🟡 Modified Global economic conditions, including inflation and supply chain disruptions, could continue to adversely affect our operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified We are subject to risks associated with public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. The nature and extent of impacts from any such events are highly uncertain and unpredictable. 🔒
🟡 Modified Cybersecurity incidents and breaches or breakdowns of our information and technology systems or infrastructure could have a material adverse effect on our operations. 🔒
13 changes in this historical filing

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