Church & Dwight Co. Inc.: 10-K Risk Factor Changes

2025 vs 2024  ·  SEC EDGAR  ·  2026-05-22
Other years: 2024 vs 2023
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Church & Dwight removed its COVID-19 risk disclosure, reflecting a normalization of pandemic-related concerns, while substantively revising six existing risks including those related to personnel retention, ESG compliance, and strategic acquisitions. The company maintained 28 unchanged risk factors, indicating continuity in its core business challenges despite the removal of pandemic-specific language.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and related impacts has had, and could continue to have, an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

This section from the 2024 filing does not have a high-confidence textual match in the 2025 filing. It may have been removed, merged, or substantially reworded.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected and could continue to negatively affect our business by causing or contributing to, among other things: •Significant disruptions in business operations and in the ability of significant third-party vendors, manufacturing and other business or…

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected and could continue to negatively affect our business by causing or contributing to, among other things: •Significant disruptions in business operations and in the ability of significant third-party vendors, manufacturing and other business or commercial partners, including customers, to meet their obligations to us; Significant disruptions in business operations and in the ability of significant third-party vendors, manufacturing and other business or commercial partners, including customers, to meet their obligations to us; •Significant decrease or volatility in sales of or demand for our primary products due to the transition from a pandemic to endemic state; Significant decrease or volatility in sales of or demand for our primary products due to the transition from a pandemic to endemic state; •Worldwide, regional and local adverse economic and financial market conditions, all of which could impact our manufacturing operations or that of our third-party partners; Worldwide, regional and local adverse economic and financial market conditions, all of which could impact our manufacturing operations or that of our third-party partners; •Adverse impacts on the supply chain, including manufacturing by us or our third-party partners, due to raw material, packaging or other supply shortages, labor shortages or reduced availability of commercial transport and port operational disruptions; and Adverse impacts on the supply chain, including manufacturing by us or our third-party partners, due to raw material, packaging or other supply shortages, labor shortages or reduced availability of commercial transport and port operational disruptions; and •Sustained labor shortages or increased turnover rates. Sustained labor shortages or increased turnover rates. 28 28 Although the World Health Organization and the federal government have declared an end to COVID-19 as a global and national health emergency, respectively, risks related to COVID-19 have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

🟡 Modified We may not be able to attract, retain and develop key personnel. 🔒
🟡 Modified Changing focus and sensitivity by governmental, non-governmental organizations, customers, consumers and investors to ESG issues, including those related to diversity and inclusion, climate change, plastic usage and ingredients, could result in increased operating or manufacturing costs and compliance challenges, which could adversely affect our business. 🔒
🟡 Modified We have pursued and may continue to pursue strategic acquisitions and divestitures. 🔒
🟡 Modified Impairment of our goodwill and other long-lived intangible and tangible assets may result in a reduction in net income. 🔒
🟡 Modified Market category declines and changes to our product and geographic mix may impact the achievement of our sales growth targets, planned pricing and financial results. 🔒
🟡 Modified Damage to the reputation of one or more of our leading brands could adversely affect us. 🔒
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