ECL: 10-K Risk Factor Changes

2025 vs 2024  ·  SEC EDGAR  ·  2026-06-01
Other years: 2026 vs 2025 · 2024 vs 2023
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New Risks
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Unchanged
🟢 New in Current Filing Available Information. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Information about our Executive Officers. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Positions Held Since Jan. 1, 2020 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Information about our Executive Officers. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Positions Held Since Jan. 1, 2020 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Information about our Executive Officers. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Positions Held Since Jan. 1, 2020 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Information about our Executive Officers. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Positions Held Since Jan. 1, 2020 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Forward-Looking Statements 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Forward-Looking Statements 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Forward-Looking Statements 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Forward-Looking Statements 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results are impacted by general worldwide economic factors. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results depend upon the continued vitality of the markets we serve. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our significant non-U.S. operations expose us to global economic, political and legal risks that could impact our profitability. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results are impacted by general worldwide economic factors. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results depend upon the continued vitality of the markets we serve. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our significant non-U.S. operations expose us to global economic, political and legal risks that could impact our profitability. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results are impacted by general worldwide economic factors. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results depend upon the continued vitality of the markets we serve. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our significant non-U.S. operations expose us to global economic, political and legal risks that could impact our profitability. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing We may experience business disruption if we fail to execute organizational change and management transitions. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing We are subject to information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results could be materially and adversely affected by difficulties in securing the supply of certain raw materials or by fluctuations in the cost of raw materials. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies in our products, services, and operations presents several risks that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results could be materially and adversely affected by difficulties in securing the supply of certain raw materials or by fluctuations in the cost of raw materials. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies in our products, services, and operations presents several risks that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our results could be materially and adversely affected by difficulties in securing the supply of certain raw materials or by fluctuations in the cost of raw materials. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies in our products, services, and operations presents several risks that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies in our products, services, and operations presents several risks that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing If we are unsuccessful in integrating acquisitions our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing If we are unsuccessful in executing on key business initiatives, our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our growth depends upon our ability to compete successfully with respect to value, innovation and customer support. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Consolidation of our customers and vendors could materially and adversely affect our results. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing We enter into multi-year contracts with customers that could impact our results. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our business depends on our ability to comply with laws and governmental regulations and meet our contractual commitments and failure to do so could materially and adversely impact our business; and we may be materially and adversely affected by changes in laws and regulations. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing A chemical spill or release could materially and adversely impact our business. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Potential indemnification liabilities pursuant to the separation and split-off of our Upstream Energy business could materially and adversely affect our business and financial statements. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Extraordinary events may significantly impact our business. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Our commitments, goals, targets, objectives and initiatives related to sustainability, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, expose us to numerous risks. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing If the separation and split-off of our Upstream Energy business or certain internal transactions undertaken in anticipation of the divestiture are determined to be taxable in whole or in part, we and our stockholders may incur significant tax liabilities. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Changes in tax laws and unanticipated tax liabilities could materially and adversely affect the taxes we pay and our profitability. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Future events may impact our deferred tax position, including the utilization of foreign tax credits and undistributed earnings of international affiliates that are considered to be reinvested indefinitely. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Future events may impact our deferred tax position, including the utilization of foreign tax credits and undistributed earnings of international affiliates that are considered to be reinvested indefinitely. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Future events may impact our deferred tax position, including the utilization of foreign tax credits and undistributed earnings of international affiliates that are considered to be reinvested indefinitely. 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Risk Management and Strategy 🔒
🟢 New in Current Filing Risk Management and Strategy 🔒
🔴 No Match in Current Filing We are subject to information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security. 🔒
🔴 No Match in Current Filing Our indebtedness may limit our operations and our use of our cash flow, and any failure to comply with the covenants that apply to our indebtedness could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and financial statements. 🔒
🟡 Modified If we are unsuccessful in executing on key business initiatives, our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟡 Modified If we are unsuccessful in executing on key business initiatives, our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟡 Modified If we are unsuccessful in executing on key business initiatives, our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟡 Modified If we are unsuccessful in integrating acquisitions our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟡 Modified If we are unsuccessful in integrating acquisitions our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟡 Modified If we are unsuccessful in integrating acquisitions our business could be materially and adversely affected. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our commitments, goals, targets, objectives and initiatives related to sustainability, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, expose us to numerous risks. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our significant non-U.S. operations expose us to global economic, political and legal risks that could impact our profitability. 🔒
🟡 Modified Severe public health outbreaks not limited to COVID-19 may adversely impact our business. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our business depends on our ability to comply with laws and governmental regulations and meet our contractual commitments and failure to do so could materially and adversely impact our business; and we may be materially and adversely affected by changes in laws and regulations. 🔒
🟡 Modified Future events may impact our deferred tax position, including the utilization of foreign tax credits and undistributed earnings of international affiliates that are considered to be reinvested indefinitely. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our indebtedness may limit our operations and our use of our cash flow, and any failure to comply with the covenants that apply to our indebtedness could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and financial statements. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our business depends on our ability to comply with laws and governmental regulations and meet our contractual commitments and failure to do so could materially and adversely impact our business; and we may be materially and adversely affected by changes in laws and regulations. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our indebtedness may limit our operations and our use of our cash flow, and any failure to comply with the covenants that apply to our indebtedness could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and financial statements. 🔒
🟡 Modified We incur significant expenses related to the amortization of intangible assets and may be required to report losses resulting from the impairment of goodwill or other assets recorded in connection with the Nalco and Purolite transactions and other acquisitions. 🔒
🟡 Modified We are subject to information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our business depends on our ability to comply with laws and governmental regulations and meet our contractual commitments and failure to do so could materially and adversely impact our business; and we may be materially and adversely affected by changes in laws and regulations. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our commitments, goals, targets, objectives and initiatives related to sustainability, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, expose us to numerous risks. 🔒
🟡 Modified Risk Management and Strategy 🔒
🟡 Modified Severe public health outbreaks not limited to COVID-19 may adversely impact our business. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our results could be materially and adversely affected by difficulties in securing the supply of certain raw materials or by fluctuations in the cost of raw materials. 🔒
🟡 Modified We are subject to information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our commitments, goals, targets, objectives and initiatives related to sustainability, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, expose us to numerous risks. 🔒
🟡 Modified We are subject to information technology system failures, network disruptions and breaches in data security. 🔒
🟡 Modified Severe public health outbreaks not limited to COVID-19 may adversely impact our business. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our indebtedness may limit our operations and our use of our cash flow, and any failure to comply with the covenants that apply to our indebtedness could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and financial statements. 🔒
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