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ticker: IEX
company: IEX
filing_type: 10-K
year_current: 2024
year_prior: 2023
risks_added: 0
risks_removed: 0
risks_modified: 1
risks_unchanged: 3
source: SEC EDGAR
url: https://riskdiff.com/iex/2024-vs-2023/
markdown_url: https://riskdiff.com/iex/2024-vs-2023/index.md
generated: 2026-06-01
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# IEX: 10-K Risk Factor Changes 2024 vs 2023

> Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)  
> Generated: 2026-06-01  
> All data extracted directly from official filings. No hallucinated content.

## Summary

| Status | Count |
|--------|-------|
| New risks added | 0 |
| Risks removed | 0 |
| Risks modified | 1 |
| Unchanged | 3 |

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## Modified: General Risk Factors

**Key changes:**

- Reworded sentence: "A Failure to Retain Executive Management and Key Personnel or Recruit Adequate Successors May Adversely Affect the Company's Operations and Implementation of Strategy."
- Reworded sentence: "The loss of the services of any of the executive officers or other key personnel or a failure to provide adequate succession plans for these individuals could have an adverse impact on the Company's operations and implementation of its strategic plan."
- Removed sentence: "However, the Company provides long-term equity awards and certain other benefits for its executive officers which provides incentives for them to make a commitment to the Company."
- Removed sentence: "The Company's future success will depend on its ability to have adequate succession plans in place and to attract, retain and develop qualified personnel."
- Removed sentence: "A failure to efficiently replace executive management members and other key personnel and to attract, retain and develop new qualified personnel could have an adverse effect on the Company's operations and implementation of its strategic plan."

**Prior (2023):**

The Company's Success Depends on Its Executive Management and Other Key Personnel. The Company's future success depends to a significant degree on the skills, experience and efforts of its executive management and other key personnel and their ability to provide the Company with uninterrupted leadership and direction. The loss of the services of any of the executive officers or a failure to provide adequate succession plans for key personnel could have an adverse impact on the Company. The availability of highly qualified talent is limited and the competition for talent is robust. However, the Company provides long-term equity awards and certain other benefits for its executive officers which provides incentives for them to make a commitment to the Company. The Company's future success will depend on its ability to have adequate succession plans in place and to attract, retain and develop qualified personnel. A failure to efficiently replace executive management members and other key personnel and to attract, retain and develop new qualified personnel could have an adverse effect on the Company's operations and implementation of its strategic plan. Challenges with Respect to Labor Availability Could Negatively Impact the Company's Ability to Operate or Grow the Business. The Company's success depends in part on the ability of its businesses to proactively attract, motivate and retain a qualified and highly skilled workforce in an intensely competitive labor market. A failure to attract, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel could adversely affect the Company's operating results or its ability to operate or grow the business. Additionally, any labor stoppages or labor disruptions, including due to geopolitical unrest, unfavorable economic or industry conditions, catastrophic weather events, natural disasters or the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness could adversely affect the Company's operating results or its ability to operate or grow the business.

**Current (2024):**

A Failure to Retain Executive Management and Key Personnel or Recruit Adequate Successors May Adversely Affect the Company's Operations and Implementation of Strategy. The Company's future success depends to a significant degree on the skills, experience and efforts of its executive management and other key personnel and their ability to provide the Company with uninterrupted leadership and direction. The loss of the services of any of the executive officers or other key personnel or a failure to provide adequate succession plans for these individuals could have an adverse impact on the Company's operations and implementation of its strategic plan. The availability of highly qualified talent is limited and the competition for talent is robust. Challenges with Respect to Labor Availability Could Negatively Impact the Company's Ability to Operate or Grow the Business. The Company's success depends in part on the ability of its businesses to proactively attract, motivate and retain a qualified and highly skilled workforce in an intensely competitive labor market. A failure to attract, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel could adversely affect the Company's operating results or its ability to operate or grow the business. Additionally, any labor stoppages or labor disruptions, including due to geopolitical unrest, unfavorable economic or industry conditions, catastrophic weather events, natural disasters or public health threats could adversely affect the Company's operating results or its ability to operate or grow the business.

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*Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Last updated 2026-06-01.*