Starbucks Corporation: 10-K Risk Factor Changes

2023 vs 2022  ·  SEC EDGAR  ·  2026-05-22
Other years: 2025 vs 2024 · 2024 vs 2023
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Starbucks replaced its specific COVID-19 pandemic risk with a broader future health epidemics or pandemics risk in 2023, reflecting a shift from acute pandemic response to endemic preparedness. The company substantively modified 10 of its 27 total risks, with notable revisions to factors addressing brand value preservation, business partner reliance, marketing effectiveness, and macroeconomic sensitivity, suggesting increased focus on competitive differentiation and operational resilience amid changing market conditions.

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Unchanged
🟢 New in Current Filing •Future health epidemics or pandemics could adversely affect our business and financial results. 🔒
🔴 No Match in Current Filing •Our financial condition and results of operations have been and are expected to continue to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Our reliance on key business partners may adversely affect our business and operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Our success depends substantially on the value of our brands and failure to preserve their value could have a negative impact on our financial results. 🔒
🟡 Modified •We may not be successful in our marketing, promotional and advertising plans and pricing strategies. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Economic conditions in the U.S. and international markets could adversely affect our business and financial results. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Our financial condition and results of operations are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, a number of macroeconomic and other factors, many of which are also largely outside our control. 🔒
🟡 Modified •The loss of key personnel or difficulties recruiting and retaining qualified personnel or effectively managing changes in our workforce could adversely impact our business and financial results. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Evolving consumer preferences and tastes may adversely affect our business. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Failure to maintain satisfactory compliance with certain privacy and data protections laws and regulations may subject us to substantial negative financial consequences, reputational harm and civil or criminal penalties. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Climate change may have an adverse impact on our business. 🔒
🟡 Modified •Changes in the availability of and the cost of labor could adversely affect our business. 🔒
12 changes in this historical filing

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