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SHW maintained its core risk disclosure structure between 2024 and 2025, with 16 unchanged risks and 6 substantively modified risks. The modifications primarily focused on geographic expansion risks, particularly around international operations in South America, Asia, and Europe, and macroeconomic sensitivity, reflecting the company's continued exposure to global market volatility and foreign exchange pressures. No new risk categories were introduced and no existing risks were eliminated, indicating stability in SHW's principal risk profile year-over-year.
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Risks and uncertainties associated with our expansion into and our operations in South America, Asia, Europe and other foreign markets have in the past and could in the future adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow, liquidity or financial condition.
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Adverse changes in general business and economic conditions in the United States and worldwide have in the past adversely affected and may in the future adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow, liquidity or financial condition.
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We are required to comply with, and may become subject to additional, numerous complex and increasingly stringent domestic and foreign health, safety and environmental laws, regulations and requirements, the cost of which is likely to increase and may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow or financial condition.
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Our ability to attract, retain, develop and progress a qualified global workforce could adversely impact our business and impair our ability to meet our strategic objectives and the needs of our customers.
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Disruptions to our information technology systems, including due to digitization efforts or cybersecurity incidents, may interfere with our operating and financial processes, result in the compromise or loss of critical and confidential information and severely harm our business.
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Our business could be adversely affected by the infringement or loss of our intellectual property rights or by the theft or unauthorized use of our trade secrets or other confidential business information.
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