Item 1A. Risk Factors
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Information about our most significant risk factors is contained in Item 1A. Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024. We believe that at August 6, 2025, there has been no material change to this information, except as updated in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed February 10, 2025, which update is noted below.
Our profitability and market competitiveness may be adversely impacted by changes in trade policies, including tariffs or other factors.
Changes in trade policies, including the imposition of new tariffs or increases in existing tariffs between the United States, Mexico, Canada, China or other countries, or reactionary measures including retaliatory tariffs, legal challenges, or currency manipulation, could adversely affect our cost structure and profitability. If tariffs on imported materials, components, or finished goods increase, our manufacturing and supply chain costs may rise. Furthermore, changes to trade policies, retaliatory measures, or prolonged uncertainty in trade relationships could result in supply chain disruptions, delayed shipments, or increased operational complexity, adversely affecting our business and financial results. While we take steps to mitigate or avoid these increased costs and disruptions, our ability to do so may be limited by operational and supply chain constraints, especially in the short term. In addition, our ability to recover cost increases and maintain profitability levels through price adjustments may be limited by competitive pressures, customer acceptance, and contractual limitations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Share Repurchases
The table below sets forth information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of us of shares of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2025:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share (2) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Approx. Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1-30, 2025 | 288,616 | $ | 235.46 | 288,616 | $ | 1,050,658,228 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1-31, 2025 | 125,313 | 283.68 | 125,313 | 1,015,109,769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1-30, 2025 | 60,000 | 323.20 | 60,000 | 995,717,902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 473,929 | $ | 259.32 | 473,929 |
(1) All of the shares purchased during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, were acquired pursuant to the repurchase programs described in (3) below.
(2) Average price paid per share includes brokerage commissions.
(3) On May 2, 2022, and September 11, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized us to expend an additional $1.0 billion to repurchase shares of our common stock. Our repurchase programs allow us to repurchase shares at management’s discretion or at our broker’s discretion pursuant to a share repurchase plan subject to price and volume parameters.
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