Roper Technologies (ROP) risk factors: FY2025 10-K

1. Our growth strategy includes acquisitions. We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions, or integrate acquisitions successfully.
2. Our technology is important to our success, and our failure to protect this technology could put us at a competitive disadvantage.
3. We rely on information and technology, including third-party cloud computing platforms and other third-party business partners, for many of our business operations which could fail and cause disruption to our business operations.
4. We use AI in our business, and challenges with properly managing its use could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, and legal liability, and adversely affect our results of operations.rewordedAI
5. Product liability, insurance risks, product recalls, and increased insurance costs could harm our operating results.
6. Our operating results could be adversely affected by a reduction in business with our large customers.
7. Unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates may harm our business.
8. We face intense competition. If we do not compete effectively, our business may suffer.
9. Our indebtedness may affect our business and may restrict our operating flexibility.
10. Our goodwill and other intangible assets are a significant amount of our total assets, and any write-off of our intangible assets would negatively affect our results of operations.
11. We depend on our ability to develop new products and software, and any failure to develop or market new products and software could adversely affect our business.
12. Changes in the supply of, or price for, raw materials, parts, and components used in our products, or third-party services used in the delivery of our SaaS solutions could affect our business.
13. Our non-operating results may be adversely impacted by the performance of Indicor, in which we own a minority interest.reworded
14. Divestitures or other dispositions could negatively impact our business.

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1. Regulation of privacy and data security may adversely affect sales of our products and services and result in increased compliance costs.
2. Regulation limiting or controlling the use of AI may restrict our ability to use AI, our ability to create new products, and create increased compliance costs.newAI
3. Expectations relating to sustainability considerations expose the Company to potential liabilities, increased costs, reputational harm, and other adverse effects on the Company’s business.

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1. Economic, political, and other risks associated with our international operations could adversely affect our business.
2. Any business disruptions due to political instability, armed hostilities, incidents of terrorism, incidents of directed cyberattacks, public health crises, or extreme weather events or other natural disasters could adversely impact our financial performance.Cybersecurity
3. Political and geopolitical conditions can adversely affect our business.

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1. The potential insolvency or financial distress of third parties could adversely impact our business and results of operations.
2. Changes to our executive leadership team and any future loss of members of such team, and the resulting management transitions, could harm our operating results.
3. Legal proceedings to which we are, or may be, a party may adversely affect us.
4. A downgrade in the ratings of our debt could restrict our ability to access the debt capital markets and increase our interest costs.

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