China
104 of 521 companies added a paragraph in Risk Factors that uses one of these words:
China, Chinese, PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan.
The paragraph is in the latest 10-K and nothing like it was in the one before.
It counts text; it does not say how serious a risk is. Words in capitals only (such as AI) must be in capitals.
By sector
Sector is the SEC's industry description of the company. Each count opens that sector's quotes below.
| Sector | Companies | Compared |
|---|---|---|
| Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC | 3 | 3 |
| Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals | 2 | 2 |
| Optical Instruments & Lenses | 2 | 2 |
| Aircraft | 1 | 1 |
| Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl | 1 | 1 |
| Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters | 1 | 1 |
| Communications Equipment, NEC | 1 | 1 |
| Communications Services, NEC | 1 | 1 |
| Electronic Connectors | 1 | 1 |
| Farm Machinery & Equipment | 1 | 1 |
| Gas & Other Services Combined | 1 | 1 |
| Grain Mill Products | 1 | 1 |
| Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts | 1 | 1 |
| Household Appliances | 1 | 1 |
| Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment | 1 | 1 |
| Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) | 1 | 1 |
| Paper Mills | 1 | 1 |
| Retail-Eating & Drinking Places | 1 | 1 |
| Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores | 1 | 1 |
| Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services | 1 | 1 |
| Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation | 1 | 1 |
| Special Industry Machinery, NEC | 1 | 1 |
| Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus | 1 | 1 |
| Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts | 1 | 1 |
| Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys | 3 | 4 |
| Computer Communications Equipment | 2 | 3 |
| Semiconductors & Related Devices | 9 | 15 |
| Laboratory Analytical Instruments | 3 | 5 |
| Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts | 1 | 2 |
| Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo | 1 | 2 |
| Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC | 1 | 2 |
| Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware | 1 | 2 |
| Fats & Oils | 1 | 2 |
| Industrial Organic Chemicals | 1 | 2 |
| Printed Circuit Boards | 1 | 2 |
| Pumps & Pumping Equipment | 1 | 2 |
| Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment | 1 | 2 |
| Rubber & Plastics Footwear | 1 | 2 |
| Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC | 1 | 2 |
| Services-Medical Laboratories | 1 | 2 |
| Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings | 1 | 2 |
| Finance Services | 12 | 28 |
| Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | 2 | 5 |
| Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. | 2 | 5 |
| Pharmaceutical Preparations | 4 | 11 |
| Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip | 1 | 3 |
| Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers | 1 | 3 |
| Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research | 1 | 3 |
| Services-Business Services, NEC | 5 | 16 |
| Investment Advice | 2 | 8 |
| Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) | 1 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | 1 | 4 |
| Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation | 1 | 4 |
| Services-Prepackaged Software | 4 | 19 |
| Computer Storage Devices | 1 | 5 |
| Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control | 1 | 5 |
| Retail-Variety Stores | 1 | 5 |
| National Commercial Banks | 2 | 11 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts | 3 | 27 |
| Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus | 1 | 10 |
212 paragraphs · National Commercial Banks show all sectors
between China and Taiwan and/or China and the U.S.; high and rising government debt levels in the U.S. and other countries; sanctions; natural disasters; and pandemics.
Read in the 10-K filed Feb 20, 2026 ↗
Instability in geopolitical matters could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. The macroeconomic environment in the United States is susceptible to global events and volatility in financial markets.. Current and emerging sources of geopolitical risk include, among others, ongoing armed conflicts and military tensions (such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and various conflicts in the Middle East), heightened strategic competition between the United States and China and evolving tensions related to relations between China and Taiwan. Political and military developments in Venezuela and broader instability in other parts of Latin America may contribute to economic uncertainty and pressures on regional markets and supply chains. Additionally, shifting geopolitical priorities among major powers have amplified concerns about economic fragmentation, trade disruptions and the weaponization of economic policy tools such as sanctions, tariffs and export controls.
Read in the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 ↗