Risk Factory

What corporate America is afraid of. Every public company lists its fears in the "Risk Factors" of its annual 10-K — this counts how many name each one, across a decade of filings.

Artificial intelligence▲ 6,972%

• 01Interest ratesEconomy9,577+25%
• 02CybersecurityTechnology8,620+1,548%
• 03InflationEconomy5,498+10%
• 04Supply-chain disruptionOperations4,613+124%
• 05PandemicsHealth4,025+959%
• 06Geopolitical conflictWorld3,901+301%
• 07Artificial intelligenceTechnology3,324+6,972%
• 08Climate changeEnvironment3,207+107%
• 09Social mediaReputation3,127+161%
• 10RecessionEconomy2,409+11%
• 11Data breachesTechnology2,040+1,208%
• 12TariffsTrade1,561+114%
• 13Remote workWorkforce895+361%
• 14Activist investorsGovernance31+48%

• 1,649Acts of GodHYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC. HY · 2014CADIZ INC CDZI, CDZIP · 2015SEEN ON SCREEN TV INC. · 2016Gatos Silver, Inc. GATO · 2024
• 7,311A history of lossesUNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC UUU · 2015JIN WAN HONG INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS Ltd · 2017JIN WAN HONG INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS Ltd · 2016Karnet Capital Corp. · 2015
• 10,000+Doubt they survive the yearGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock CORP GLDD · 2018Bella Costa Designs Inc · 2016Bella Costa Designs Inc · 2017Great Lakes Dredge & Dock CORP GLDD · 2016
• 10,000+Negative publicityTim Hortons Inc. · 2014Tim Hortons Inc. · 2014Value Exchange International, Inc. VEII · 2022Jishanye, Inc. · 2016
• 10,000+Extreme weatherBLACK HILLS CORP /SD/ BKH · 2023JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ · 2014JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ · 2015BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/ BKH · 2021
• 3,793Armed conflictVINCE HOLDING CORP. VNCE · 2022VINCE HOLDING CORP. VNCE · 2023HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/ HRTX · 2025Eve Holding, Inc. EVEX, EVEX-WT · 2024
• 10,000+Public-health crisesNEWLINK GENETICS CORP LUMO · 2018NEWLINK GENETICS CORP LUMO · 2019ETSY INC ETSY · 2022VBI Vaccines Inc/BC VBIVQ · 2022
• 10,000+Losing one key personMAXIMUS INC MMS · 2016MAXIMUS INC MMS · 2014MAXIMUS INC MMS · 2018MAXIMUS INC MMS · 2015