Carlisle Companies (CSL) risk factors, FY2024 10-K

Carlisle Companies's FY2024 10-K, filed Feb 14, 2025, lists 10 risk factors in 2 groups. There is no earlier 10-K to compare against, so the most company-specific risks are listed below.

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Risk factors listed
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Carlisle Companies's biggest risks in the FY2024 10-K

  • Carlisle Companies relies heavily on acquisitions for earnings growth while facing severe customer concentration in its CCM segment.
  • Raw material costs, particularly petroleum-based commodities and inbound freight, represent 66 percent of cost of goods sold in 2024.
  • The business depends heavily on cyclical commercial and residential construction markets.

The risks most specific to Carlisle Companies

  • Strategic, Business and Operational Risks

    The Company’s earnings growth strategy is partially dependent on the acquisition and successful integration of other businesses

    The company's earnings growth strategy depends partly on successfully acquiring and integrating other businesses to realize expected revenue and cost synergies.

  • Strategic, Business and Operational Risks

    The loss of, a significant decline in business with, or pricing pressure from, one or more of the Company’s key customers could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows

    The CCM segment faces revenue concentration risks from a few large customers in niche markets.

  • Industry and Macroeconomic Risks

    Several of the market segments that the Company serves are cyclical and sensitive to domestic and global economic conditions

    The CCM and CWT segments are susceptible to periodic demand downturns in the commercial construction and repair sectors.

  • Industry and Macroeconomic Risks

    The Company has significant concentrations in the construction market

    Most revenues and operating income depend on construction spending, which is vulnerable to interest rate changes, inflation, and housing starts.

  • Industry and Macroeconomic Risks

    Raw material costs are a significant component of the Company’s cost structure and are subject to volatility, including cost increases, significant disruptions to the Company's supply chains or significant shortages of materials

    Petroleum-based products, chemicals, resins, and inbound freight accounted for approximately 66 percent of cost of goods sold in 2024 and are subject to severe volatility and supply disruptions.

All 10 risk factors

Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.

Strategic, Business and Operational Risks

  1. 01The Company’s earnings growth strategy is partially dependent on the acquisition and successful integration of other businesses
  2. 02The loss of, a significant decline in business with, or pricing pressure from, one or more of the Company’s key customers could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
  3. 03Failure to successfully complete restructuring activities could negatively affect the Company

Industry and Macroeconomic Risks

  1. 04Several of the market segments that the Company serves are cyclical and sensitive to domestic and global economic conditions
  2. 05The Company has significant concentrations in the construction market
  3. 06Raw material costs are a significant component of the Company’s cost structure and are subject to volatility, including cost increases, significant disruptions to the Company's supply chains or significant shortages of materials
  4. 07The Company's operations are subject to risks related to environmental laws and regulations
  5. 08Global climate change and related regulations could negatively affect the Company
  6. 09Cybersecurity breaches or significant disruptions of our information technology systems, increased compliance costs or violations of data privacy laws could adversely affect our business
  7. 10The Company is subject to risks arising from widespread health emergencies

Other Carlisle Companies 10-Ks

  • FY2025 10-K risk factors
    11 risks3 new2 dropped3 reworded

    Carlisle updated its risk profile around Vision 2030, adding manufacturing, product innovation, and product liability threats while dropping restructuring and health emergency risks.

    Filed Feb 13, 2026

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The headings are the filing's own. The one-line readings and the overview are automated and can be wrong: read Item 1A of the 10-K for the exact wording.