Lindsay (LNN) risk factors, FY2026 10-K

Lindsay's FY2026 10-K, filed Oct 22, 2026, lists 16 risk factors in 3 groups. Against the prior year's 15: 1 new.

Risk factors listed
163 groups
New this year
1vs 15 last year
Dropped
0since the prior 10-K
Substantially reworded
0of those kept
Section length
4k wordsItem 1A

What the changes say

  • Lindsay is evaluating generative AI and machine learning and may rely more on them for automation, decisions and internal efficiency.
  • The new risk flags inaccurate or biased AI output and greater cybersecurity, confidentiality and privacy-law exposure.

What changed since the prior 10-K

New

  • NewGeneral Risks

    The use of artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that may adversely impact our business and operating results

    Greater use of AI could produce inaccurate or biased outputs or expose data to cyber incidents, unauthorized disclosure or privacy-law breaches.

All 16 risk factors

Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.

Risks Related to Business and Industry

  1. 01Changing worldwide demand for food and biofuels could have an effect on the price of agricultural commodities and consequently the demand for irrigation equipment
  2. 02While climate change could shift global cropping practices and open new markets for irrigated agriculture, the changing short-term weather conditions or more prolonged climate change could adversely impact the Company’s business and operations
  3. 03The Company’s infrastructure revenues are highly dependent on government funding of transportation projects and subject to compliance with government regulations
  4. 04Compliance with applicable environmental and health and safety regulations, standards, or expectations may require additional capital and operational expenditures
  5. 05The Company’s revenues can be highly dependent on a limited number of key customers and projects
  6. 06The Company’s international sales efforts and profit margins are affected by international trade barriers and subject the Company to additional compliance obligations

Risks Related to Legal Proceedings

  1. 07The Company is exposed to risks from legal proceedings
  2. 08The frequency and magnitude of liability claims and the related expenses could lower profitability and increase business risk
  3. 09The Company’s infrastructure products are installed along roadways in inherently dangerous applications. Accidents involving the Company’s infrastructure products could reduce demand for such products and expose the Company to significant damages and reputational harm

General Risks

  1. 10The Company’s profitability may be negatively affected by changes in the availability and price of certain parts, components, and raw materials
  2. 11The Company’s international sales are highly dependent on foreign market conditions
  3. 12The Company’s international sales and profit margins are subject to currency exchange risk
  4. 13Changes in interest rates could reduce demand for the Company’s products
  5. 14The Company’s consolidated financial results are reported in U.S. dollars while certain assets and other reported items are denominated in the currencies of other countries, creating currency translation risk
  6. 15Security breaches and other disruptions to the Company’s information technology infrastructure could interfere with its operations and could compromise the Company’s and its customers’ and suppliers’ information, exposing the Company to liability that could cause its business and reputation to suffer
  7. 16The use of artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that may adversely impact our business and operating resultsNew

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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.