Vontier
23 named things its latest annual report says its results depend on, each in the company's own words. 16 of them are also named by other companies we've read.
Customers
Government contracts
earns fromnamed as a riskOur agreements with government entities may be subject to termination, reduction or modification at the convenience of the government or in the event of changes in government requirements, reductions in federal spending and other factors, and we may underestimate our costs of performing under the contract.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Key distributors and channel partners
earns fromnamed as a riskCertain of our businesses sell a significant amount of their products to key distributors and other channel partners that have valuable relationships with customers and end-users.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Also named by DHR
Matco Tools franchisees
earns fromnamed as a risk•increasing the risk of credit defaults under the extensions of credit that we provide in our Repair Solutions segment.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Top 20 car wash platforms in North America
earns fromserve individual customer sites and have long-standing relationships with the majority of the top 20 car wash platforms in North America.Business (Item 1)
Suppliers
Sole-source electronic board supplier for U.S. fuel dispensers
depends on · approximately three weeksnamed as a riskFor example, in August 2022, one of our key electronic suppliers for multiple boards that are part of every fuel dispenser shipped in the United States, suffered a cyberattack that brought down all of their manufacturing capabilities for approximately three weeks, which impacted our Greensboro factory while we mitigated the issue.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Other companies
Revolving Credit Facility
$750.0 millionnamed as a riskAs of December 31, 2025, we have outstanding indebtedness of approximately $2.1 billion, and have the ability to incur an additional $750.0 million of indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Also named by AAON, BRO, BX, CG, CRGY, FIVE, FIX, HEI and 22 more
Places
Non-U.S. markets
earns from · approximately 31% of our salesnamed as a riskIn 2025, approximately 31% of our sales were derived from customers outside the U.S.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Also named by ABT, DELL, DOV, IBM, ITW, LRCX, MA, MDLZ and 4 more
Ukraine and Israel
earns from · approximately 80 basis points of our total salesSales in Ukraine and Israel accounted for approximately 80 basis points of our total sales for the year ended December 31, 2025.Business (Item 1)
Greensboro, North Carolina
operates innamed as a riskFor example, in August 2022, one of our key electronic suppliers for multiple boards that are part of every fuel dispenser shipped in the United States, suffered a cyberattack that brought down all of their manufacturing capabilities for approximately three weeks, which impacted our Greensboro factory while we mitigated the issue.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Also named by LITE
Hazards
Asbestos litigation
named as a riskSome of our existing or legacy businesses have in the past been, and in the future may be, the subject of suits brought by plaintiffs asserting that they have contracted or may contract either mesothelioma or another asbestos-related condition in connection with exposure to or use of products previously made or sold by such businesses.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Commodities and inputs
Steel
exposed to its pricenamed as a riskOur manufacturing operations employ a wide variety of raw materials, including electronic components, steel, plastics and other resins, cast iron, aluminum and copper.Business (Item 1)
Also named by AAON, AGX, ALSN, AM, AME, AMRC, AOS, APD and 104 more
Electronic components
depends onnamed as a riskOur manufacturing operations employ a wide variety of raw materials, including electronic components, steel, plastics and other resins, cast iron, aluminum and copper.Business (Item 1)
Also named by GGG, HUBB, JOUT, LECO, MSA, NVT, ROK, SNA and 4 more
Oil and gas
exposed to its pricenamed as a riskPrices of oil and gas affect our costs for freight and utilities.Business (Item 1)
Petroleum fuel demand
earns fromnamed as a riskAlthough the current adoption rate of alternative power systems in the transportation industry is not anticipated to materially reduce the internal combustion based global car parc in the near future, continued increase in the adoption of alternative power systems over an extended number of years may alter the nature of the global car parc in such a manner as to reduce the demand for petroleum fuel and, correspondingly, demand for our retail and commercial petroleum products, including our fuel dispenser systems, petroleum monitoring systems, and electronic payment technologies for retail petroleum stations.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Laws and programs
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
subject to · fines of up to €20 million or up to 4% of the total worldwide annual turnovernamed as a riskFor example, failure to comply with the requirements of EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the applicable national data protection laws of the EU member states may result in fines of up to €20 million or up to 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher, and other administrative penalties.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Also named by ACN, ADSK, AIG, ALK, AMG, ANET, APG, AXON and 61 more
U.S. tariffs (2025 country-specific import tariffs)
subject tonamed as a riskWe have actively managed our tariff exposure and continue to diversify our supply chain to reduce our exposure to tariffs on imports into the United States, particularly from high-tariff countries.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Also named by A, AAPL, ACHR, ADI, AEHR, AEP, AIOT, AKAM and 170 more
U.S. Export Administration Regulations
subject tonamed as a riskthe Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, which, among other things, impose licensing requirements on the export, in-country transfer and re-export of certain dual-use goods, technology and software (which are items that have both commercial and military or proliferation applications);Business (Item 1)
Also named by ADI, ALAB, AMD, APP, ARW, AVGO, CARR, CDRE and 40 more
California Assembly Bill 5
subject tonamed as a riskFor example, the California legislature’s passage of Assembly Bill 5, which codifies a new test for determining employee or independent contractor status in California, may impact the treatment of franchisees in our Repair Solutions segment in California.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Executive Order 14117
subject tonamed as a riskFor example, Executive Order 14117 on "Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and U.S. Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern" as implemented by Department of Justice regulations issued in December 2024, prohibits data brokerage transactions involving certain sensitive personal data categories to countries of concern.Risk factors (Item 1A)
Franchise laws
subject tonamed as a riskAny such change could adversely impact our current distribution and franchising business models and result in a decrease in sales or expose us to other significant costs affecting our business and financial position; andRisk factors (Item 1A)
Also named by HLT
EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) standards
subject tonamed as a riskWe compete in markets in which we and our customers must comply with supranational, federal, state, local and other jurisdictional regulations, such as regulations governing health and safety, fuel economy standards, the environment and electronic communications, employment and franchising regulations and market standardizations, such as the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (“EMV”) global standards.Risk factors (Item 1A)
OECD global minimum tax guidelines
subject tonamed as a riskCertain countries have amended their tax laws to adopt certain parts of the OECD guidelines and additional countries may adopt parts of the OECD guidelines in the future, which has increased tax uncertainty and may adversely impact our effective tax rates.Risk factors (Item 1A)