Dell Technologies
Sector unknown·DELL · USA (SEC 10-K)·Fiscal year to 30/01/2026
ITEM 1 — BUSINESS Company Overview Dell Technologies is a leader in the global technology industry focused on providing broad and innovative technology solutions for the data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) era. These solutions range from client devices and peripherals to infrastructure solutions across servers, networking, and storage to meet the evolving needs of our customers and drive better business outcomes. With our extensive portfolio and commitment to innovation, we design, deploy, and support secure, integrated solutions that extend from the edge to the core to the cloud. We deliver AI-optimized, software-defined, and cloud native infrastructure solutions across a broad partner ecosystem to help customers address evolving information technology (“IT”) needs, drive outcomes, and capture growth as customer spending priorities evolve.
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Artificial intelligence
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“While our supply chain operated efficiently at standard lead times, during both Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2026, increasing demand for our AI-optimized servers offerings continued to drive backlog growth. Given the scale of the AI opportunities, the varying stages of customer readiness, and the frequency of component part updates or transitions, there is inherent non-linearity in the timing of demand and subsequent shipments for our AI-optimized servers offerings.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Competition We operate in an industry in which there are rapid technological advances in hardware, software, and services offerings, including AI, cloud, and security-related offerings. We face ongoing product and price competition in all areas of our business from both branded and generic competitors, including companies that specialize in one or more of our product or service lines.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“We operate in an industry in which there are rapid technological advances in hardware, software, and services offerings, including AI, cloud, and security-related offerings. Our ability to respond to such advances and to develop new or improved offerings is critical to our continued success.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Sales of AI to large customers may also cause fluctuations in our results of operations, as such large orders may occur in some periods and not others and are generally subject to intense competition and pricing pressure, which can have an impact on our gross margins and results of operations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, our use of AI technologies, including generative and agentic AI, may make us susceptible to unanticipated security threats from adversaries as we incorporate such technologies into our internal systems, customer-facing services and products, while our understanding of AI-related security risks and protection methods continue to develop.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“The impacts of technological advancement and data expansion continue to be a force for progress as artificial intelligence and generative AI have become the next wave of technological innovation. Through each wave of technological progress, we look to advance our capabilities to change the way we work and make decisions, improve business outcomes and the customer experience, and reduce costs by leveraging new technology to optimize business processes. We believe our unique operating advantages, our leadership, and our way of doing business provide a foundation to foster growth, drive efficiencies, and capitalize on each successive wave of innovation in a dynamic industry.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We have a global R&D presence, with total R&D expenses of $3.1 billion for both Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025 and $2.8 billion for Fiscal 2024. These investments reflect our commitment to innovation that aims to create the right solutions to help our customers build their digital future and transform their businesses.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“Strategic Investments and Acquisitions As part of our strategy, we will continue to evaluate opportunities for strategic investments through our venture capital investment arm, Dell Technologies Capital, with a focus on emerging technology areas that are relevant to our business and that will complement our existing portfolio of solutions. We target investments in areas such as storage, software-defined networking, management and orchestration, security, machine learning and AI, big data and analytics, cloud, edge computing, and software development operations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“ITEM 1 — BUSINESS Company Overview Dell Technologies is a leader in the global technology industry focused on providing broad and innovative technology solutions for the data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) era. These solutions range from client devices and peripherals to infrastructure solutions across servers, networking, and storage to meet the evolving needs of our customers and drive better business outcomes. With our extensive portfolio and commitment to innovation, we design, deploy, and support secure, integrated solutions that extend from the edge to the core to the cloud. We deliver AI-optimized, software-defined, and cloud native infrastructure solutions across a broad partner ecosystem to help customers address evolving information technology (“IT”) needs, drive outcomes, and capture growth as customer spending priorities evolve.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“Infrastructure Solutions Group (“ISG”) — ISG enables our customers’ digital transformations with solutions that address AI, machine learning, data analytics, and multicloud environments. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of advanced infrastructure solutions designed to help customers simplify, streamline, and automate IT operations. ISG solutions are built for multicloud environments and are optimized to run workloads in both public and private clouds, as well as on-premises.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“•AI-optimized servers — We offer a specialized portfolio of AI-optimized servers designed to handle the most demanding compute-intensive workloads, including AI model training, fine-tuning, and inferencing. •Traditional servers and networking — Our traditional servers portfolio provides the trusted foundation for modern IT environments, supporting a wide range of general-purpose and mission-critical workloads.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“Client Solutions Group (“CSG”) — CSG offers branded personal computers (“PCs”), including notebooks, desktops, and workstations and branded peripherals that include displays, docking stations, keyboards, mice, and webcam and audio devices, as well as third-party software and peripherals. Our CSG offerings are designed to optimize performance, reliability, manageability, design, and security for our customers and include on-device AI for greater end-user creativity and productivity.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“ISG offers a portfolio of storage, server, and networking solutions, including AI-optimized technologies, and faces intense competition from existing on-premises competitors and increasing competitive pressures from Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“While we expect the buyer base for our AI solutions to continue to expand, to date our AI solutions have been purchased primarily by a small number of larger customers and cloud service providers.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Data centres, strengthens Semiconductors and electronic components, strengthens Semiconductor industry
Digitalisation
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“We operate in an industry in which there are rapid technological advances in hardware, software, and services offerings, including AI, cloud, and security-related offerings. Our ability to respond to such advances and to develop new or improved offerings is critical to our continued success.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“Client Solutions Group (“CSG”) — CSG offers branded personal computers (“PCs”), including notebooks, desktops, and workstations and branded peripherals that include displays, docking stations, keyboards, mice, and webcam and audio devices, as well as third-party software and peripherals. Our CSG offerings are designed to optimize performance, reliability, manageability, design, and security for our customers and include on-device AI for greater end-user creativity and productivity.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Cybersecurity (products and services) strengthens, Public investment and infrastructure strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens IT consulting and public-sector IT
Data centres
Technology
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We have a global R&D presence, with total R&D expenses of $3.1 billion for both Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025 and $2.8 billion for Fiscal 2024. These investments reflect our commitment to innovation that aims to create the right solutions to help our customers build their digital future and transform their businesses.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“ITEM 1 — BUSINESS Company Overview Dell Technologies is a leader in the global technology industry focused on providing broad and innovative technology solutions for the data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) era. These solutions range from client devices and peripherals to infrastructure solutions across servers, networking, and storage to meet the evolving needs of our customers and drive better business outcomes. With our extensive portfolio and commitment to innovation, we design, deploy, and support secure, integrated solutions that extend from the edge to the core to the cloud. We deliver AI-optimized, software-defined, and cloud native infrastructure solutions across a broad partner ecosystem to help customers address evolving information technology (“IT”) needs, drive outcomes, and capture growth as customer spending priorities evolve.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“Infrastructure Solutions Group (“ISG”) — ISG enables our customers’ digital transformations with solutions that address AI, machine learning, data analytics, and multicloud environments. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of advanced infrastructure solutions designed to help customers simplify, streamline, and automate IT operations. ISG solutions are built for multicloud environments and are optimized to run workloads in both public and private clouds, as well as on-premises.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Artificial intelligence strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Electricity, strengthens Copper
Defence budgets
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, there is pressure on governments to reduce spending, both domestically and internationally, notably in recent periods by U.S. federal government agencies. Funding reductions, uncertainties or delays could adversely affect public sector demand for our products and services.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“Loss of government contracts could harm our business. Our contracts with U.S. federal, state, and local governments and with foreign governments represent a significant source of business and are subject to future funding that may affect the extension or termination of programs and to the right of such governments to terminate contracts for convenience or non-appropriation.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens, Reconstruction of Ukraine mixed effect
Chains out: this strengthens Defence industry
Subscription models
Technology
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We offer our ISG customers a range of consumption models for our services and solutions, including utility, subscription, as-a-Service, leases, loans, and immediate pay models, designed to match customers’ consumption preferences. These solutions generally are multiyear agreements that typically result in recurring revenue streams over the term of the arrangement.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Market
“We offer our customers choices that include utility, subscription, as-a-Service, leases, loans and immediate pay models designed to match customers’ consumption and financing preferences. We believe these options provide operational and financial flexibility and strengthen our customer relationships. Additionally, these offerings typically result in multiyear agreements which generate recurring revenue streams over the term of the arrangement.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Circular economy and recycling
Regulation
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“Environment We embed circularity principles throughout our value chain. By integrating sustainable practices with suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders, we advance a circular economy that improves resource efficiency and environmental benefits, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: EU climate and energy policy strengthens
M&A and consolidation
Macro
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We may make additional strategic acquisitions of other companies as part of our growth strategy.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Premium consumers
End markets
Market
“Small and medium-sized business and consumers — We have a direct sales force of dedicated account teams for small and medium-sized businesses focused on delivering outcomes tailored to customers’ specific needs. For consumers, we offer robust online and channel engagement.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Consumer spending strengthens
Public sector
End markets
Market
“Loss of government contracts could harm our business. Our contracts with U.S. federal, state, and local governments and with foreign governments represent a significant source of business and are subject to future funding that may affect the extension or termination of programs and to the right of such governments to terminate contracts for convenience or non-appropriation.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Semiconductors and electronic components
Raw materials and inputs
Market
“•AI-optimized servers — We offer a specialized portfolio of AI-optimized servers designed to handle the most demanding compute-intensive workloads, including AI model training, fine-tuning, and inferencing. •Traditional servers and networking — Our traditional servers portfolio provides the trusted foundation for modern IT environments, supporting a wide range of general-purpose and mission-critical workloads.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Artificial intelligence strengthens
SMEs
End markets
Market
“Small and medium-sized business and consumers — We have a direct sales force of dedicated account teams for small and medium-sized businesses focused on delivering outcomes tailored to customers’ specific needs. For consumers, we offer robust online and channel engagement.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Cyber attacks and IT security risk
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Security incidents, including cyber-attacks, could disrupt our operations and result in the compromise of networks, systems, and assets, and the breach or loss of proprietary, personal, or confidential information of our company or of our workforce, customers, partners, or third parties. We routinely receive, collect, manage, store, transmit, and process large amounts of proprietary information and confidential data, including personally identifiable and other sensitive information, relating to our operations, products, partners, vendors, and customers.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We face numerous sophisticated and evolving cyber threats of significant scale, volume, severity, and complexity, including threats specifically designed for or directly targeted at us, making it increasingly difficult to defend against security incidents successfully or to implement adequate preventative measures. Our cybersecurity program may not always successfully manage or mitigate the effects of these risks.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Despite our cybersecurity governance and investment in controls and security measures, threat actors, including nation states and state-sponsored organizations, pose a significant risk of penetrating or bypassing our security defenses, including by utilizing insider threat tactics, deploying AI tools against our defenses, breaching our information technology systems, and misappropriating or compromising confidential and proprietary information of our company, partners, vendors, or customers, causing system disruptions and shutdowns, introducing ransomware, malware, or vulnerabilities into our products, systems, and networks or those of our customers, partners or vendors, or accessing systems and networks of our customers, partners or vendors through connectivity to or credentials taken from our network.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We anticipate that our systems, networks, and employees will continue to be targeted by criminal and other threat actors with increasing frequency and potential harm. We expect attacks by nation state actors and their agents to intensify during periods of geopolitical conflict.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We depend on our information technology and manufacturing infrastructure to achieve our business objectives. Natural disasters, manufacturing failures, telecommunications system failures, or defective or improperly installed new or upgraded business management systems could lead to disruptions in this infrastructure.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Cybersecurity (products and services)
Cybersecurity (products and services)
Technology
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The use of AI technologies also could expose us to an increased risk of cybersecurity threats and incidents and claims or other adverse effects from infringements or violations of intellectual property rights, including claims related to AI technologies considered to have similarities to other AI technologies.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Hardware, software, and applications that we produce or procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture or other deficiencies, including security vulnerabilities that could interfere with the operation or security of our products, services, and offerings.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Further, our use of AI technologies, including generative and agentic AI, may make us susceptible to unanticipated security threats from adversaries as we incorporate such technologies into our internal systems, customer-facing services and products, while our understanding of AI-related security risks and protection methods continue to develop.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Any actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in our products or services, or those of third-party products we sell or in the open-source software or AI models we utilize, could lead to loss of existing or potential customers, and may impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution, outsourcing services, information technology solutions, and other critical functions and offerings.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“As a global enterprise, we face compliance risks under a significant and increasing number of laws and regulations in the United States, the European Union, China, and numerous other jurisdictions relating to cybersecurity, product security, software supply chain security and AI, and the collection, use, residency, transfer, and protection of data. Such laws and regulations continue to evolve, may be applied differently in different jurisdictions, and could result in increased costs in the event of a significant disruption of our operations, data or privacy breach, loss, or other compromise of proprietary or confidential information as a result of a cyber-attack or insider activity.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Cyber attacks and IT security risk strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Digitalisation
Tariffs and trade policy
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Factors contributing to weak or unstable global or regional economic conditions, including those attributable to geopolitical volatility associated with terrorism, military conflicts (including the Iran conflict), and other events, extreme weather (such as wildfires or flooding), international trade protection measures and disputes, or public health issues, also could harm our business by contributing to product shortages or delays, supply chain disruptions, insolvency of key suppliers, customers and counterparties, increased product costs and associated price increases, reduced global sales, and other adverse effects on our operations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Trade policies and disputes could result in increased tariffs and other trade restrictions and protectionist measures, which could increase our manufacturing costs, increase prices of and reduce demand for our products, limit our ability to sell to certain customers, hamper our procurement of components or raw materials, or impede or slow the movement of our goods across borders.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our international operations face many risks and uncertainties, including varied local economic and labor conditions; political instability; public health issues; changes in the U.S. and international regulatory environments; the impacts of trade protection measures, including increases in tariffs and trade barriers, and other changes in international trade arrangements that could adversely affect our ability to conduct business in non-U.S. markets; changes in tax laws; potential theft or other compromise, and limited or unfavorable protection, of our technology, data, or intellectual property; copyright levies; and volatility in foreign currency exchange rates. We could incur additional operating costs, or sustain supply chain disruptions, due to any such changes.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We and our subsidiaries are subject to various anti-corruption laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, and are also subject to export controls, country- and product-specific tariffs, customs, economic sanctions laws, and embargoes imposed by the U.S. government.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We may experience additional supply shortages and price increases caused by changes to raw material availability, increased demand, manufacturing capacity, labor shortages, public health issues, tariffs, trade disputes and protectionist measures, extreme weather events or effects of climate change, and significant changes in the financial condition of our suppliers.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Global trade volumes
Climate change and extreme weather
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Factors contributing to weak or unstable global or regional economic conditions, including those attributable to geopolitical volatility associated with terrorism, military conflicts (including the Iran conflict), and other events, extreme weather (such as wildfires or flooding), international trade protection measures and disputes, or public health issues, also could harm our business by contributing to product shortages or delays, supply chain disruptions, insolvency of key suppliers, customers and counterparties, increased product costs and associated price increases, reduced global sales, and other adverse effects on our operations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We depend on our information technology and manufacturing infrastructure to achieve our business objectives. Natural disasters, manufacturing failures, telecommunications system failures, or defective or improperly installed new or upgraded business management systems could lead to disruptions in this infrastructure.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Extreme weather and natural disasters within or outside the United States could make it more difficult and costly for us to manufacture and deliver our products to our customers, obtain production materials from our suppliers, or perform other critical corporate functions.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We may experience additional supply shortages and price increases caused by changes to raw material availability, increased demand, manufacturing capacity, labor shortages, public health issues, tariffs, trade disputes and protectionist measures, extreme weather events or effects of climate change, and significant changes in the financial condition of our suppliers.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Agriculture and food production
AI regulation
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The use of AI in our products, services, and internal processes presents ethical and legal risks to our business, financial condition, and results of operations. If our use of AI becomes controversial, we may experience loss of user trust, as well as brand or reputational harm, competitive injury, or legal liability.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“AI is the subject of evolving review by various domestic and international governmental and regulatory agencies, and laws, rules, directives and regulations governing the use of AI are rapidly proliferating and evolving. We may not always be able to anticipate how to respond to these legal frameworks for AI use and we may have to expend resources to adjust or audit our products, services, and internal use in certain jurisdictions, especially if the legal frameworks are not consistent across jurisdictions.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“As a global enterprise, we face compliance risks under a significant and increasing number of laws and regulations in the United States, the European Union, China, and numerous other jurisdictions relating to cybersecurity, product security, software supply chain security and AI, and the collection, use, residency, transfer, and protection of data. Such laws and regulations continue to evolve, may be applied differently in different jurisdictions, and could result in increased costs in the event of a significant disruption of our operations, data or privacy breach, loss, or other compromise of proprietary or confidential information as a result of a cyber-attack or insider activity.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Business cycle and GDP growth
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“As a global company with customers operating in a broad range of businesses and industries, our performance is affected by global and regional economic conditions and the demand for technology products and services in international markets.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our revenue and gross margins could be negatively affected if the financial condition or operations of channel participants weaken as a result of adverse economic conditions or other business challenges, or if uncertainty regarding the demand for our products causes channel participants to reduce their orders for these products.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our financial services activities, conducted primarily through Dell Financial Services, can be negatively affected by adverse economic conditions that contribute to loan delinquencies and defaults.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Global trade volumes, strengthens Construction
Geopolitical uncertainty
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Factors contributing to weak or unstable global or regional economic conditions, including those attributable to geopolitical volatility associated with terrorism, military conflicts (including the Iran conflict), and other events, extreme weather (such as wildfires or flooding), international trade protection measures and disputes, or public health issues, also could harm our business by contributing to product shortages or delays, supply chain disruptions, insolvency of key suppliers, customers and counterparties, increased product costs and associated price increases, reduced global sales, and other adverse effects on our operations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We anticipate that our systems, networks, and employees will continue to be targeted by criminal and other threat actors with increasing frequency and potential harm. We expect attacks by nation state actors and their agents to intensify during periods of geopolitical conflict.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our international operations face many risks and uncertainties, including varied local economic and labor conditions; political instability; public health issues; changes in the U.S. and international regulatory environments; the impacts of trade protection measures, including increases in tariffs and trade barriers, and other changes in international trade arrangements that could adversely affect our ability to conduct business in non-U.S. markets; changes in tax laws; potential theft or other compromise, and limited or unfavorable protection, of our technology, data, or intellectual property; copyright levies; and volatility in foreign currency exchange rates. We could incur additional operating costs, or sustain supply chain disruptions, due to any such changes.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Defence budgets, strengthens Energy security, strengthens Tariffs and trade policy, weakens Global trade volumes, strengthens Sea freight and freight rates, weakens Reconstruction of Ukraine
Interest rates
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“To support financing solutions and services as part of the portfolio, Dell Financial Services and its affiliates (“DFS”) originate, collect, and service customer receivables primarily related to the purchase or use of our product, software, and services offerings. DFS funded $11.9 billion of originations in Fiscal 2026 and as of January 30, 2026 maintains a $14.3 billion global portfolio of financing receivables with a strong credit quality.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Adverse economic conditions may negatively affect customer demand, and could result in postponed or decreased spending amid customer concerns over elevated inflation and interest rates or slowing demand for our products, reduced asset values, volatile energy costs, the availability and cost of credit, and the stability of financial institutions, financial markets, businesses, local and state governments, and sovereign nations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“As of January 30, 2026, we and our subsidiaries had approximately $31.5 billion of indebtedness.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Public debt and fiscal policy strengthens, Inflation strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Construction, weakens Real estate, weakens Wind power, weakens Housing market, weakens Office and commercial property, weakens Residential rental, weakens Residential construction
Labour and wages
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“As a result of this competition, we may be unable to continue to attract, retain, and motivate suitably qualified individuals at acceptable compensation levels who have the managerial, operational, and technical knowledge and experience to meet our needs.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“As of January 30, 2026, we had approximately 97,000 employees. Throughout Fiscal 2026, we remained committed to disciplined cost management in coordination with our ongoing business modernization initiatives and continued to take certain measures to reduce costs, including employee reorganizations, limitation of external hiring, and other actions to align our investments with our announced strategic and customer priorities. These actions resulted in a continued reduction in our overall headcount.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We may experience additional supply shortages and price increases caused by changes to raw material availability, increased demand, manufacturing capacity, labor shortages, public health issues, tariffs, trade disputes and protectionist measures, extreme weather events or effects of climate change, and significant changes in the financial condition of our suppliers.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Contract manufacturers as a business (EMS, CMO, CRO)
End markets
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, significant portions of our products are assembled by contract manufacturers, primarily in locations in Asia.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Biotech and drug development strengthens
Inflation
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Adverse economic conditions may negatively affect customer demand, and could result in postponed or decreased spending amid customer concerns over elevated inflation and interest rates or slowing demand for our products, reduced asset values, volatile energy costs, the availability and cost of credit, and the stability of financial institutions, financial markets, businesses, local and state governments, and sovereign nations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Consumer spending, strengthens Interest rates
EU climate and energy policy
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Product design and procurement operations must comply with requirements relating to materials composition, sourcing, radiated emissions, energy efficiency and collection, recycling, treatment, transportation, and disposal of electronics products, including restrictions on mercury, lead, cadmium, lithium metal, lithium ion, and other substances. Our operations may also become subject to new or emergent standards relating to climate change laws and regulations.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Transition risks, such as shifting customer preferences or regulatory changes, may also result in increased demands regarding our solutions, products, and services, including the use of packaging materials and other components in our products and their environmental impact on sustainability. These demands may cause us to incur additional costs or make other changes to other operations to respond to such demands, which could adversely affect our financial results.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, concern over climate could result in new or more stringent legal requirements aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts of our operations, improving energy efficiency, or undertaking sustainability measures that exceed those we currently pursue. Any such regulatory requirements could cause disruptions in the manufacture of our products and result in increased procurement, production, and distribution costs.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Circular economy and recycling, strengthens Energy efficiency
Equity and capital markets
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Table of Contents Our financial performance is dependent on access to the capital markets by us or some of our customers. We may access debt and capital sources to provide financing for customers and to obtain funds for general corporate purposes, including working capital, acquisitions, capital expenditures, and funding of customer receivables.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Table of Contents Equity Price Risk Strategic Investments — Our strategic investments include primarily early-stage, privately-held companies that are considered to be in the start-up or development stages and are inherently risky. The technologies or products these companies have under development are typically in the early stages and may never materialize, which could result in a loss of a substantial part of our initial investment in the companies.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Packaging regulation and deposit schemes
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, our operating costs could increase because of copyright levies or similar fees by rights holders and collection agencies in European and other countries.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our operations are subject to environmental and safety regulations in all areas in which we conduct business. Product design and procurement operations must comply with new and future requirements relating to climate change laws and regulations, materials composition, sourcing, energy efficiency and collection, recycling, treatment, transportation, and disposal of electronics products, including restrictions on mercury, lead, cadmium, lithium metal, lithium ion, and other substances.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Carbon tax and ETS prices
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In addition, concern over climate could result in new or more stringent legal requirements aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts of our operations, improving energy efficiency, or undertaking sustainability measures that exceed those we currently pursue. Any such regulatory requirements could cause disruptions in the manufacture of our products and result in increased procurement, production, and distribution costs.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Shipping and logistics, strengthens Energy efficiency, weakens Cement and building materials
Other currencies
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Our international operations face many risks and uncertainties, including varied local economic and labor conditions; political instability; public health issues; changes in the U.S. and international regulatory environments; the impacts of trade protection measures, including increases in tariffs and trade barriers, and other changes in international trade arrangements that could adversely affect our ability to conduct business in non-U.S. markets; changes in tax laws; potential theft or other compromise, and limited or unfavorable protection, of our technology, data, or intellectual property; copyright levies; and volatility in foreign currency exchange rates.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Rare earths and critical raw materials
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Uniform Forced Labor Protection Act, and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act intended to improve transparency and accountability concerning the supply of minerals originating from the conflict zones of the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries. We incur costs to comply with the disclosure requirements of this last law and other costs relating to the sourcing and availability of minerals used in our products.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: Wind power strengthens
USD vs DKK/EUR
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Our international operations face many risks and uncertainties, including varied local economic and labor conditions; political instability; public health issues; changes in the U.S. and international regulatory environments; the impacts of trade protection measures, including increases in tariffs and trade barriers, and other changes in international trade arrangements that could adversely affect our ability to conduct business in non-U.S. markets; changes in tax laws; potential theft or other compromise, and limited or unfavorable protection, of our technology, data, or intellectual property; copyright levies; and volatility in foreign currency exchange rates.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains out: this mixed effect United States
Europe
Geography
Geography
“Approximately 65% of ISG revenue is generated by sales to customers in the Americas, with the remaining portion derived from sales to customers in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region (“EMEA”) and the Asia-Pacific and Japan region (“APJ”).”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Geography
“Approximately 60% of CSG revenue is generated by sales to customers in the Americas, with the remaining portion derived from sales to customers in EMEA and APJ.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Geography
“Sales outside the United States accounted for approximately 45% of our consolidated net revenue for Fiscal 2026.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
United States
Geography
Geography
“Approximately 65% of ISG revenue is generated by sales to customers in the Americas, with the remaining portion derived from sales to customers in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region (“EMEA”) and the Asia-Pacific and Japan region (“APJ”).”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Geography
“Approximately 60% of CSG revenue is generated by sales to customers in the Americas, with the remaining portion derived from sales to customers in EMEA and APJ.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Geography
“Sales outside the United States accounted for approximately 45% of our consolidated net revenue for Fiscal 2026.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Chains in: USD vs DKK/EUR mixed effect
Asia and emerging markets
Geography
Geography
“Approximately 65% of ISG revenue is generated by sales to customers in the Americas, with the remaining portion derived from sales to customers in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region (“EMEA”) and the Asia-Pacific and Japan region (“APJ”).”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Geography
“Approximately 60% of CSG revenue is generated by sales to customers in the Americas, with the remaining portion derived from sales to customers in EMEA and APJ.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Licensing and partnership deals in pharma
End markets
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Table of Contents We have entered into software licensing agreements with other companies. We also license certain technologies and intellectual property from third parties for use in our offerings and processes, and license some of our technologies and intellectual property to third parties.”
Annual report 2026A · The company itself
Competitors mentioned in the report
No named competitors in the report.
Financial figures
| Revenue latest fiscal year | 113.54 bn USD |
| Revenue growth vs. the year before, same method | 18.8 % |
| EBITDA reported by the company | 11.18 bn USD |
| Net debt debt incl. leasing minus cash | 20.7 bn USD |
| Diluted EPS per share | 8.68 USD |
Source: 10-K (SEC) A. See the report
Criteria
| Profit | ✓ |
| Growing | ✓ |
| Healthy balance sheet | ✓ |
Only the criteria that can be computed from financial statements on this page. The remaining criteria (such as price and dividend) need a share price and are in the analysis.
Figures are in the report's currency (USD), not converted to DKK. Quotes are shown as the company's own words in English.