Autodesk (ADSK) Risk Factor Changes

We make assumptions, judgments, and estimates for a number of items, including revenue recognition for product subscriptions and enterprise business agreements (“EBAs”), the determination of the fair value of acquired…

we provide to our customers and computer operations for our internal use.

Increasingly, tax authorities are reviewing existing corporate tax regulatory and legal regimes.

We are required to comply with the covenants set forth in the 2025 Credit Agreement.

We have $2.50 billion of principal debt, consisting of notes due at various times from June 2027 to June 2035, as of January 31, 2026, as described in Part II, Item 8.

The fluctuations of currencies in which we conduct business can both increase and decrease our overall revenue and expenses for any given period.

against us.

Our offerings are subject to export controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations that prohibit the delivery of certain solutions and services or the export of these solutions and services to locations, governm…

Governments, regulators, plaintiffs’ attorneys, and privacy advocates have increased their focus on how companies collect, use, store, share, transmit, and otherwise process personal data, personal information, and ce…

evolving, subject to differing interpretations, may be inconsistent among jurisdictions, or conflict with other rules and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future.

Increasing regulatory focus on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity issues, as well as new and expanding laws and regulations, and customer requirements, addressing AI, data localization and sovereignty, and th…

Many of our products are designed to include software licensed from third parties.

Over time, we have modified and continue to modify aspects of our relationship with our distributors and resellers, such as their incentive programs, pricing to them, and our distribution model to motivate and reward…

We sell our software products both directly to end users and through a network of distributors and resellers.

We rely on our network and data center infrastructure, technology systems, and websites for our development, marketing, operational, support, sales, accounting, and financial reporting activities.

claiming non-compliance with the applicable open source licensing terms.

As we digitize Autodesk and use cloud- and web-based technologies to leverage customer data to deliver the total customer experience, we are exposed to increased security risks and the potential for unauthorized acces…

Autodesk voluntarily contacted the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to advise it that an internal investigation was ongoing.

Social and ethical issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies such as AI in our offerings, may result in reputational harm and liability, and may cause us to incur additional research and development…

•general socioeconomic, political, or market conditions, including from an economic downturn or recession in the United States or in other countries, as well as economic and regulatory uncertainty;

During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we initiated a restructuring plan (the “2026 Plan”), to support Autodesk's initiatives to optimize its go-to-market organization and, at the same time, to reallocate resources…

Our operating expenses are based in part on our expectations for future revenue and are relatively fixed in the short term.

•general market, economic, business, and political conditions in Europe and APAC including from an economic downturn or recession in the United States or other countries, as well as economic and regulatory uncertainty;

In addition, in recent years, the United States has instituted or proposed changes to foreign trade policy, including the negotiation or termination of trade agreements, the imposition of new or increased tariffs on p…

We may not be successful in overcoming such risks, and such acquisitions and investments may negatively impact our business.

still uncertain and will continue to depend on developments such as the impact of these challenges on our customers, vendors, distributors, and resellers, such as the supply chain disruption and resulting inflationary…

The software industry has limited barriers to entry, and the availability of computing devices with continually expanding performance at progressively lower prices contributes to the ease of market entry.

•Increasing regulatory focus on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity issues and expanding laws.

•Our strategy and expectations regarding the expected benefits, timing and costs associated with our restructuring plans.

Our offerings are subject to export controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations that prohibit the delivery of certain solutions and services without the required export authorizations or the export to locatio…

In the EU and the UK, regulators are increasingly focusing on compliance with requirements in the online behavioral advertising ecosystem, and current national laws that implement the ePrivacy Directive are likely to…

In addition, the CPRA and many other new state laws addressing privacy and information security, including those that have become or will become effective in 2025, provide for additional obligations such as data minim…

Several other countries, including China, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Japan, have also established specific legal requirements for cross-border data transfers.

and depending on the impacts of these rulings and other developments with respect to cross-border data transfer, we could suffer additional costs, complaints and/or regulatory investigations or fines, have to stop usi…

Further, several European data protection authorities have indicated that the use of Google Analytics by European website operators involves the unlawful transfer of personal data to the United States.

In addition, the United Kingdom’s (“UK”) exit from the EU, and ongoing developments in the UK, have created uncertainty with regard to data protection regulation in the UK.

In addition, there is continued instability of international personal data transfer legal mechanisms that are complex, uncertain, and subject to active litigation and enforcement actions in a number of jurisdictions a…

We rely significantly upon major distributors and resellers in both the U.S.

could result in disruption in our business operations, loss of customers, loss of revenue, errors in our accounting and financial reporting, or damage to our reputation, all of which could harm our business.

We use third-party open source software.

AI, slow adoption of AI in our products and services, and subject us to claims, demands, and proceedings from private actors, regulatory investigations and other proceedings by regulatory authorities, and fines, penal…

•announcements of new offerings or enhancements by us or our competitors;

adverse effect on our profitability.

In addition, in recent years, the United States has instituted or proposed changes to foreign trade policy, including the negotiation or termination of trade agreements, the imposition of tariffs on products imported…

Our business is highly automated and relies extensively on the availability of our network and data center infrastructure, our internal technology systems, and our websites.

will incur transaction fees in adopting such hedging programs.

Our competitors, as well as a number of other entities and individuals, may own or claim to own intellectual property relating to our business.

services.

Evolving legislation and the interplay of federal and state laws may be subject to varying interpretations by courts and government agencies, creating complex compliance issues.

In addition, the CPRA and many other recently enacted state laws addressing privacy and cybersecurity provide for additional obligations and grant additional rights to consumers such as correction of personal informat…

Many laws and regulations relating to privacy and data protection impose restrictions on cross-border transfers of personal data.

Our strategy to digitize Autodesk involves increasing our use of cloud- and web-based technologies and applications to leverage customer data to improve our offerings for the benefit of our customers.

require that proprietary portions of our own software be publicly disclosed or licensed.

products and a subscription-only business model involves considerable investment in the development of technologies, as well as back-office systems for technical, financial, compliance, and sales resources.

We use third-party open source software.

been subject to security breaches and incidents, and we face the risks of them occurring in the future, as well as the risks of delays and other difficulties in identifying, responding to, or remediating security brea…

the European Parliament on March 13, 2024, imposes obligations on providers and users of AI technologies.

•announcements of new offerings or enhancements by us or our competitors as well as market perception of disruptive technologies such as machine learning and other AI technologies;

In addition, we generally recognize subscription revenue over the term of the respective contracts, which typically range from 1-year to 3-years.

There is currently significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and its trading partners with respect to trade policies, tariffs, taxes, and similar policies affecting cross-border o…

regulations by other countries, suggest a broader purview for changes in U.S.

investments have in the past and may in the future contribute to fluctuations in our quarterly financial results.

Our overall performance depends largely upon domestic and worldwide economic and political conditions.

Furthermore, a reduction in the number and availability of compatible third-party applications or our inability to rapidly adapt to technological and customer preference changes, including those related to cloud compu…