Quanta Services (PWR) Risk Factor Changes
Quanta Services Risk Factor Changes
Latest 10-K compared with the year before. 67 changes found.
We often fund a significant portion of the consideration paid in connection with our acquisitions with the issuance of additional equity securities, including contingent consideration amounts payable if acquired busin…
A portion of our business depends on our ability to provide surety bonds, letters of credit, bank guarantees or other financial assurances.
We have a significant amount of debt and debt service requirements.
Most government contracts are awarded through a regulated competitive bidding process, which can often include more cumbersome compliance requirements and be more time consuming than the bidding process for non-govern…
Additionally, we own and lease numerous properties and facilities, including certain of which that contain above-and below-ground fuel storage tanks, which could leak and cause us to be responsible for remediation cos…
As of December 31, 2025, approximately 36% of our employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements and the number of our employees covered by collective bargaining agreements could increase in the future for…
that mandates percentages of power to be generated from renewable sources, requires utilities to meet reliability standards, provides for existing or new production tax credits for renewable energy developers, or enco…
Regulatory requirements focused on concerns about climate-change related issues, including any new or changed requirements concerning the reduction, production or consumption of fossil fuels, could negatively impact t…
Technological advancements, market developments and other factors may increase our costs or alter our customers’ existing operating models or the services they require, which could result in reduced demand for our ser…
Furthermore, a substantial portion of our revenues is directly or indirectly dependent upon obtaining new contracts, which is unpredictable and often involves complex and lengthy negotiations and bidding processes tha…
Services within our Underground and Infrastructure segment are also exposed to risks associated with the oil and gas industry.
A number of factors can also adversely affect the industries we serve, including, among other things, the economic impact of supply chain and other logistical issues, financing conditions, potential bankruptcies and g…
Stagnant or declining economic conditions, including a prolonged economic downturn or recession, as well as significant events that have an impact on financial or capital markets, can adversely impact the demand for o…
Certain investors, customers and other stakeholders have focused on sustainability practices of companies, including, among other things, practices with respect to human capital resources, emissions and environmental…
We are also exposed to increases in energy prices, particularly fuel prices for our large fleet of vehicles, which have fluctuated significantly since 2020 and could increase over the longer term due to market conditi…
Pursuant to certain contracts, including fixed price and EPC contracts where we have assumed responsibility for procuring materials for a project, we may be exposed to availability issues and price increases for mater…
Additionally, successful completion of our contracts can depend on whether our subcontractors successfully fulfill their contractual obligations.
Furthermore, we have incurred, and may incur in the future, significant costs or liabilities associated with an unsuccessful attempt to enter a new market and we have entered, and may in the future enter, a new market…
We grant credit, generally without collateral, to our customers, which primarily include utilities, renewable energy developers, technology companies, communications providers, industrial companies and energy delivery…
We have entered into strategic relationships, joint ventures and other investment arrangements with various partners, including customers and infrastructure investors, through which we have invested in infrastructure…
We depend on the continued efforts of our executive officers, senior corporate management, regional leadership and management of our operating companies, which includes leadership and key personnel of the businesses w…
Additionally, we also generally require that key management and former principals of the businesses we acquire agree to non-compete covenants in the purchase agreement or, as applicable, employment agreements.
Additionally, our past acquisitions have involved, and our future acquisitions may involve, significant cash expenditures and stock issuances, the incurrence or assumption of debt and other known and unknown liabiliti…
Increased media coverage and interest in energy transition matters and our industries, along with the intensification of media coverage generally, including through the considerable expansion in the use of social medi…
•actual or potential involvement in a catastrophic fire, explosion, aviation incident, mechanical failure of infrastructure or similar event; or
•failure to successfully perform, or negative publicity related to, a high-profile project, including, among others, our joint venture in LUMA and large-scale infrastructure projects (i.e., electric transmission proje…
In addition, as a contractor supporting government agencies with respect to certain projects, including the Department of Defense (DoD), we must adhere to regulatory cyber compliance requirements outlined in the Feder…
We rely on information technology systems to manage our operations and other business processes and to protect sensitive company information.
periods and include facility performance warranties that are broader than the warranties we generally provide.
Our customers have in the past and may in the future cancel, delay or reduce the number or size of projects available to us for a variety of reasons, including capital constraints or inability to meet regulatory requi…
We have in the past brought, and may in the future bring, claims against our customers.
Our ability to efficiently manage our business and achieve our strategic initiatives is limited by our ability to employ, train and retain the necessary skilled personnel, which is subject to a number of risks.
Changes in climate have caused, and are expected to continue to cause, among other things, changes to meteorological and hydrological patterns, as well as impacts to the frequency and intensity of wildfires, hurricane…
Our business and operating results are subject to physical risks associated with changes in climate.
As part of our overall risk management strategy, we self-insure, or insure through our wholly-owned captive insurance company, a significant portion of our claims exposure, including all amounts up to the applicable d…
In particular, locations throughout our primary operating regions, including but not limited to, the United States, Canada and Australia, have recently experienced and are increasingly impacted by wildfires, including…
Performance difficulties can result in project delays, project cancellations and damage to our relationship with customers, as well as damage to our reputation, which can be exacerbated when the difficulties arise on…
•protests and other public activism, legal challenges or other political activity or opposition to our operations or projects or those of our joint ventures;
Certain industries in which we operate can be cyclical and our business is subject to seasonality and other factors that can result in significantly different operating results from quarter to quarter, and therefore o…
•Our business and operating results are subject to physical risks associated with changes in climate.
include seeking capacity from other sureties and lenders or finding more business that does not require bonds or that allows for other forms of collateral for project performance, such as cash.
Most government contracts are awarded through a regulated competitive bidding process, which can often include more cumbersome compliance requirements and be more time consuming than the bidding process for non-govern…
are or may be responsible for maintaining, monitoring and/or remediating.
operations and cash flows.
evolving industry standards.
Certain of our operations within our Underground and Infrastructure segment could also experience reputational risks, such as how our values and practices regarding a low carbon transition are viewed by external and i…
Moreover, while we may create and publish voluntary disclosures regarding sustainability matters from time to time, many of the statements in those voluntary disclosures are based on hypothetical expectations and esti…
Investors, customers and other stakeholders have focused increasingly on sustainability practices of companies, including, among other things, practices with respect to human capital resources, emissions and environme…
diversity-ownership requirements or otherwise, also limit our ability to self-perform our services, thereby potentially increasing performance risk associated with our services.
We grant credit, generally without collateral, to our customers, which primarily include utilities, renewable energy developers, technology companies, communications providers, industrial companies and energy delivery…
candidates to work remotely, could jeopardize our ability to successfully manage our decentralized operations or our ability to grow and expand our business.
time and become more severe than previously anticipated.
Our customers have in the past and may in the future cancel, delay or reduce the number or size of projects available to us for a variety of reasons, including capital constraints or inability to meet regulatory requi…
We have in the past brought, and may in the future bring, claims against our customers.
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and can also adversely affect our ability to secure new contracts.
With respect to certain services within our Electric segment, current and potential legislative or regulatory initiatives may not be implemented or extended or result in incremental increased demand for our services,…
affect the timing of contract awards and the commencement or progress of work under awarded contracts.
the reduction or elimination of spending on the services we provide.
could have an adverse effect on demand for our services or our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
There are numerous other risks associated with operating in international markets and U.S.
performance of our investments or an investment fund in which we participate, or based on the actions or conduct of the entities in which we are invested or our partners in such investments, all of which may be outsid…
addition, negative publicity relating to certain projects may result in increased regulatory scrutiny, adverse rulings or regulatory actions.
risk management program and processes, including policies, controls and procedures, designed to apply to our operating companies will be fully implemented, complied with or effective in protecting all information syst…
We typically provide contractual warranties for our services and materials, guaranteeing the work performed against, among other things, defects in workmanship, and we may agree to indemnify our customers for losses r…
service offerings.
based on risk tolerance, risk volatility, and premium expense.
not be indicative of future results.