Risk-factor diff
FY 2025 10-K vs. FY 2024Net-new paragraphs in the most recent 10-K's Item 1A. Companies rarely add risk language without a real reason — additions here are often a leading signal of management concerns.
“We launched the Square ecosystem in February 2009 to enable businesses ("sellers") to accept card payments, a critical capability that had previously been inaccessible to many businesses. We have since expanded to provide sellers additional products and services and to give them access to a cohesive ecosystem of tools to help them start, run, and grow their businesses. Similarly, with Cash App, we have built an ecosystem of financial products and services to help consumers manage their money. Cash App now provides an ecosystem of commerce solutions, financial services, and bitcoin capabilities…”
“In 2025, we generated gross profit of $10.4 billion, up 17% year over year. Cash App generated gross profit of $6.3 billion in 2025, up 21% year over year, primarily driven by growth in Cash App Borrow. Square generated gross profit of $3.9 billion in 2025, up 9% year over year, driven by financial solutions, most notably Square Loans.”
“In 2025, operating income was $1.7 billion and Adjusted Operating Income was $2.1 billion, compared to operating income of $892.3 million and Adjusted Operating Income of $1.6 billion in 2024. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $1.3 billion compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $2.9 billion for the same period in 2024, and Adjusted EBITDA was $3.5 billion, an increase of 14% year over year. Net income for 2025 and 2024 included a loss of $55.9 million and gain of $420.9 million, respectively, from the remeasurement of our bitcoin investment. In 2024, we …”
“Starting in 2023, we sharpened our focus on our organizational structure and expenditures with a view to identifying areas where we can be more cost efficient as we focus on disciplined growth. We made progress on our cost efficiency goals in 2025, and we expect to continue these efforts. For the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $78.6 million and $26.8 million of severance and other expenses related to these efforts, respectively. In February 2026, we announced a workforce reduction restructuring plan (the “Workforce Plan”) designed to better align our organizational structur…”
“During the third quarter of 2025, we issued $2.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes comprised of $1.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2030 ("2030 Senior Notes") and $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount due 2033 ("2033 Senior Notes"). We ended 2025 with $9.2 billion in available liquidity, with $8.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in marketable debt securities, as well as an undrawn amount of $775.0 million available under our revolving credit facility, which was amended on January 14, 2026 to, amon…”
Policies & disclosures
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