EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1567094
Filing Year: 2025
Filename: 1567094_10-K_2025_0001628280-25-009007.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business
CNH Industrial N.V. ("CNH" or the "Company") was initially formed in 2013 by the business combination transaction between Fiat Industrial S.p.A. and its subsidiary CNH Global N.V. CNH was incorporated on November 23, 2012, as a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) under the laws of the Netherlands. The Company's principal office is located at Cranes Farm Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3AD, United Kingdom (telephone number: +44-207-9251-964). CNH's agent for U.S. federal securities law purposes is Emily Sturges, c/o CNH Industrial America LLC, 711 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 (telephone number +1-331-256-0594).
CNH historically qualified as a Foreign Private Issuer, as determined by Rule 3b-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and was exempt from filing annual reports on Form 10-K by virtue of Rules 13a-13 and 15d-13 under the Exchange Act. Starting with its third quarter 2022 results, CNH began voluntarily reporting its financial results under the periodic and annual reporting forms for U.S. domestic filers and voluntary prepared Forms 8-K.
As of June 30, 2024, CNH determined that it no longer qualified as a foreign private issuer, as defined under the Exchange Act. As a result, effective as of January 1, 2025, the Company is no longer eligible to use the rules designed for foreign private issuers and will be considered a U.S. domestic issuer. As such, CNH is required to comply with, among other things, U.S. proxy rules and Regulation FD, and its officers, directors and 10% shareholders are subject to the beneficial ownership reporting and short-swing profit recovery requirements in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, as used in this Annual Report, the term "CNH", "we", "us", "our" or "the Company" refer to CNH Industrial N.V. together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
Business Overview
General
CNH is a leading global equipment company that designs, produces and sells agricultural and construction equipment. In addition, CNH’s Financial Services segment offers an array of financial products and services, including retail financing for the purchase or lease of new and used CNH and other manufacturers’ products and other retail financing programs and wholesale financing to dealers. CNH's global network includes industrial, commercial and financial services subsidiaries located in 31 countries and a commercial presence in approximately 167 countries.
CNH operates across three business segments: Agriculture, Construction and Financial Services. CNH refers to its Agriculture and Construction operations as "Industrial Activities".
Geographic Regions
Certain financial information in this Annual Report has been presented by geographic region. Our geographic regions are: (1) North America; (2) Europe, Middle East and Africa; (3) South America and (4) Asia Pacific. The geographic designations have the following meanings:
•North America: United States, Canada and Mexico;
•Europe, Middle East and Africa: member countries of the European Union, European Free Trade Association, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Balkans, Russia, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the African continent and the Middle East;
•South America: Central and South America, and the Caribbean Islands; and
•Asia Pacific: Continental Asia (including the India subcontinent), Indonesia, and Oceania.
Certain industry information in this Annual Report has been presented on a worldwide basis which includes all countries. In this Annual Report, management estimates of industry information are generally based on retail unit sales data in North America, on registrations of equipment in most of Europe, Brazil, and various other markets, and on retail and shipment unit data collected by a central information bureau appointed by equipment manufacturers associations, including the Association of Equipment Manufacturers in North America, the Committee for European Construction Equipment in Europe, the Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores in Brazil, the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association, and the Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association, as well as on other shipment data collected by independent service bureaus. Not all agricultural or construction equipment is registered, and registration data may thus underestimate, perhaps substantially, actual retail industry unit sales demand, particularly for local manufacturers in China, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and any country where local shipments are not reported.
Business Segments
The Agriculture segment designs, engineers, manufactures, distributes and services a full line of agriculture equipment, implements and precision agriculture solutions. The Agriculture segment also supports customers throughout the equipment lifecycle with aftermarket solutions including guidance, automated steering systems, and application control products across a full line of equipment. We seek to ensure that our customers have technology options at every stage of their precision tech adoption journey.
Agriculture's product lines include tractors, combine harvesters, hay and forage equipment, seeding and planting equipment, and self-propelled sprayers.
Case IH and New Holland are our two leading global brands. Our regional and technology brands cater to specific regions around the world. They operate closely with customers to provide specialist solutions.
Our primary brands and products for the Agriculture segment are as follows:
•Case IH. Our Case IH brand specializes in powerful and productive machinery including track technology and precision farming solutions for cash and high-value crops, such as sugarcane, particularly for larger farms. Products sold through our Case IH brand include tractors, harvesters (grain and sugarcane) and crop protection and tillage precision farming solutions.
•New Holland. New Holland specializes in combine harvesting and offers a broad range of equipment that caters to specialty applications, hay and forage, livestock, vineyards and orchards, as well as methane power solutions. Products sold through our New Holland brand include tractors, harvesters (grain and specialty crops such as grapes and olives), hay and forage equipment, crop protection and tillage solutions (primarily for small grains) and precision farming solutions.
•STEYR. STEYR is a regional brand, primarily focused in European markets, that specializes in small- to mid-sized tractors for agricultural, municipal and forestry segments.
•Raven. Raven is a global technology brand primarily focused on developing disruptive agricultural technologies that seek to solve in-field challenges and provide automated and autonomous farming solutions.
New and emerging technologies are transforming the industries we serve. CNH is investing in integrated solutions and precision technologies across its equipment portfolio, including digital platforms, global navigation satellite system ("GNSS") positioning, connectivity, displays, automation, and autonomy.
CNH’s core technologies were strengthened by acquiring Raven Industries, Inc., ("Raven") in 2021 and Hemisphere GNSS ("Hemisphere") in 2023. These acquisitions allow CNH to design, manufacture, sell, and service core technology products, providing precise GNSS solutions for agriculture and construction.
In 2023, CNH acquired Augmenta Holding SAS ("Augmenta"), a machine vision company that automates and optimizes farming operations using real-time, multi-spectral sensors and agronomic insights.
The Construction segment designs, manufactures and distributes a full line of construction equipment including excavators, crawler dozers, graders, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders, and compact track loaders along with a wide variety of attachments.
Construction’s product lines are sold primarily under the global CASE Construction Equipment ("CASE") and New Holland Construction brands, and include a range of heavy and light construction equipment. Heavy construction equipment product lines include general construction equipment such as large excavators and wheel loaders, and road building and site preparation equipment such as compactors, graders and dozers. Light construction equipment is also known as compact and service equipment, and its product lines include backhoe loaders, skid steer and tracked loaders, mini- and midi- excavators, and compact wheel loaders.
Our primary products and brands for the Construction segment are as follows:
•New Holland Construction. New Holland Construction is a global brand that offers a wide range of equipment for farming, landscaping, and construction appliances. Products sold through our New Holland Construction Brand include Skid steer loaders, compact track and wheel loaders, mini track loaders and excavators, loader backhoes, tractor loaders, small articulated loaders, forklifts and specialized attachments.
•Case Construction. Case Construction is a global brand that designs and builds powerful construction equipment designed to meet the needs of the construction industry. Products sold through our Case Construction brand include mini and heavy excavators, motor graders, wheel and tractor loaders, vibratory compaction rollers, compact dozers and track loaders, crawler dozers, skid steer and mini track loaders, compact track loaders, rough terrain forklifts, EV options and specialized attachments.
•Eurocomach. Eurocomach sell products in over 40 countries. Products sold through our Eurocomach brand include mini and midi excavators, compact track and wheel loaders, MTL50 track loaders for small and confined spaces and specialized attachments.
In 2021, we completed the acquisition of Sampierana S.p.A., which provides Construction direct control over technology and manufacturing of Mini and Midi Excavators. In 2023, we developed and launched our first range of mini track loaders under our Eurocomach brand.
Construction's products often share common components to achieve economies of scale in manufacturing, purchasing, and development.Construction differentiates these products based on the relative product value, technology, design concept, productivity, product serviceability, color, and styling to preserve the unique identity of each brand.
Our construction products are also sold by our Agriculture dealers for certain uses. Sales to agriculture customers are still accounted for in the Construction segment, given the nature of the products.
We began production and distribution of full-electric compact construction equipment in 2023. This includes electric mini excavators, compact wheel loader and tractor loader backhoe and small articulated loaders. We plan to continue delivering further battery-powered compact construction equipment solutions to help our customers operate in enclosed and municipal job sites calling for no, or reduced, tailpipe emissions.
Financial Services provides and administers financing to end-use customers for the purchase of new and used agricultural and construction equipment and components sold through CNH's dealer network, as well as revolving charge account financing and other financial services. Financial Services also provides wholesale financing to CNH dealers and distributors primarily to finance inventories of equipment. Furthermore, Financial Services provides trade receivables factoring services to CNH subsidiaries. The European Financial Services operations are supported by the Iveco Group's Financial Services segment. Financial Services also provides financial products and services to dealers and end customers of Iveco Group companies in the North America, South America and Asia Pacific regions. The segment is referred to commercially as CNH Capital - the captive financial provider for the CNH family of brands, specializing in agricultural and construction equipment. In Brazil, it operates under the brand of Banco CNH.
Consolidated Results - 2024 Compared to 2023
(in millions of dollars except per share amounts) 2024 2023(1)
Change
Consolidated Revenues $ 19,836 $ 24,687 (20) %
of which Net Sales of Industrial Activities $ 17,060 $ 22,080 (23) %
Net income $ 1,259 $ 2,287 (45) %
Diluted Earnings per share $ 0.99 $ 1.69 $ (0.70)
(1) See Note 23 Immaterial Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements.
Net sales for the fiscal year 2024 were down 23% from 2023 mainly due to decreased industry demand. 2024 consolidated net income was down 45% and diluted earnings per share decreased $0.70 per share compared to 2023 primarily driven by lower sales. For a further discussion of our results of operations, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Consideration and Results of Operation".
Industry Overview
Agriculture
The agriculture machinery industry is generally segmented into farm types including row crop farmers and dairy and livestock farmers. Row crop farmers typically purchase tractors at the mid-to-upper end of the horsepower ("hp") range, combine harvesters, harvesting equipment and crop production equipment. Dairy and livestock farmers, who typically utilize tractors in the mid-to-lower hp range and crop preparation and crop packaging implements. The key factor influencing sales of agricultural equipment include the level of net farm income, the impact of government subsidy programs and weather and climate conditions. Net farm income is primarily impacted by commodity and/or livestock prices, changes in the area of acreage planted, stock levels, crop yields, farm operating expenses (including fuel and fertilizer costs), fluctuations in currency exchange rates, government subsidies, tax incentives and trade policies. The inventory levels and the value of used equipment also affect the level of new equipment sales. Cash-crop producers are also very interested in equipments' technology and automation innovations, which drive better yields and lower dependence on increasingly scarce skilled labor.
Demand for agricultural equipment also varies seasonally by region and product, primarily due to differing climates and farming calendars. Peak retail deliveries for tractors and planting, seeding, and application equipment typically occur in March through June in the Northern hemisphere and in September through December in the Southern hemisphere. Dealers order equipment year-round trying to anticipate the peak in the retail season and use inventory to offer standard products to customers who do not require specific configurations. The Company seeks to match retail and dealer orders with lean production plans using the Company's inventory to offset low and high seasonality, while targeting shorter time intervals between retail order and production to promote efficient working capital-management and excellent customer service.
Government farm programs, including the amount and timing of government payments, are a key income driver for farmers raising certain commodity crops in the United States (the "U.S.") and the European Union. The existence of comprehensive subsidies in these agricultural/farm markets reduces the effects of cyclicality in the agricultural equipment business. The existence and extent of subsidies depends largely on the U.S. Farm Bill and programs administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union and World Trade Organization negotiations. Additionally, the Brazilian government subsidizes the purchase of agricultural equipment through low-rate financing programs administered by the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social ("BNDES"). These programs have had over the years a significant influence on sales.
The demand for biofuels has created an associated demand for agriculturally based feedstocks, which are used to produce biofuels. Currently, most of the ethanol in the U.S. and Europe is extracted from corn, while in Brazil it is extracted from sugar cane. Biodiesel is typically extracted from soybeans and rapeseed oil in the U.S. and Brazil, and from rapeseed and other oil seeds as well as food waste by-products in Europe. The use of corn and soybeans for biofuel has been one of the main factors affecting the supply and demand relationships, as well as the price for these crops. The economic feasibility of biofuels is significantly impacted by the price of oil. As the price of oil falls, biofuels become a less attractive alternative energy source. This relationship will, however, be impacted by government policy and mandates as governments around the world consider ways to combat global warming and avoid potential energy resource issues in the future.
With the use of a bio-digester, animal and food waste can be processed to produce biomethane. CNH has developed two methane-powered tractor models under its New Holland brand (T6 and T7) that can also run on methane produced on the farm from animal and food waste. CNH has a controlling stake in Bennamann Ltd ("Bennamann"), a U.K.-based technology company, that has developed a solution to capture fugitive emissions of methane from livestock farm waste. The Company believes that this solution is suitable for small to medium size farms - supporting them in becoming more energy independent, reducing their pollutions, and adopting more sustainable and regenerative operations.
This approach also improves the sustainability of farmland management practices by minimizing artificial inputs (e.g., manufactured fertilizer), lowering operational costs and reducing pollutants. The concept is intended to contribute to a dairy farm's decarbonization.
The developments in precision technology and solutions are designed to allow farmers to increase yield with reduced input costs in the areas of labor, fertilizer, chemicals and water. Furthermore, with shorter planting and harvesting cycles experienced in recent years, we believe that precision agriculture technology will help drive replacement demand for new farm equipment as this technology is designed to reduce the time and effort required by individual tasks and thus improve farm efficiency.
Construction
The construction equipment market consists of two principal segments: heavy construction equipment (excluding the mining and the specialized forestry equipment markets, in which we do not participate), with equipment generally weighing more than 12 metric tons, and light construction equipment, with equipment generally weighing less than 12 metric tons.
In developed markets, customers tend to prefer more sophisticated machines equipped with the latest technology, such as machine control, automation and features to improve operator productivity. In developing markets, customers tend to prefer equipment that is relatively less costly and has greater perceived durability.
In North America and Europe, where the hourly cost of machine operators is higher relative to fuel costs and machine depreciation, customers typically emphasize productivity, performance and reliability. In other markets, where the relative cost for machine operators is lower, customers often continue to use equipment after its relative performance and efficiency have begun to diminish.
Customer demand for power and operating capacity does not vary significantly from market to market. However, in many countries, restrictions on equipment weight or dimensions, as well as road regulations or job site constraints can limit demand for larger machines.
Although the demand for new construction equipment tends to decrease during periods of economic stagnation or recession, the aftersales market is historically less volatile than the new equipment market and, therefore, helps limit the impact of declines in new equipment sales on the operating results of full-line manufacturers.
Heavy Construction
Heavy construction equipment typically includes general construction equipment such as large wheel loaders and excavators, and road building and site preparation equipment such as graders, compactors and dozers. Purchasers of heavy construction equipment include construction companies, municipalities, local governments, rental fleet owners, quarrying and mining companies, waste management companies and forestry-related concerns. Sales of heavy construction equipment primarily depend on the expected volume of major infrastructure construction and repair projects such as highway, tunnel, dam and harbor projects, which depend on government spending and economic growth. In North America, a portion of heavy equipment demand has historically been linked to the development of new housing subdivisions, where the entire infrastructure needs to be created, thus linking demand for both heavy and
light construction equipment. The heavy equipment industry generally follows macroeconomic cyclicality, linked to growth in gross domestic product and government spending.
Light Construction
Light construction equipment is also known as compact and service equipment, and it includes skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, tractor loaders, rough terrain forklifts, backhoe loaders, small wheel loaders and excavators. Purchasers of light construction equipment include contractors, residential builders, utilities, road construction companies, rental fleet owners, landscapers, logistics companies, and farmers. The principal factor influencing sales of light construction equipment is the level of residential and commercial construction, remodeling and renovation, which is influenced by interest rates and the availability of financing. Other major factors include the construction of light infrastructure, such as utilities, cabling and piping and maintenance expenditures. The principal use of light construction equipment is to replace relatively high-cost, slower manual work. Product demand in the United States and Europe has generally tended to mirror housing starts, with lags of six to twelve months. In areas where labor is abundant, and the cost of labor is inexpensive relative to other inputs-such as in India, Africa and South America-the light construction equipment market is generally smaller. These regions represent potential areas of growth for light construction equipment in the medium to long-term as labor costs rise relative to the cost of equipment or the supply of labor contracts, leading to increased mechanization.
Equipment rental is a significant element of the construction equipment market. Compared to the U.K. and Japan, where there is an established market for long-term equipment rentals as a result of favorable tax treatment, the rental market in North America and Western Europe (except for the U.K.) consists mainly of short-term rentals of light construction equipment to individuals or small contractors for which the purchase of equipment is not cost effective or that need specialized equipment for specific jobs. In North America, the main rental product has traditionally been the backhoe loader and, in Western Europe, it has been the mini-excavator. As the market has evolved, a greater variety of light and heavy equipment products have become available to rent. In addition, rental companies have allowed contractors to rent machines for longer periods instead of purchasing the equipment, enabling contractors to complete specific job requirements with greater flexibility and cost control. Large, national rental companies can significantly impact the construction equipment market, with purchase volumes being driven by their decisions to increase or decrease the size of their rental fleets based on rental utilization rates.
Seasonal demand for construction equipment fluctuates somewhat less than for agricultural equipment. Nevertheless, in North America and Western Europe, housing construction generally slows during the winter months. North American and European industry retail demand for construction equipment is generally strongest in the second and fourth quarters.
Agricultural and landscaping customers also contribute to a significant portion of the North America light equipment market. In this segment the main applications are related to material handling.
In markets outside of North America, Western Europe and Japan, equipment demand may also be partially satisfied by importing used equipment. Used heavy construction equipment from North America may fulfill demand in the South American market and equipment from Western Europe may be sold to Central and Eastern European, North African and Middle Eastern markets. Used heavy and light equipment from Japan is mostly sold to other Southeast Asian markets, while used excavators from Japan are sold to almost every other market in the world. This flow of used equipment is highly influenced by exchange rates, the weight and dimensions of the equipment and the different local regulations in terms of safety and engine emissions.
The construction equipment industry has seen an increase in the use of hydraulic excavators and wheel loaders in earth-moving and material handling applications. In addition, the light equipment sector has grown as more manual labor is being replaced on construction sites by machines with a variety of attachments for specialized applications, such as skid steer loaders, compact track loaders and mini-crawler excavators.
Competition
The agriculture and construction equipment industries are highly competitive at the global and regional level. The principal competitive factors in all markets include product performance, innovation and quality, distribution, customer service and price. We compete with: (i) large global full-line equipment manufacturers with a presence in every market and a broad range of products that cover most customer needs, (ii) manufacturers who are product specialists focused on particular industry segments on either a global or regional basis, (iii) regional full-line manufacturers, some of which are expanding worldwide to build a global presence, and (iv) local, low-cost manufacturers in individual markets, particularly in emerging markets such as Eastern Europe, India and China.
The ability to meet or exceed applicable engine emissions standards as they take effect is also a key competitive factor, particularly in those markets where such standards are the subject of frequent legislative or regulatory scrutiny and change, such as Europe and North America. Emission regulations are becoming a significant competitive factor at global level with new legislation in India and China, which leads to increases in product costs.
Our principal competitors in the agricultural equipment market are Deere & Company, AGCO Corporation, Claas Group, Kubota Tractor Corporation, Argo Tractors S.p.A., Same Deutz Fahr Group and Mahindra.
Our principal competitors in the construction equipment market are Caterpillar Inc., Komatsu Ltd., J C Bamford Excavators Ltd., Hitachi Construction Machinery Co, Ltd., Volvo Group, Liebherr Group, Develon, Bobcat, Kubota Tractor Corporation, SANY Heavy Industry Co., Ltd and Deere & Company.
Sales and Distribution
We predominantly sell and distribute our Agriculture and Construction products through dealers. The Agriculture dealer network includes more than 2,500 dealer owners and more than 6,000 locations/points of sale. Construction sells and distributes products through approximately 427 full-line dealers and distributors with over 1,694 points of sale. Agriculture and Construction dealers are almost all independently owned and operated. Some Agriculture dealers also sell construction equipment. Our dealers are responsible for retail sales of equipment to end users and after-sales service and support. In the United States, Canada, most of Western Europe, Brazil, Argentina, India, China, Thailand, Australia, and South Africa products are generally distributed directly through the independent dealer network. In the rest of the world, products are either sold to independent distributors who then resell to dealers, or to importers who sell products to retail customers.
As the equipment rental business becomes a more significant factor in both the agricultural and construction equipment markets, Agriculture and Construction are facilitating sales of equipment to the local, regional and national rental companies through their dealers as well as by encouraging dealers to develop their own rental activities. Agriculture and Construction have launched several programs to support their dealer service and rental operations, including training, improved dealer standards, financing, and advertising. As the rental market is a capital-intensive sector and sensitive to cyclical variations, we expand such activities gradually, with special attention to supporting the resale of rental units into the used equipment market by our dealers, who can utilize this opportunity to improve their customer base and generate additional parts and service business.
We believe that it is generally more cost-effective to distribute our agricultural and construction equipment products through independent dealers, although as of December 31, 2024, we operate a network of owned dealers for Case IH and the Construction segment in South Africa coming from the recent acquisition of our former distributor in the country. We promote a selective dealer development program, in territories with growth potential but underdeveloped representation by our Agriculture and Construction equipment brands, the program typically involves a transfer of ownership to a qualified operator through a buy-out or private investment after a few years.
Precision technology is integrated with our Agriculture equipment as well as offered as aftermarket parts for retrofit solutions through our dealer network. The Raven brand is distributed through the CNH dealer network in all regions and through independent dealer/distributor networks, some of which are affiliated with strategic and industry partners. Raven products and services are also sold to third-party companies for inclusion in their respective equipment.
Pricing and Promotion
We sell most of our products and parts to our dealers and distributors at wholesale prices that reflect a discount from the manufacturer-suggested list prices. In the ordinary course of business, we engage in promotional campaigns that may include price incentives or preferential financing terms when a product is sold by a dealer to a final customer. Such price incentives are generally accrued when we originally sell our products to dealers and distributors, and it is then disbursed at the time of the retail sale. The retail transaction price of any piece of equipment is determined by the individual dealer or distributor and generally depends on market conditions, features, options and, potentially, regulatory requirements. Retail transaction prices may differ from the manufacturer-suggested list prices, as a result of different factors (markets' demand, customer-specific requirements, local market conditions, general economic conditions, access to financing, etc.).
We regularly advertise our products to the community of farmers, builders, and agricultural and construction contractors, as well as to distributors and dealers in each of our major markets. To reach our target audience, we use a combination of general media, specialized trade magazines, the Internet, social media and direct mail. We also regularly participate in major international and national trade shows and engage in co-operative advertising programs with distributors and dealers. The promotion strategy for each brand varies according to the target customers for that brand.
Parts and Services
The quality and timely availability of parts and services are important competitive factors for each of our businesses, as they are significant elements in overall customer satisfaction and important considerations in a customer’s original equipment purchase decision. We supply parts, many of which are proprietary, to support items in the current product lines as well as for products we have sold in the past. We also offer personalized aftersales customer assistance programs that provide a wide range of modular and flexible maintenance and repair contracts, as well as warranty extension services, to meet a variety of customer needs and to support the equipments' value over time. Many of our products can have economically productive lives of more than 20 years when properly maintained, and each unit has the potential to produce a long-term parts and services revenue stream for us and our dealers. To further support the productive life of the equipment, connected technology within our machines has allowed us, together with our cloud-based control rooms and our dealer service shops, to obtain results through analytics blended with the professional knowledge of our
products experts. We are increasing the number of connected units supported proactively by control rooms that leverage service alarms, operators’ insights, predictive repairs and maintenance that enrich a suite of machine and farm data.
As of December 31, 2024, we operated and administered 30 parts depots worldwide which support both Agriculture and Construction, either directly, through a joint venture, or through arrangements with warehouse service providers. This network includes eight parts depots in North America, eleven in EMEA, three in South America, and eight in other regions. These depots supply parts to dealers and distributors, which are responsible for sales to retail customers, and our delivery systems provide customers with timely access to substantially required to support our products.
Manufacturing
The efficiency of our manufacturing, logistics and scheduling systems is dependent on forecasts of industry volumes and our anticipated share of industry sales, which is predicated on our ability to compete successfully with others in the marketplace. We compete based on product performance, customer service, quality, precision technology and other innovations and price. The environment is by nature competitive from a pricing standpoint, but we have been able to counter inflationary cost increases with positive price realization. There is no guarantee that we can maintain positive price realization in the future. The ability of our supply chain and manufacturing system to timely deliver finished goods is also critical to meeting customer expectations. Failure to do so might imply losses of competitiveness.
Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.
In a continuously and rapidly changing competitive environment, our research and development ("R&D") activities are a vital strategic component to our growth and progress. Our R&D activities are designed to accelerate time-to-market while taking advantage of specialization and experience in different markets.
We hold approximately 11,000 registered patents in addition to trade secrets, licenses and trademarks related to our products and services. We file patent applications in Europe, the U.S. and in other jurisdictions around the world to protect technology and improvements considered important to the business. Certain trademarks contribute to our identity and the recognition of our products and services and are an integral part of our business, and their loss could have a material adverse effect on us.
Joint Ventures
As part of a strategy to enter and expand in new markets, we are also involved in several commercial and/or manufacturing joint ventures. At December 31, 2024, they included the following:
◦in Japan, we own 50% of New Holland HFT Japan Inc. (“HFT”), which distributes our products in Japan. HFT imports and sells the full range of New Holland agricultural equipment;
◦in Pakistan, we own 43.2% of Al Ghazi Tractors Ltd., which manufactures and distributes New Holland tractors;
◦in Türkiye, we own 37.5% of TürkTraktör ve Ziraat Makineleri A.S., which manufactures and distributes various models of both New Holland and Case IH tractors;
◦in Mexico, we own 50% of CNH de Mexico S.A. de C.V., which manufactures New Holland agricultural equipment and distributes our agricultural equipment through one or more of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Suppliers
We purchase certain materials, parts, components and services from third party suppliers. We view our supplier relationships as critical to our operational effectiveness. Certain components and parts used in our products are available from a single supplier and cannot be sourced quickly otherwise. The sudden or unexpected interruption in the availability of certain of our suppliers’ raw materials, parts, and components could result in delays in, or increases in the costs of production.
In 2023 we embarked on a multi-year supply chain transformation under our Strategic Sourcing Program ("SSP"). The SSP is designed to leverage our long-term relationships with our current suppliers and support the establishment of long-term relationships with new suppliers in an attempt to capture best total value across the supply chain and to foster co-development and co-innovation initiatives.
Financial Services
Financial Services offers a range of financial products and services to dealers and customers in the various regions in which it operates. Retail financing products primarily include retail notes, finance leases and operating leases to end use customers and revolving charge account financing to purchase parts, service, rentals, implements and attachments from CNH dealers. Wholesale financing consists primarily of dealer floorplan financing as well as the management and purchase of trade receivables from CNH subsidiaries. Dealer floorplan financing gives dealers the ability to maintain a representative inventory of products. In addition, Financial Services provides financing to dealers for used equipment and machines taken in trade, equipment utilized in dealer-owned
rental yards, parts inventory, working capital and other financing needs. As a captive finance business, Financial Services is reliant on and supports the operations of Agriculture, Construction, their dealers, and customers.
Financial Services supports the growth of Industrial Activities by developing and structuring financial products with the objective of supporting equipment and parts sales as well as customer loyalty. Financial Services’ strategy is to grow a core financing business to support the sale of our equipment and parts while at the same time maintaining its portfolio credit quality, service levels, operational effectiveness and customer satisfaction. Financial Services also offers products to finance third party equipment and machines sold through our dealer network or within our core businesses. Financed third party equipment includes used equipment taken in trade by our dealers or equipment used in conjunction with or attached to our products.
In North America, retail customer and dealer financing activities, which support the sales of Agriculture and Construction, are managed through our wholly-owned financial services subsidiaries under the name of CNH Capital.
In Europe, Middle East and Africa, CNH Industrial Capital Europe S.a.S., which is majority owned by a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, 24.95% owned by CNH Industrial N.V. and accounted for under the equity method, provides retail financing to customers of Agriculture and Construction. Additionally, there are vendor programs with banking partners that provide customer financing to our industrial segments in certain countries.
In Europe, companies of Iveco Group’s Financial Services segment manage and service CNH dealer financing receivables that are funded through a dedicated securitization. CNH Industrial Capital Solutions S.p.A. retains the securitization program's junior notes, and therefore retains substantially all the risks and the benefits of the underlying wholesale receivables.
For South America, retail customer and dealer financing activities are managed through our wholly-owned financial services subsidiary which supports the sales of Agriculture and Construction. For retail customer financing in Brazil, Banco CNH Industrial Capital S.A. also serves as a lender for funding provided by BNDES, a federally-owned financial institution linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. In Argentina, vendor programs with banking partners are also utilized. CNH Financial Services serves as a lender for Iveco Group dealers and end customers in the region.
In Asia Pacific, CNH Financial Services supports the sales of Agriculture and Construction by providing retail customer and dealer financing activities in Australia, New Zealand and India, managed through wholly-owned financial services companies. In China, Agriculture dealer financing activities are provided by and managed through a wholly-owned financial services company. CNH Financial Services serves as a lender for Iveco Group dealers and end customers in Australia and New Zealand.
Customer Financing
Financial Services has certain retail underwriting and portfolio management policies and procedures that are specific to Agriculture or Construction. This distinction allows Financial Services to reduce credit risk by deploying industry-specific expertise in each of these businesses. We provide retail financial products primarily through our dealers, who are trained in the use of the various financial products. Dedicated credit analysis teams perform retail credit underwriting. The terms for financing equipment retail sales typically provide for retention of a security interest in the equipment financed.
Financial Services’ guidelines for minimum down payments for equipment generally range from 5% to 30% of the actual sales price, depending on equipment types, repayment terms, and customer credit quality. Finance charges are sometimes waived for specified periods or reduced on certain equipment sold or leased in advance of the season of use or in connection with other sales promotions. For periods during which finance charges are waived or reduced on the retail notes or leases, Financial Services generally receives compensation from the applicable Industrial Activities segment based on Financial Services’ estimated costs and a targeted return on equity. The cost is recognized as a reduction in net sales for the applicable Industrial Activities segment.
Dealer Financing
Financial Services provides dealer floorplan financing, and to a lesser extent, the financing of dealer operations. Under the standard terms of the wholesale receivable agreements, these receivables typically have a fixed period of “interest-free” financing to dealers. During the “interest-free” period, the applicable Industrial Activities segment compensates Financial Services based on Financial Services’ estimated costs and a targeted return on equity. The cost is recognized as a reduction in net sales for the applicable Industrial Activities segment. After the expiration of any “interest-free” period, interest is charged to dealers on outstanding balances until Financial Services receives payment in full.
A wholesale underwriting group reviews dealer financial information and payment performance to establish credit lines for each dealer. In setting these credit lines, Financial Services seeks to meet the reasonable requirements of each dealer while managing its own exposure to any one dealer. All risk is underwritten and supported by Financial Services. The credit lines are secured by the equipment financed. Dealer credit agreements generally include a requirement to repay individual receivables at the time of the retail sale of the related unit. Financial Services leverages employees, third-party contractors, and digital technologies like “geo-fencing” to conduct periodic stock audits at individual dealerships to confirm that the financed equipment is maintained in inventory. These audits are unannounced, and their frequency varies by dealer and depends on the dealer’s financial strength, payment history, and prior performance.
Factoring
Financial Services also provides intragroup factoring of trade and other receivables. This activity involves the purchase, without recourse, of receivables of CNH subsidiaries, originating from the Industrial Activities segments, and due from third or related parties.
Sources of Funding
The long-term profitability of Financial Services’ activities largely depends on the cyclical nature of the industries in which we operate, the credit quality of customers, interest rate volatility, and the ability to access funding on competitive terms. Financial Services funds its operations and lending activity through a combination of term receivable securitizations, committed secured and unsecured facilities, uncommitted lines of credit, unsecured bonds, unsecured commercial paper, affiliated financing, and retained earnings. Financial Services’ current funding strategy is to maintain sufficient liquidity and flexible access to a wide variety of financial instruments and funding options.
Financial Services has periodically accessed the asset-backed securities (“ABS”) markets in the United States, Canada, and Australia, as part of its retail note and wholesale financing programs when those markets offer funding opportunities on competitive terms. Financial Services has also accessed the unsecured bond market in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and Australia and commercial paper markets in the United States to diversify its funding sources. Financial Services’ ability to access these markets will depend, in part, upon general economic conditions and Financial Services’ financial condition and portfolio performance. These factors can be negatively affected by cyclical swings in the industries in which we operate.
Competition
The financial services industry is highly competitive. Financial Services competes primarily with banks, equipment finance and leasing companies and other financial institutions. Typically, this competition is based upon the financial products and services offered, customer service, financial terms, and interest rates charged. Financial Services’ ability to compete successfully depends upon, among other things, the availability and competitiveness of funding resources, the development of competitive financial products and services, and licensing or other governmental regulations.
Human Capital
All CNH employees contribute to company performance at different levels and are key to the achievement of business targets and results. The conviction that people are the company’s greatest asset is the baseline principle of the Human Capital Management Guidelines which aim to increase organizational effectiveness. The Company has identified five key cultural behaviors which have been cascaded to the entire organization through recent trainings: Customer First, One Team, Grow Together, Make it Simple, Be the Best. Specific tools have been developed to implement the cultural behaviors which include focused recognitions, story-telling and focused feedback. We strongly believe that sharing a common culture will help to retain and attract talent and ultimately allow the Company to be more competitive.
Employees
The ability to attract, retain, and further develop qualified employees is crucial to the success of CNH’s businesses and its ability to create value over the long term. CNH’s business is, by its nature, labor intensive and this is reflected in the high number of hourly employees. As of December 31, 2024, CNH had 35,850 employees including 10,342 employees in the U.S. and Canada. CNH also retains consultants, independent contractors, and temporary and part-time workers. Approximately 600 hourly manufacturing employees in the United States were covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America with an expiration date of May 2, 2026. Additionally, approximately 750 U.S. manufacturing employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement with International Association of Machinists with an expiration date of April 30, 2028. In Canada, a small number of employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers Local Union No. 5917, that expires on April 15, 2026. In Europe, most employees are covered by collective labor agreements (“CLAs”) stipulated either by a CNH subsidiary or by the employer association for the specific industry to which the CNH subsidiary belongs. Outside North America and Europe, CNH enters into employment contracts and agreements in those countries in which such relationships are mandatory or customary.
Refer to Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors for a discussion of the risks associated with our employment relationships.
Employee Engagement
CNH’s Board of Directors adopted a Policy on Diversity and Inclusion in 2023 as required by Dutch regulations. This policy applies to all CNH employees globally and provides that CNH rejects all forms of discrimination that is based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, personal or social status, health, physical condition, disability, age, nationality, religious or personal beliefs, political opinion or against any other protected group.
The Global Leadership Team has confirmed the Company's commitment to rejecting any form of discrimination and creating an environment where everyone benefits from equal opportunities for professional growth based on their abilities and skills.
Code of Conduct
CNH’s Code of Conduct is one of the pillars of the CNH corporate governance system, which regulates the decision-making processes, and the approach used by the Company and its employees in interacting with all stakeholders. The Code of Conduct summarizes the values the Company recognizes, adheres to, and fosters, in the belief that integrity and fairness are important drivers of long-term value creation and social and economic development.
Employee Health and Safety
CNH’s approach to occupational health and safety is based on preventive and protective measures, implemented both collectively and individually, aimed at minimizing the risk of injury in the workplace. The Company endeavors to ensure optimal working conditions, applying principles of industrial hygiene and ergonomics to processes. Its safety management system includes the involvement of employees in identifying and reporting work related hazards and potentially unsafe situations. This approach is intended to promote common, ethical occupational health and safety principles, and enables the achievement of improvement targets using various tools, including training and awareness campaigns. Key areas of focus are pursuit of a zero-accident and zero-injury rate, extension of ISO 45001 certification, and implementation of initiatives to increase employee health and safety awareness via multiple tools (e.g., training courses, corporate Intranet, video tutorials).
Employee Compensation and Benefits
The Company is committed to providing a base pay that, in compliance with local regulations, is competitive with the local market, affordable from a business perspective, and in line with the Company’s achieve and earn philosophy. CNH has defined a compensation approach that comprises several different components. This comprehensive package rewards employees for their contribution to the Company’s results and allows them to share in the business success they help to create. Base salary, benefits, and short and long-term incentives are determined by market-driven benchmarks. Variable compensation is influenced by individual employee contribution, which is evaluated through a performance evaluation program that is deployed throughout the entire organization. The same metrics and methodology are applied in the annual performance assessment of all eligible employees worldwide. Additionally, the Company employs a formal process to monitor the application of its core equity and fairness principles to compensation levels, annual salary reviews, and promotions.
Employee Welfare and Well-being
Employee welfare and well-being initiatives are an important part of the Company’s employee engagement. CNH offers well-being initiatives in addition to traditional benefits (such as health care), going beyond its legal obligations in the countries where it operates. The aim is to help employees balance their personal commitments through time and money saving initiatives and flexible working arrangements, while cultivating motivation, pride, and a sense of belonging at work through family activities, engagement with the community and involvement in Company life.
Training and Development
CNH believes that employee training is key to skill management and development. Training allows sharing operational and business know-how, as well as the Company’s strategy and values.
The Company manages training through a 4-step process: training needs identification, content development, program delivery, and reporting. Ownership of each lies with different corporate functions, depending on which areas of content or expertise need to be improved.
The Training Management Model is business-oriented and therefore closely involves business functions on content areas such as:
•business and job-specific skills
•new business methodologies
•shared tools, languages, soft skills, legal aspects and compliance, ethics, etc.
CNH manages the overall training process through an Internet-based global learning management system. The Company builds upon segment-specific training programs, believing that the most effective solutions are specifically tailored to individual needs.
Employees are given the opportunity to indicate development and training needs as part of a Performance Management Process, and to propose actions to support their personal development during the year.
Training effectiveness and efficiency are monitored and measured based on the participants’ satisfaction with the initiatives delivered and improvements in their knowledge/skills; in some cases, depending on the learning path, structured follow-ups are provided.
Environmental and Other Regulatory Matters
We engineer, manufacture and sell our products and offer our services around the world, subject to requirements applicable to our products that relate to equipment emissions, product safety and fuel efficiency as well as those applicable to our manufacturing facilities that relate to stack emissions, treatment of waste, water and hazardous materials, prohibitions on soil contamination and worker health and safety. These extensive regional, national and local laws and regulations often impact the development of our products, including, but not limited to, required compliance with air emissions standards applicable to engines. We have made, and expect that we may additionally make, significant capital and research and development expenditures to comply with these standards now and in the future.
We are conducting environmental investigatory or remedial activities at certain properties that are currently or were formerly, owned and/or operated by us, or which are being decommissioned. We believe that the outcome of these activities will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations while they will restore environmental conditions.
Our operations and the activities of our employees, contractors and agents around the world are also subject to the laws and regulations of numerous countries, including the United States. These laws and regulations include data privacy requirements, labor relations laws, tax laws, antitrust regulations, prohibitions on payments to governmental officials and others, federal and state environmental regulations, import and trade restrictions and export requirements. Any violations of such law or regulation could also result in prohibitions on our ability to offer our products and services in one or more countries and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our operations globally are also subject to risks of violations of laws prohibiting improper payments and bribery, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act as well as a range of national anti-corruption and antitrust or competition laws that apply to conduct in a particular jurisdiction. We have implemented a program to promote compliance with these laws and to reduce the likelihood of potential violations. Our compliance program, however, may not in every instance protect us from acts committed by our employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators that may violate the applicable laws or regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Such improper actions could subject us to civil or criminal investigations and monetary, injunctive and other penalties as well as damage claims.
Available Information
Our internet address is www.cnh.com. Beginning with its quarterly report for the period ended September 30, 2022, the Company elected to comply with its ongoing reporting obligations under the Exchange Act by voluntarily filing its periodic reports including its U.S. GAAP financial statements on the reporting forms for domestic issuers, including current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K. We make the following reports filed by us available, free of charge, on our website under the heading "Investor Relations; Financial Information; SEC Filings".
•annual reports on Form 10-K;
•quarterly reports on Form 10-Q;
•current reports on Form 8-K and Form 6-K; and
•proxy statement, and annual meeting materials for the annual meetings of stockholders.
These reports are made available on our website as soon as practicable after they are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC also maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains our reports and other information filed with the SEC. We also provide governance and other company information on our website.
These materials are provided for informational purposes only. None of these materials, including the other materials available on our website, are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K unless expressly provided herein.
Information about our Executive Officers
The names of our executive officers, their ages, and positions as of February 28, 2025 are as set forth below. Our executive officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Name Current Position with CNH
and Effective Date Other Principal Positions Held
During Past 5 Years
Gerrit Marx (49) Chief Executive Officer (2024) CEO of Iveco Group (2022-2024), President of Commercial and Specialty Vehicles at CNH (2019-2021)
Oddone Incisa (52) Chief Financial Officer (2020) President of Financial Services at CNH (2013 - 2024)
Humayun Chishti (50) President, Construction (2024) Global finance business partner for CNH Construction (2020-2024), Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for CNH Agriculture (2019)
Douglas MacLeod (54) President, Financial Services (2024) President of CNH Industrial Capital LLC (2021- 2023), Global Finance Business Partner for CNH Financial Services (2011-2021)
Stefano Pampalone (57) Agriculture Chief Commercial Officer (2024) President, Construction at CNH (2019-2024)
Roberto Russo (65) Chief Legal and Compliance Officer (2021) General Counsel at CNH (2013-2021)
Jay Schroeder (54) Chief Technology Officer (2024) Global Agriculture Product Development (2021-2023), and various R&D and Product Development leadership positions (2020 and prior)
Kelly Manley (50)
Chief Human Resources Officer (2024) Chief Diversity & Inclusion, Sustainability and Transformation Officer at CNH (2021-2024) and Vice President of Global Talent, Leadership & Learning for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group (2005-2020)

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We face many risks and uncertainties, any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. This section describes what we consider to be the most significant risks to our business based upon current knowledge, information and assumptions.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, and business. Words such as “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” “should,” “plan,” “forecast,” “target,” “guide,” “project,” “intend,” “could,” and similar words or expressions may signify forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such forward-looking statement was made, except as required by applicable law.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, or cautionary statements, and other important information about forward-looking statements are disclosed under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)-Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements,” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following risks should be considered in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including the risks and uncertainties described in the Forward-Looking Statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements beginning on page 80. The following is a cautionary discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we believe are material to our business. These risks may affect our operating results and, individually or in the aggregate, could cause our actual results to differ materially from past and projected future results. Some of these risks and uncertainties could affect particular lines of business, while others could affect all of our businesses. Although risks are organized by headings, and each risk is discussed separately, many are interrelated. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. You should, however, consult any subsequent disclosures we make from time to time in materials filed with the SEC.
STRATEGIC RISKS
Global economic conditions impact our businesses. Our results of operations and financial position are and will continue to be influenced by macroeconomic factors - including changes in gross domestic product, the level of consumer and business confidence, changes in interest rates, the availability of credit, inflation and deflation, energy prices, the cost of commodities or other raw materials, and the imposition of trade tariffs and other counter measures - which exist in the countries and regions in which we operate. Such macroeconomic factors vary from time to time and their effect on our results of operations and financial position cannot be specifically and singularly assessed and/or isolated.
Economic conditions vary across regions and countries, and demand for our products and services generally increases in those regions and countries experiencing economic growth and investment. Slower economic growth or a change in global mix of regions and countries experiencing economic growth and investment could have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In a weaker economic environment, dealers and customers may delay or cancel plans to purchase our products and services and may not be able to fulfill their obligations to us in a timely fashion. In addition, changes in the economic environment could have an adverse impact on our Financial Services customers' ability to service their loans in a timely manner or increase the number of defaults. Our suppliers may also be impacted by economic pressures, which may adversely affect their ability to fulfill their obligations to us or the price or availability of supplies we require. These factors could result in product delays, increased accounts receivable, defaults and inventory challenges. Our success largely depends on the vitality of the agricultural industry. Historically, the agricultural industry has been cyclical and subject to a variety of economic and other factors. Sales of agricultural equipment, in turn, are also cyclical and generally reflect the economic health of the agricultural industry. The economic health of the agricultural industry is affected by numerous factors, including farm income, farmland values, and debt levels and financing costs, all of which are influenced by the levels of commodity and protein prices, world grain stocks, acreage available and planted, crop yields, agricultural product demand, soil conditions, farm input costs, government policies, government subsidies and weather and climate conditions. Downturns in the agricultural industry due to these and other factors, which could vary by market, have in the past resulted in, and could in the future continue to result in, decreases in demand for agricultural equipment, adversely affecting our performance. In 2024, unfavorable market conditions resulted in lower sales volumes, lower production, lower manufacturing capacity utilization, higher sales discounts, and a higher provision for credit losses. We expect certain of these conditions to persist in fiscal year 2025. Changes in interest rates and the agricultural market business cycle are driven by factors outside of our control, and as a result we cannot reasonably foresee when these conditions will fully subside. If these conditions persist or worsen, it could continue to have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We are exposed to political, economic, trade and other risks beyond our control as a result of operating a global business. We manufacture and sell products and offer services in several continents and numerous countries around the world including those experiencing varying degrees of political and economic instability. Given the global nature of our activities, we are exposed to risks associated with international business activities that may increase our costs, impact our ability to manufacture and sell our products and require significant management attention. These risks include:
•changes in laws, regulations and policies that affect, among other things:
-International trade in particular jurisdictions, including tariffs, and other counter measures;
-currency restrictions;
-the design, manufacture and sale of our products;
-interest rates and the availability of credit to our dealers and customers;
-where, to whom, and what type of products may be sold, including new or additional trade or economic sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom or other governmental authorities and supranational organizations (e.g., the United Nations); and
-taxes;
•regulations from changing world organization initiatives and agreements;
•changes in the dynamics of the industries and markets in which we operate;
•labor disruptions;
•disruption in the supply of raw materials and components (e.g. as a result of pandemics or sanctions), including rare materials (they might be easily subjected to sudden cost increases due to a variety of factors, including speculative measures or unforeseen political changes);
•changes in governmental farm programs or subsidy programs in certain significant markets, including the Brazilian government discontinuing programs subsidizing interest rates on equipment loans;
•withdrawal from or changes to trade agreements or trade terms, negotiation of new trade agreements and the imposition of new (and retaliatory) tariffs on certain countries or covering certain products and raw materials or embargoes; and
•war, civil unrest and acts of terrorism.
In recent years, acts of terrorism have occurred around the world, leading to personal safety anxieties and political instability in many countries and, ultimately, an impact on consumers’ confidence. More recently, changing policies following recent elections in several major developed countries, changes in or uncertainty surrounding global trade policies and other unanticipated changes to the previous geopolitical order may have negative effects on the global economy, which could limit our ability to capitalize on current and future growth opportunities in international markets.
Further, the continuing war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war and heightened tensions in the Red Sea have given rise to regional instability which has in the past, and may in the future continue, to impact our supply chain and operations.
There can be no guarantee that we will be able to quickly and completely adapt our business model to changes that could result from the foregoing, and any such changes may have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Reduced demand for equipment would reduce our sales and profitability. The agricultural equipment market is influenced by a number of factors such as:
•the general economic conditions and outlook, such as market volatility and rising interest rates;
•the price of agricultural commodities and the ability to competitively export agricultural commodities;
•the cost of borrowing;
•the profitability of agricultural enterprises, farmers’ income and their capitalization;
•the demand for food products;
•the availability of stocks from previous harvests; and
•agricultural policies, including aid and subsidies to agricultural enterprises provided by governments and/or supranational organizations, policies impacting commodity prices or limiting the export or import of commodities, and alternative fuel mandates.
In addition, droughts, floods, fires and other unfavorable climatic conditions, especially during the spring, a particularly important period for generating sales orders, have in the past, and could in the future continue, to have a negative impact on decisions to buy agricultural equipment and, consequently, on our revenues.
The construction equipment market is influenced by factors such as:
•public infrastructure spending;
•new residential and non-residential construction;
•capital spending in oil and gas and, to a lesser extent, in mining; and
•cost of borrowing
The above factors can significantly influence the demand for agricultural and construction equipment and consequently, our financial results. If demand for our products is less than we expect, we may experience excess inventories and be forced to incur additional charges and our profitability will suffer, including lower fixed costs absorption associated with lower production levels at our plants. Our business may be negatively impacted if we experience excess inventories or if we are unable to adjust on a timely basis our production schedules or our purchases from suppliers to reflect changes in customer demand and market fluctuations.
Competitive activity, or failure by us to respond to actions by our competitors, could adversely affect our results of operations. We operate in highly competitive global and regional markets. Depending on the particular country and product, we compete with other international, regional and local manufacturers and distributors of agricultural and construction equipment. Certain of our global competitors have substantial resources and may be able to provide products and services at little or no profit, or even at a loss, to compete with certain of our product and service offerings. We compete primarily on the basis of product performance, innovation, quality, distribution, customer service, and price. Aggressive pricing or other strategies pursued by competitors, unanticipated product or manufacturing delays, quality issues, or our failure to price our products competitively could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial position. Additionally, there has been a trend toward consolidation in the construction equipment industries that has resulted in larger and potentially stronger competitors in those industries. The markets in which we compete are highly competitive in terms of product quality, innovation, pricing, reliability, safety, customer service and financial services offered. Competition, particularly on pricing, has increased significantly in the markets in which we compete. Should we be unable to adapt effectively to market conditions, this could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Changes in government monetary or fiscal policies may negatively impact our results. Most countries where our products and services are sold have established central banks to regulate monetary systems and influence economic activities, generally by adjusting interest rates. In recent years, many governments have implemented measures designed to slow inflationary pressure in their countries (e.g. higher interest rates, reduced financial assets purchases). Continued periods of increased interest rates could have a dampening effect on the overall economic activity and/or the financial condition of our customers, either or both of which could negatively affect demand for our products and our customers’ ability to repay obligations to us. Central banks and other policy arms of many countries
may take further actions to vary the amount of liquidity and credit available in an economy. The impact of a change in liquidity and credit policies could negatively affect the customers and markets we serve or our suppliers, which could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition. Government initiatives that are intended to stimulate demand for products sold by us, such as changes in tax treatment or purchase incentives for new equipment, can significantly influence the timing and level of our revenues. The terms, size and duration of such government actions are unpredictable and outside of our control. Any adverse change in government policy relating to those initiatives could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our future performance depends on our ability to innovate and on market acceptance of new or existing products. Our success depends on our ability to maintain or increase our market share in existing markets and to expand into new markets through the development of innovative, high-quality products that provide adequate profitability. We have a strategic plan covering investments in innovation designed to further develop existing, and create new, product and service offerings responsive to customer needs, including developing and delivering connected and precision technology solutions, automation, electrification and autonomy. Achievement of these objectives is dependent on a number of factors, including our ability to maintain key dealer relationships, our ability to design and produce products that meet our customers’ quality, performance and price expectations, our ability to develop effective sales, dealer training and marketing programs, and the ability of our dealers to support and service connected and precision technology solutions and emerging power solutions. Failure to develop and offer innovative products that compare favorably to those of our principal competitors in terms of price, quality, functionality, features, mobility and connected services, equipment electrification, battery or fuel cell technology and autonomy, or delays in bringing strategic new products to market, or the inability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or supply products that meet regulatory requirements, including engine emissions requirements, could result in reduced revenue and market share, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If we are unable to deliver precision technology solutions to our customers, it could materially adversely affect our performance. Our precision technology solutions include both hardware and software components that relate to guidance, connectivity, automation and autonomy. We must be able to successfully acquire, develop and introduce new precision technology solutions that improve productivity and result in sustainable farming techniques in order to remain competitive. We expect to make significant investments in research and development expenses, collaborative arrangements and other sources of technology to drive these outcomes. Such investments may not produce attractive solutions for our customers. We also may have to depend on third parties to supply certain hardware or software components or data services in our precision technology products. Our dealers ability to support such solutions also may impact on our customers, acceptance and demand for such products. Further, we utilize automation and machine learning and artificial intelligence in some of our products. While the use of these emerging technologies can present significant benefits, it also creates risks and challenges. Data sourcing, technology, integration and process issues, program bias into decision-making algorithms, security problems, and the protection of privacy could impair the adoption and acceptance of autonomous machine solutions. If we are not able to deliver precision technology solutions with differentiated features and functionality, or these solutions are not effective, customers may not adopt technology solutions, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s reputation and business.
We may face challenges to our intellectual property rights which could adversely affect our reputation, business and competitive position. We own important intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Our intellectual property plays an important role in maintaining our competitive position in the markets that we serve. Our competitors may develop technologies that are similar or superior to our proprietary technologies or design around the intellectual property that we own or license. Despite our controls and safeguards, our technology may be misappropriated by other parties. The pursuit of remedies for any misappropriation of intellectual property is expensive and the ultimate remedies may be insufficient. Further, in jurisdictions where the enforcement of intellectual property rights is less robust, the risk of misappropriation of our intellectual property is higher notwithstanding the efforts we undertake to protect it. Developments or assertions by or against us relating to intellectual property rights, and any inability to protect or enforce our rights sufficiently, could adversely affect our business, competitive position and results of operations.
We may not realize all of the anticipated benefits from our business improvement and cost reduction initiatives. As part of our strategic plan, we are actively engaged in a number of initiatives to strengthen our business and increase our productivity, market positioning, efficiency and cash flow, all of which we expect will have a positive long-term effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. These initiatives include our enhanced focus on precision technology solutions and alternative propulsion, as well as other initiatives aimed at improving our product portfolio, customer focus and manufacturing and business processes. There can be no assurance that we will benefit from these initiatives or others to the extent anticipated, or that the estimated efficiency or cash flow improvements will be realized to the extent anticipated or at all. If these initiatives are not successful, they could have an adverse effect on our operations. We have implemented targeted restructuring actions to optimize our cost structure and improve the efficiency of our operations. Failure to realize anticipated savings or benefits from our business initiatives and cost reduction actions could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and cash flows.
We may not realize all of the anticipated benefits from our new Global Leadership Team strategic priorities. On July 29, 2024, we announced a new Global Leadership Team ("GLT"), which is designed to deliver the Company's strategic priorities for profitable long-term growth globally. The new GLT was designed to establish Agriculture as the Company's primary focus while redesigning the Construction segment as a distinct division, with dedicated resources and operational autonomy. This new structure simplified the leadership matrix and added Manufacturing and Quality & Customer Advocacy as functions. We believe that these changes will further support our segments in their mission to deliver customer-centric excellence and strategic growth. However, there can be no assurances that we will realize all of the anticipated benefits from these strategic initiatives. Implementing these changes involve complexities, costs and uncertainties, and could be disruptive to existing aspects of our business. In addition, there could be unintended or unforeseen consequences, such as loss of continuity, diversion of management’s attention from other operational activities, adverse impacts on our customers, loss of employees or other unintended costs. Failure to properly mitigate these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We may not be able to realize anticipated benefits from any acquisitions and, further, challenges associated with strategic alliances may have an adverse impact on our results of operations. We have engaged in the past, and may engage in the future, in investments and mergers and acquisitions or enter into, expand or exit from strategic alliances and joint ventures. These involve risks that could prevent us from realizing the expected benefits of the transactions or the achievement of strategic objectives or could divert management’s time and attention. Such risks, many of which are outside our control, include:
▪technological and product synergies, economies of scale and cost reductions not occurring as expected;
▪unexpected liabilities;
▪incompatibility of operating, information or other systems;
▪inability to retain key employees;
▪significant costs associated with terminating or modifying alliances;
▪increased reliance on new partners and third party suppliers; and
▪problems in retaining customers and integrating operations, services, personnel, and customer bases.
If issues were to arise with respect to an acquisition or the parties to one or more of our joint venture or strategic alliances or other relationships for managerial, financial, or other reasons, or if such strategic alliances or other relationships were terminated, our product lines, businesses, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Our business may be affected by climate change, unfavorable weather conditions or other calamities. Poor, severe or unusual weather conditions caused by climate change or other factors, particularly during the planting and early growing season, can significantly affect the purchasing decisions of our agricultural equipment customers. The timing and quantity of rainfall are two of the most important factors in agricultural production. Insufficient levels of rain prevent farmers from planting crops or may cause growing crops to die, resulting in lower yields. Excessive rain or flooding can also prevent planting or harvesting from occurring at optimal times and may cause crop loss through increased disease or mold growth.Temperature affects the rate of growth, crop maturity, crop quality and yield.
Temperatures outside normal ranges can cause crop failure or decreased yields and may also affect disease incidence. Natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, storms, droughts, diseases and pests can have a negative impact on agricultural production. The resulting negative impact on farm income can strongly affect demand for our agricultural equipment in any given period. These conditions may also adversely impact the ability of our Financial Services customers to meet their payment obligations.
In addition, natural disasters, pandemic illness, acts of terrorism or violence, acts of war, equipment failures, power outages, disruptions to our information technology systems and networks or other unexpected events could result in physical damage to, and complete or partial closure of, one or more of our manufacturing facilities or distribution centers, temporary or long-term disruption in the supply of parts or component products and disruption and delay in the transport of our products to dealers and customers. If such events occur, our financial results might be negatively impacted. Our existing insurance and risk management arrangements may not protect against all costs that may arise from such events.
Furthermore, the potentially long-term physical impacts of climate change on our facilities, suppliers and customers and therefore on our operations are highly uncertain and will be driven by the circumstances developing in various geographical regions. These may include long-term changes in temperature and water availability. These potential physical effects may adversely impact the demand for our products and the cost, production, sales and financial performance of our operations.
Regulators in Europe have also focused efforts on requiring and promoting enhanced disclosure related to sustainability. [The data required to adhere to such requirements may be based on new and changing reporting requirements, or based on data that is supplied by third parties, all of which could impact the quality and consistency of data.] We may face liabilities in connection with our efforts to comply with these disclosure requirements. In addition, in recent years, governments, policymakers and other stakeholders in other jurisdictions in which we operate have adopted new and evolving requirements and expectations with respect to sustainability-related disclosure and governance processes. Compliance with these requirements and expectations may require us to adopt new reporting or
governance processes, which may be more complicated or costly due to diverging requirements across the different jurisdictions in which we operate. If we are unable to meet the expectations of governments, policymakers and other stakeholders with respect to our sustainability disclosure and governance practices, it could have an adverse effect on our business or reputation.
Changes in demand for food and alternative energy sources could impact our revenues. Changing worldwide demand for farm outputs to meet the world’s growing food and alternative energy demands, driven by a growing world population and government policies, including those related to climate change, are likely to result in fluctuating agricultural commodity prices, which affect sales of agricultural equipment. While higher commodity prices will benefit our crop producing agricultural equipment customers, higher commodity prices also result in greater feed costs for livestock and poultry producers, which in turn may result in lower levels of equipment purchased by these customers. Lower commodity prices directly affect farm income, which could negatively affect sales of agricultural equipment. Moreover, changing alternative energy demands may cause farmers to change the types or quantities of the crops they grow, with corresponding changes in equipment demands. Finally, changes in governmental policies regulating bio-fuel utilization could affect demand for our equipment and result in higher research and development costs related to equipment fuel standards.
International trade policies may impact demand for our products and our competitive position. Government policies on international trade and investment such as sanctions, import quotas, capital controls, tariffs or other retaliatory measures imposed in response to tariffs, whether adopted by non-governmental bodies, individual governments or addressed by regional trade blocks, may affect the demand for our products, technology and services, impact the competitive position of our products or prevent us from being able to sell products to certain customers or in certain countries. Trade restrictions, negotiation of new trade agreements, non-tariff trade barriers, local content requirements, and imposition of new or retaliatory tariffs against certain countries or covering certain products, could continue to limit, our ability to capitalize on current and future growth opportunities in international markets. These trade restrictions, and changes in, or uncertainty surrounding global trade policies, may affect our competitive position. For example, following the most recent election and administrative transition in the United States, there have been ongoing discussions and significant changes to United States trade policies, treaties, tariffs and taxes. To the extent that such policies, or any retaliatory measures imposed in response to such policies, impact our products or trade activities, or those of our customers or suppliers, it could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
OPERATIONAL RISKS
We depend on suppliers for raw materials, parts and components. We rely upon many suppliers for raw materials, parts and components that we require to manufacture our products. The failure by one or more of our suppliers to perform as expected could result in manufacturing delays, increased costs and could impact the quality and efficiency of our manufacturing capabilities. In addition, if the quality of the components or parts provided by our suppliers do not comply with regulatory requirements or otherwise do not meet our standards, it could adversely affect our business or reputation, as well as warranty costs. For example, one of our suppliers has incurred additional costs relating to additional validation testing for engines that were used in a subset of our products.
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to maintain access to raw materials, parts and components, and in some cases, this access may be affected by factors outside of our control and the control of our suppliers. Certain components and parts used in our products are available from a single supplier and cannot be quickly sourced from other suppliers. If required, the costs of switching suppliers may be substantial, and could adversely effect the quality and efficiency of our operations. Significant disruptions to the supply chain resulting from shortages of raw materials, components, and wholegoods can adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand. For example, in the past, attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea caused shipping companies to avoid this region, which have resulted in increased logistics costs. While we diligently monitor our supply chain risk and seek to respond promptly to address supply chain and logistics bottlenecks, there can be no assurance that our mitigation plans will be effective to prevent disruptions that may arise from shortages of materials that we use in the production of our products. Uncertainties related to the magnitude and duration of global supply chain disruptions have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business and outlook.
We use a variety of raw materials in our businesses, including steel, aluminum, lead, resin and copper, and precious metals such as platinum, palladium and rhodium. The availability and price of these raw materials fluctuate, particularly during times of economic volatility or regulatory and geopolitical instability or in response to changes in tariffs, and while we seek to manage this exposure, we may not be successful in mitigating these risks. Further, increases in the prices for raw materials have resulted in and could continue to result in significant increases to our costs of production, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, particularly if we are unable to offset the increased costs through an increase in product pricing.
Our existing operations and expansion plans in emerging markets entail significant risks. Our ability to grow our businesses depends to an increasing degree on our ability to increase market share and operate profitably worldwide and, in particular, in emerging market countries, such as Brazil, India, China, Argentina and Türkiye. In addition, we could increase our use of suppliers located in such countries. Our implementation of these strategies will involve a significant investment of capital and other resources and exposes us to multiple and potentially conflicting cultural practices, business practices and legal requirements that are subject to change, including those related to tariffs, trade barriers, investments, property ownership rights, taxation, and sanction, export control,
currency exchange restrictions, capital flows restrictions and customs/import requirements. For example, we may encounter difficulties in obtaining necessary governmental approvals in a timely manner. In addition, we may experience delays and incur significant costs in constructing facilities, establishing supply channels, and commencing manufacturing operations. Further, customers in these markets may not readily accept our products as compared with products manufactured and commercialized by our competitors. The emerging market countries may also be subject to a greater degree of economic and political volatility that could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Many emerging market economies have experienced slower growth, volatility, and other economic challenges in recent periods and may be subject to a further slowdown in gross domestic product expansion and/or be impacted by domestic political or currency volatility, potential hyperinflationary conditions, and/or increase of public debt.
Dealer equipment sourcing and inventory management decisions could adversely affect our sales. We sell our products primarily through independent dealers and are subject to risks relating to their inventory management decisions and operating and sourcing practices. Our dealers carry inventories of finished products and parts as part of ongoing operations and adjust those inventories based on their assessment of future sales opportunities and market conditions, including the level of used equipment inventory. If our dealers’ inventory levels are higher than they desire, they may postpone product purchases from us, which could cause our sales to be lower than the end-user demand for our products and negatively impact our results. Similarly, our sales could be negatively impacted through the loss of time-sensitive sales if our dealers do not maintain an inventory sufficient to meet customer demand. Further, dealers who carry other products that compete with our products may focus their inventory purchases and sales efforts on goods provided by other suppliers due to industry demand or profitability. Such inventory adjustments and sourcing decisions can adversely impact our sales, results of operations and financial condition.
Our results of operations may be adversely impacted by various types of claims, lawsuits, and other contingent obligations. In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in litigation and investigations on a wide range of topics, including securities laws in the U.S., and the European Union, employee, dealer and supplier litigation, intellectual property rights disputes, product warranty and defective product claims, product performance, asbestos, personal injury, regulatory and contract issues, indirect tax issues, and environmental claims. The industries in which we operate are also periodically reviewed or investigated by regulators, which could lead to enforcement actions, fines and penalties, the imposition of remedial measures or the assertion of private litigation claims. We are currently conducting environmental investigatory or remedial activities at certain properties that are currently or were formerly, owned and/or operated by us, or which are being decommissioned. Failure to comply with these remedial measures in a timely manner could result in additional costs and other adverse consequences, including as a result of enforcement actions, fines and penalties, additional remedial measures, the assertion of private litigation claims or reputational damage.
We are also subject to regulation and oversight by securities regulatory authorities in the Netherlands and the United States. As of June 30, 2024, we determined that CNH no longer qualifies as a foreign private issuer, as defined under the Exchange Act. As a result, effective as of January 1, 2025, the Company is no longer eligible to use the rules designed for foreign private issuers and is subject to additional reporting requirements and other standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers. These additional obligations may increase the cost for ensuring compliance with the applicable reporting requirements and may subject us to an enhanced risk of regulatory investigations and private litigation. The ultimate outcome of these legal matters pending against us is uncertain, and although such legal matters are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or profitability, such legal matters could, in the aggregate, in the event of unfavorable resolutions thereof, have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, we could in the future be subject to judgments or enter into settlements of lawsuits and claims that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in any particular period. In addition, while we maintain insurance coverage with respect to certain risks, we may not be able to obtain such insurance on acceptable terms in the future, if at all, and any such insurance may not provide adequate coverage against claims under such policies. We establish reserves based on our assessment of contingencies, including contingencies related to legal claims asserted against us. Subsequent developments in legal proceedings may affect our assessment and estimates of the loss contingency recorded as a reserve and require us to make payments that exceed our reserves, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and/or financial position. For further information see “Note 15: Commitments and Contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, for additional information.
A cybersecurity breach could interfere with our operations, compromise confidential information, negatively impact our corporate reputation and expose us to liability. We rely upon information technology systems and networks, some of which are managed by third parties, in connection with a variety of our business activities. These systems include supply chain, manufacturing, distribution, invoicing and collection of payments from dealers or other purchasers of our products and from customers of our financial services business, and connectivity services with and among equipment. We use information technology systems to record, process and summarize financial information and results of operations for internal reporting purposes and to comply with regulatory financial reporting, legal and tax requirements. Additionally, we collect and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, proprietary business information and the proprietary information of our customers, suppliers and dealers, as well as personally identifiable information of our dealers, customers and employees, in data centers and on information technology networks. Operating these information technology systems and networks, and processing and maintaining this data, in a secure manner, are critical to our
business operations and strategy. Increased information technology security threats (e.g. worms, viruses, malware, phishing attacks, ransomware, and other malicious threats) and more sophisticated computer crime, including through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, pose a significant risk to the security of our systems and networks and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our data. Cybersecurity attacks could also include attacks targeting customer data or the security, integrity and/or reliability of the hardware and software installed in our products. The third parties with which we do business are subject to similar cybersecurity risks. Any cybersecurity breach impacting the systems and networks of the third parties with which we do business could result in similar adverse effects on our business and reputation.
While we actively manage information technology security risks within our control through security measures, business continuity plans and employee training around phishing and other cyber risks, our information technology networks and infrastructure have been and may be vulnerable to intrusion, attacks or disruptions or shutdowns due to attacks by cyber criminals, employee, supplier or dealer error or malfeasance or supply chain compromise.
A failure or breach in security, whether of our systems and networks or those of third parties on which we rely, could expose us and our customers, dealers and suppliers to risks of misuse of information or systems, the compromising of confidential information, loss of financial resources, manipulation and destruction of data, defective products, production downtimes and operations disruptions, which in turn could adversely affect our reputation, competitive position, businesses and results of operations. Security breaches could also result in litigation, regulatory action, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information and corruption of data, as well as remediation costs and higher operational and other costs of implementing further data protection measures. In addition, as security threats continue to evolve, we may need to invest additional resources to protect the security of our systems and data. The amount or scope of insurance coverage we maintain may be inadequate to cover claims or liabilities relating to a cybersecurity attack.
Security breaches with respect to our products could interfere with our business and our dealers, and/or customers, exposing us to liability that would cause our business and reputation to suffer. Our products increasingly include and depend on connectivity hardware and software typically used for telematics services and remote system updates. While we have implemented security measures intended to prevent unauthorized access to these products, malicious actors have reportedly attempted, and may attempt in the future, to gain unauthorized access to such products including through such connectivity hardware in order to gain control of the products, change the products’ functionality, user interface, or performance characteristics, or gain access to data stored in or generated by the products. Any unauthorized access to or control of our products or systems or any loss of data could result in legal claims against us or government investigations. In addition, reports of unauthorized access to our products, systems, and data, regardless of their veracity, may result in the perception that the products, systems, or data are capable of being hacked, which could harm our brands, prospects, and operating results.
We face risks associated with our employment relationships. In many countries where we operate, our employees are protected by laws and/or collective labor agreements that guarantee them, through local and national representatives, the right of consultation on specific matters, including repurposing, downsizing or closure of production facilities and reductions in personnel. Laws and/or collective labor agreements applicable to us could impair our flexibility in reshaping and/or strategically repositioning our business activities. Therefore, our ability to efficiently deploy personnel or implement permanent or temporary redundancy measures is subject to government approvals and/or the agreement of labor unions where such laws and agreements are applicable. Furthermore, the failure of the Company to successfully renegotiate labor agreements as they expire from time to time led, and could in the future lead, to work interruption or stoppage. Any strike, work stoppage, or other dispute with labor unions distracts management from operating the business, may affect the Company's reputation, could significantly impact the volume of products we manufacture and sell, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our ability to execute our strategy depends upon our ability to attract, develop and retain qualified personnel. Our ability to compete successfully, to manage our business effectively, to expand our business and to execute our strategic direction, depends, in part, on our ability to attract, motivate and retain qualified personnel in key functions and markets. In particular, we are dependent on our ability to attract, motivate and retain qualified personnel with the requisite education, skills, background, talents and industry experience. Failure to attract and retain qualified personnel, whether as a result of an insufficient number of qualified applicants, difficulty in recruiting new personnel, or the inability to integrate and retain qualified personnel, could impair our ability to execute our business strategy and meet our business objectives. These may be affected by the loss of employees, particularly when departures involve larger numbers of employees. Higher rates of employee separations may adversely affect us through decreased employee morale, the loss of knowledge of departing employees, and the devotion of resources to recruiting and onboarding new employees.
COMPLIANCE RISKS
We are subject to increasingly stringent and evolving laws that impose significant compliance costs. We are subject to comprehensive and constantly evolving laws, regulations and policies in numerous jurisdictions around the world. We expect the extent of legal requirements affecting our businesses and our costs of compliance to continue to increase in the future. Such laws govern, among other things, products - with requirements on emissions of polluting gases and particulate matter, increased fuel efficiency and safety becoming increasingly strict, and industrial plants - with requirements for reduced air emissions, treatment of waste and water, and prohibitions on soil contamination also becoming increasingly strict. To comply with such laws, we make significant investments in research and development and capital expenditures and expect to continue to incur substantial costs in the future. Failure to comply with such laws could limit or prohibit our ability to sell our products in a particular jurisdiction, expose us to penalties or clean-up costs, civil or criminal liability and sanctions on certain of our activities, as well as damage to property or natural resources. Liabilities, sanctions, damages and remediation efforts related to any non-compliance with such laws, including those that may be adopted or imposed in the future, could negatively impact our ability to conduct our operations and our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will not be adversely affected by costs, liabilities or claims with respect to any subsequently acquired operations.
Further, environmental, health and safety regulations change from time to time, as may related interpretations and other guidance. For example, changes in environmental and climate change laws, including laws relating to engine and equipment emissions, safety regulations, sustainability, fuel requirements, restricted substances, or greenhouse gas emissions, could lead to new or additional investments in product designs to comply with these regulations. Our internal combustion engines are primarily supplied by FPT Industrial S.p.A., a company controlled by Iveco N.V., and compliance with emissions regulations is contractually allocated to our suppliers. Failure of our suppliers to ensure compliance with the applicable regulations may subject us to administrative and legal proceedings and other material consequences. Further, we may experience production delays if our suppliers are unable to design and manufacture components for our products that comply with environmental standards. For instance, as we are required to meet more stringent engine emission reduction standards that are applicable to engines we incorporate into our products, we expect to meet these requirements through the introduction of new technology to our products, engines and exhaust after-treatment systems, as necessary. Failure to meet applicable requirements could materially affect our performance.
Changes to existing laws and regulations or changes to how they are interpreted or the implementation of new, more stringent laws or regulations could adversely affect our business by increasing compliance costs, limiting our ability to offer a product or service, requiring changes to our business practices, or otherwise making our products and services less attractive to customers. For example, so-called “right to repair” legislation proposals in certain states and at the federal level in the U.S. could require us to provide access to the software code embedded in our products, which, among other harmful consequences, could create product safety issues, compromise engine emissions and performance controls, adversely affect the protection of our intellectual property, and limit our ability to recoup necessary investments in innovation and research and development.
We are subject to extensive laws and regulations, the violation of which could expose CNH to potential liabilities, increased costs and other adverse effects. Due to the global scope of our operations, we are subject to many laws and regulations that apply to our operations around the world, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the U.K. Bribery Act, as well as a range of national anti-corruption and antitrust or competition laws that apply to conduct in a particular jurisdiction. These anti-corruption laws prohibit improper payments in cash or anything of value to improperly influence third parties to obtain or retain business or gain a business advantage. These laws tend to apply regardless of whether those practices are legal or culturally acceptable in a particular jurisdiction. Over the past several years there has been an increase in the enforcement of anti-corruption and antitrust or competition laws both globally and in particular jurisdictions and we have from time to time been subject to investigations and charges claiming violations of anti-corruption or antitrust or competition laws. We are committed to operating in compliance with all applicable laws, in particular, anti-corruption and antitrust or competition laws. We have implemented a program to promote compliance with these laws and to reduce the likelihood of potential violations. Our compliance program, however, may not in every instance protect us from acts committed by our employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators that may violate the applicable laws or regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Such improper actions could subject us to civil or criminal investigations and monetary, injunctive and other penalties as well as damage claims. Investigations of alleged violations of these laws tend to be expensive and require significant management time and attention, and these investigations of purported violations, as well as any publicity regarding potential violations, could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position. For further information see "Note 15: Commitments and Contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2024.
Changes in privacy laws could disrupt our business. The regulatory framework for privacy and data security issues worldwide is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. We collect personal information and other data as part of our business operations. This data is subject to a variety of U.S. and foreign laws and regulations. For example, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation imposes more stringent data protection requirements and provides significant penalties for noncompliance. New privacy laws will continue to come into effect around the world. We may be required to incur significant costs to comply with these and other privacy and data security laws, rules and regulations. Any inability to adequately address privacy and
security concerns or comply with applicable privacy and data security laws, rules and regulations could have an adverse effect on our business prospects, results of operations and/or financial position.
New regulations or changes in financial services regulations could adversely impact us. Our Financial Services’ operations are highly regulated by governmental and banking authorities in the locations where we operate, which can impose significant additional costs and/or restrictions on our business. Failure to comply with such regulations could lead to enforcement actions, fines and penalties, the imposition of remedial measures or could result in the assertion of private litigation claims. In addition, an investigation or enforcement action in one jurisdiction could result in similar investigations or enforcement actions being initiated across multiple jurisdictions, further increasing our compliance costs. In North America, for example, our Financial Services segment is subject to regulations that affect the origination, servicing, and securitization of receivables as well as limit the ability of our customers to enter into hedging transaction or finance purchases of our equipment. Future regulations from federal, state or provincial regulators may affect our ability to engage in these capital market activities or increase the effective cost of such transactions, which could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. If our remediation of this material weakness is not effective, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the trading price of our common shares may decline. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial accounting in each of the past two fiscal years. In connection with the preparation of our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2023, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to the design and implementation of information technology, or IT, general controls in the areas of user access limits and segregation of duties related to enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications. We believe that we have taken appropriate actions to remediate this material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. In connection with the preparation of our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2024, we identified a subsequent material weakness in our control over financial reporting relating to deficiencies in the design and implementation of controls around the existence and completeness of raw material and work-in-process inventory. We are in the process of taking steps intended to remediate this new material weakness. For additional information, see “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.”
If we fail to effectively remediate any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls in the future, we may be unable to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations. We also could become subject to sanctions or investigations by the securities exchange on which our common shares are listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. In addition, if we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, when required, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, we may face restricted access to the capital markets, and the trading price of our common shares may decline.
FINANCIAL AND TAXATION RISKS
Difficulty in obtaining financing or refinancing existing debt could impact our financial performance. Our performance depends on, among other things, our ability to finance debt repayment obligations and planned investments from operating cash flow, available liquidity, the renewal or refinancing of existing bank loans and/or facilities and access to capital markets or other sources of financing. A decline in revenues could have a negative impact on the cash-generating capacity of our operations. Consequently, we could find ourselves in the position of having to seek additional financing and/or having to refinance existing debt, including in unfavorable market conditions with limited availability of funding and a general increase in funding costs. Instability in global capital markets, including market disruptions, limited liquidity and interest rate and exchange rate volatility, could reduce our access to capital markets or increase the cost of our short and long-term financing. Any difficulty in obtaining financing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.
Our ability to access the capital markets or other forms of financing and related costs is highly dependent on, among other things, the credit ratings of CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries, ABS and other debt instruments. Rating agencies may review and revise their ratings from time to time, and any downgrade or other negative action with respect to our credit ratings by one or more rating agencies may increase our cost of capital, potentially limit our access to sources of financing, and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We are subject to exchange rate fluctuations, interest rate changes and other market risks. We operate in numerous markets worldwide and are exposed to market risks stemming from fluctuations in currency and interest rates, including as a result of changes in monetary or fiscal policies of governmental authorities from time to time. We are subject to currency exchange risk to the extent that our costs are denominated in currencies other than those in which we earn revenues. In addition, the reporting currency for our
Consolidated Financial Statements is the U.S. dollar. Certain of our assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues are denominated in other currencies. Those assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues are translated into the U.S. dollar at the applicable exchange rates to prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements. Therefore, increases or decreases in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and those other currencies affect the value of those items reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements, even if their value remains unchanged in their original currency. Changes in currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies have had, and will continue to have, an impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
Rising interest rates could have a dampening effect on overall economic activity as well as on the financial health of our customers, either of which could negatively affect customer demand for our products and services as well as customers’ ability to service any financing provided by our Financial Services segment. In addition, credit market dislocations could have an impact on funding costs, which in turn may make it more difficult for our Financial Services Segment to offer customers competitive financing rates. We also use various forms of financing to cover the funding requirements of our Industrial Activities and for financing offered to customers and dealers by Financial Services. Financial Services normally implements a matching policy to offset the impact of differences in interest rates on the financed portfolio and related liabilities. Nevertheless, any future changes in interest rates can result in increases or decreases in revenues, finance costs and margins.
Although we seek to manage our currency risk and interest rate risk, including through hedging activities, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so successfully, and our business, results of operations and financial position could be adversely affected. In addition, by utilizing these instruments, we potentially forego the benefits that may result from favorable fluctuations in currency exchange and interest rates. For additional information, see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.” to the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2024.
We also face risks from currency devaluations. Currency devaluations result in a diminished value of funds denominated in the currency of the country suffering the devaluation.
Because Financial Services provides financing for a significant portion of our sales worldwide, our operations and financial results could be impacted materially should negative economic conditions affect the financial services industry. Negative economic conditions can have an adverse effect on the financial services industry in which Financial Services operates. Financial Services, through wholly-owned financial services subsidiaries and joint ventures, provides financing for a significant portion of our sales worldwide. Financial Services may experience credit losses that exceed its expectations and adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations, particularly during periods of economic downturns. Financial Services’ inability to access funds at cost-effective rates to support its financing activities could have a material adverse effect on our business. Financial Services’ liquidity and ongoing profitability depend largely on timely access to capital in order to meet future cash flow requirements and to fund operations and costs associated with engaging in diversified funding activities. Additionally, negative market conditions, like those experienced in 2024 that are likely to persist in 2025, could reduce customer confidence levels, resulting in declines in credit applications and increases in delinquencies and default rates, which could materially impact Financial Services’ write-offs and provision for credit losses. Financial Services may also experience residual value losses that exceed its expectations caused by lower pricing for used equipment and higher than expected equipment returns at lease maturity.
An increase in delinquencies or repossessions could adversely affect the results of Financial Services. Fundamental in the operation of Financial Services is the credit risk associated with its customers/borrowers. The creditworthiness of each customer, rates of delinquency and default, repossessions and net losses on loans to customers are impacted by many factors, including: relevant industry and general economic conditions; the availability of capital; the terms and conditions applicable to extensions of credit; the experience and skills of the customer’s management team; commodity prices; interest rates; political events, including government-mandated moratoria on payments; weather and other climate events; and the value of the collateral securing the extension of credit. An increase in delinquencies or defaults, or a reduction in repossessions could have an adverse impact on the performance of Financial Services and our earnings and cash flows. In addition, although Financial Services evaluates and adjusts its allowance for credit losses related to past due or non-performing receivables on a regular basis, adverse business conditions or other factors that might cause deterioration of the customers' financial health could change the timing and level of payments received and thus necessitate an increase in Financial Services’ reserves for estimated losses, which could have a material adverse effect on Financial Services’ and our results of operations and cash flows.
We may be exposed to shortfalls in our pension plans. At December 31, 2024, the funded status for our defined benefit pension, healthcare and other post-employment benefit plans was a deficit of $356 million. The funded status is subject to many factors, as discussed in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operation-Critical Accounting Estimates-Pension and Other Post-employment Benefits,” as well as “Note 13: Employee Benefit Plans and Postretirement Benefits” to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
To the extent that our obligations under a plan are unfunded or underfunded, we will have to use cash flows from operations and other sources to pay our obligations as they become due. In addition, since the assets that currently fund these obligations are primarily invested in debt instruments and equity securities, the value of these assets is subject to changes due to market fluctuations.
We have significant outstanding indebtedness, which may limit our ability to obtain additional funding and may limit our financial and operating flexibility. As of December 31, 2024, we had an aggregate of $26,882 million (including $23,173 million relating to Financial Services’ activities) of consolidated gross indebtedness, and our equity was $7,713 million, including non-controlling interests. The extent of our indebtedness could have important consequences on our operations and financial results, including:
▪we may not be able to secure additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements or general corporate purposes;
▪we may need to use a portion of our projected future cash flow from operations to pay principal and interest on our indebtedness, which may reduce the amount of funds available to us for other purposes;
▪we may be more financially leveraged than some of our competitors, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage;
▪we may not be able to invest in the development or introduction of new products or new business opportunities;
▪our future cash flow may be exposed to the risk of interest rate volatility (see above);
▪we may not be able to adjust rapidly to changing market conditions, which may make us more vulnerable to a downturn in general economic conditions; and
▪we may not be able to access the capital markets on favorable terms, which may adversely affect our ability to provide competitive retail and wholesale financing programs.
These risks are exacerbated by the ongoing volatility in the financial markets, in part resulting from perceived strains on the finances and creditworthiness of several governments and financial institutions, and from continued concerns about global economic growth, particularly in emerging markets.
Restrictive covenants in our debt agreements could limit our financial and operating flexibility. The agreements governing our outstanding debt securities and other credit agreements to which we are a party from time to time contain, or may contain, covenants that restrict our ability to, among other things:
▪incur additional indebtedness by certain subsidiaries;
▪make certain investments;
▪enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;
▪sell or acquire certain assets or merge with or into other companies; and/or
▪use assets as security in other transactions.
A breach of one or more of the covenants could result in adverse consequences that could negatively impact our businesses, results of operations, and financial position. These consequences may include the acceleration of amounts outstanding under certain of our credit facilities, triggering an obligation to redeem certain debt securities, termination of existing unused commitments by our lenders, refusal by our lenders to extend further credit under one or more of the facilities or to enter into new facilities or the lowering or modification of CNH’s credit ratings or those of one or more of its subsidiaries. For further information, see “Note 10: Debt” to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, for additional information.
CNH Industrial N.V. operates and will continue to operate, as a company that is resident in the U.K. for tax purposes; other tax authorities may treat CNH Industrial N.V. as being tax resident elsewhere. CNH Industrial N.V. is incorporated in the Netherlands. In order to maintain its tax residence in the U.K., CNH Industrial N.V.’s central management and control must be located (in whole or in part) in the U.K. The U.K. and Dutch competent authorities have agreed, following a mutual agreement procedure (as contemplated by the Netherlands-U.K. tax treaty), that CNH will be regarded as solely resident in the U.K. for purposes of the application of the Netherlands-U.K. tax treaty based on the facts and circumstances outlined in the Company’s mutual agreement application. If the facts upon which the competent authorities issued this ruling change over time, this ruling may be withdrawn or cease to apply and in that case the Netherlands may impose withholding taxes on dividends distributed to non-residents by CNH Industrial N.V. and may levy Dutch corporate income tax on CNH Industrial N.V. and tax authorities in jurisdictions outside the U.K. and the Netherlands could challenge the application of tax treaties, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
CNH Industrial N.V. should not be deemed resident in Italy under Italian domestic law except to the extent of CNH Industrial N.V.'s Italian branch, and should be deemed resident exclusively in the U.K. from the date of its incorporation for purposes of the Italy-U.K. tax treaty. Because this analysis is highly factual and may depend on future changes in CNH’s management and organizational structure, tax authorities may disagree with our determination of the Company’s tax residence. Should CNH Industrial N.V. be treated as an Italian tax resident beyond its Italian branch, Italy may impose withholding taxes on dividends distributed by CNH Industrial N.V. and levy corporate income tax on CNH Industrial N.V.’s worldwide income, and tax authorities in jurisdictions outside of the U.K. and the Netherlands could challenge the application of tax treaties, which could result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
The Company could be characterized as a passive foreign investment company (PFIC) for U.S. federal income tax purposes The U.S. federal income tax rules provide specific tax rules applicable to shareholders in companies that meet the definition of a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We believe that the Company is not a passive foreign investment company, but this conclusion is a factual determination made annually and may be subject to change. U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares may suffer adverse tax consequences if we are characterized as a PFIC.
We may incur additional tax expense or become subject to additional tax exposure. We are subject to income taxes, as well as non-income-based taxes, in various jurisdictions in which we operate around the world. Our tax liabilities are dependent upon the mix of earnings among these different jurisdictions. Our future results of operations could be adversely affected by changes in the consolidated effective tax rate as a result of a change in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in our overall profitability, changes to our transfer pricing approach, changes in tax legislation and rates, changes in generally accepted accounting principles and changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities. If our effective tax rates were to increase, or if the ultimate determination of our taxes owed is for an amount in excess of amounts previously accrued or paid, our operating results, cash flows, and financial position could be adversely affected. We are also subject to ongoing tax audits in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Tax authorities may disagree with certain positions we have taken and assess additional taxes. We regularly assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of our tax provision. However, there can be no assurance that we will accurately predict the outcomes of these audits, and the actual outcomes of these audits could have a material impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows, see Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Taxation.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the "OECD") has proposed a global minimum tax of 15% of reported profits ("Pillar Two") that has been agreed upon in principle by over 140 countries. Pillar Two legislation has been enacted in one or more jurisdictions in which the Company operates and the Company has determined it is within the scope of the legislation. The Company has assessed the impact of the Pillar Two legislation and related transitional safe harbor provisions and does not expect the tax impacts of the legislation to have a material impact on the Company's financial results during 2024; however, the impact to the Company could change if other jurisdictions, such as the United States, enact counter-measures or if there are changes to the application or interpretation of the Pillar Two rules and corresponding safe harbors.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON SHARES
The loyalty voting program may affect the liquidity of our common shares and reduce our share price. CNH’s loyalty voting program was established to reward shareholders for maintaining long-term share ownership by granting at inception initial shareholders and subsequently any other person holding shares continuously for at least three years, the option to elect to receive special voting shares. Issuance of special voting shares is subject to various conditions set forth in the Company's constituting documents, including the registration of the common shares held by each shareholder requesting the issuance of special voting shares in the CNH Loyalty Register. Special voting shares have minimal economic entitlements and cannot be traded. In the event any shareholder holding such special voting shares intends to transfer its common shares from the CNH Loyalty Register, immediately prior to such transfer, any corresponding special voting shares shall be transferred to CNH for no consideration (om niet). This loyalty voting program is designed to encourage a stable shareholder base and, conversely, it may deter trading by those shareholders who are interested in gaining or retaining special voting shares. Therefore, the loyalty voting structure may reduce liquidity in our common shares and adversely affect their trading price when compared to a situation where the loyalty voting program did not exist.
The loyalty voting program may prevent or frustrate attempts by our shareholders to change our management and hinder efforts to acquire a controlling interest in us, and the market price of our common shares may be lower as a result. The provisions of our Articles of Association establishing the loyalty voting program may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or attempt to acquire, control of CNH, even if a change of control is considered favorably by shareholders holding a majority of our common shares. As a result of the loyalty voting program, a relatively large proportion of the voting power of our common shares could be concentrated in a relatively small number of shareholders who would have significant influence over us. As of January 31, 2025, EXOR N.V. had a voting interest in CNH of approximately 45.3%. For further information, see “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” and Note 22 Related Party Information to the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2024. Such shareholders participating in the loyalty voting program could effectively prevent change of control transactions that may otherwise benefit our shareholders.
The loyalty voting program may also prevent or discourage shareholders’ initiatives aimed at changes in our management.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties
As of December 31, 2024, we owned or leased 40 manufacturing facilities. We also own or lease other significant properties including spare parts depots, research laboratories, test tracks, warehouses, and office buildings. We consider each of our facilities to be in good condition and adequate for its present use. We believe that we have sufficient capacity to meet our current and anticipated manufacturing requirements.
The following table provides information about our manufacturing and engineering facilities as of December 31, 2024:
Location Primary Functions Approximate Covered
Area (Sqm/ 000)
United States
Benson SP Sprayers, Floaters; R&D Center 41
Burlington Backhoe Loaders, Forklift trucks; R&D Center 91
Brookings R&D center 1
Casa Grande Area Testing 1
Davenport R&D Center 11
Fargo Tractors, Wheel Loaders; R&D Center 88
Grand Island Combines, Windrowers, Bale Wagons 128
Goodfield Tillage, Cultivators; R&D Center 39
Location Primary Functions Approximate Covered
Area (Sqm/ 000)
Livonia Battery Electric Vehicles; R&D Center 2
Lombard R&D Center 2
Mt. Vernon Tracks; R&D Center 7
New Holland Hay & Forage; R&D Center 104
Oak Brook R&D Center 14
Racine R&D Center 9
Racine Tractors, transmissions 105
Rapid City R&D center 1
Scottsdale Two R&D Centers, Digital and Satellite Navigation Technology 2
Sioux Falls Precision Technology 16
Sioux Falls Training and R&D Center 23
St. Nazianz Self-propelled Sprayers; R&D Center 24
Wautoma Aluminum sprayer booms 2
Wichita Skid Steer Loaders; R&D Center 46
Brazil
Belo Horizonte (Contagem) Crawler Excavators, Crawler Dozers, Wheel Loaders, Graders, Backhoe Loaders; R&D Center 58
Curitiba Combines and Tractors; R&D Center 117
Piracicaba Sugar Cane Harvesters, Sprayers, Planters; R&D Center 25
Sorocaba Combines and others; R&D Center 188
Italy
Cesena Mini and Midi Excavators 8
Jesi Tractors 77
Lecce TLBs, Wheel Loaders, Compact Wheel Loaders, Telehandlers; Graders; R&D Center 130
Modena Components 102
S. Matteo R&D Center 51
San Piero in Bagno Mini and Midi Excavators; R&D Center 14
India
Gurgaon ITC R&D Center 9
Noida Tractors; R&D Center 95
Pithampur TLBs, Chex, Vibratory Compactors, Skid Steer Loaders; R&D Center 48
Pune Sugar Cane Harvesters; Combines; Balers and Tractors; R&D Center 85
Belgium
Antwerp Components 77
Zedelgem Combines, Forage Harvesters and Balers; R&D Center 154
Poland
Kutno Cultivators, Planters, Headers, Grass Pick-ups; R&D Center 33
Plock Combines, Balers and Headers; R&D Center 129
Warsaw Product Development Precision Technology; R&D Center 1
China
Harbin Combines, Tractors, Balers; R&D Center 121
Kunshan Components 8
France
Coex Grape Harvesters; R&D Center 26
Croix Cabins 12
Location Primary Functions Approximate Covered
Area (Sqm/ 000)
United Kingdom
Basildon (United Kingdom) Tractors; R&D Center 129
Chynoweth (United Kingdom) R&D liquid and compressed methane gas 1
Newquay (United Kingdom) R&D liquid and compressed methane gas 1
Suffolk (United Kingdom) Field Test site, Product Development; R&D Center 1
Others
Cordoba (Argentina) Combines, Sprayers, Grain Headers, Tractors 35
Cowra (Australia) Tillage; R&D Center 6
Mannum (Australia) Seeding & Tillage; R&D Center 17
St. Valentin (Austria) Tractors; R&D Center 54
Calgary (Canada) R&D Center 1
Regina (Canada) R&D Center 2
Saskatoon (Canada) Sprayers, Planters, Seeders; R&D Center 61
Würzburg (Germany) R&D Precision Technology 1
Metamorfosi (Greece) R&D Sense and Act technology 1
Queretaro (Mexico) Components 15
Hoorn (Netherlands) R&D Autonomy 1
Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Tractors 30

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
CNH in the ordinary course of business is exposed to numerous legal risks, including, without limitation, dealer and supplier litigation, intellectual property right disputes, product liability, asbestos, personal injury, emissions and/or fuel economy regulatory, competition law and other regulatory investigations and environmental claims. We are party to various unresolved investigations, claims and actions that our incidental to our business. The most significant of these matters are described in “Note 15: Commitments and Contingencies” to our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is incorporated by reference herein.
The outcome of any current or future proceedings, claims, or investigations cannot be predicted with certainty. Adverse decisions in one or more of these proceedings, claims or investigations could require CNH to pay substantial damages or fines or undertake service actions, recall campaigns or other costly actions. It is therefore possible that legal judgments could give rise to expenses that are not covered, or not fully covered, by insurance and could affect CNH’s financial position and results.
Although the ultimate outcome of legal matters pending against CNH and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted, management believes the reasonable possible range of losses for these unresolved legal matters in addition to the amounts accrued would not have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We maintain insurance with third party insurers to cover various risks arising from our business activities including, but not limited to, risk of loss or damage to our assets or facilities, business interruption losses, cybersecurity risks, general liability, automobile liability, product liability and directors' and officers' liability insurance. We believe that we maintain insurance coverage that is customary in our industry.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Listing Information
As of May 20, 2024, CNH Industrial N.V. common stock is single listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "CNH". Prior to May 20, 2024, CNH Industrial N.V. common stock was single listed on the NYSE under the symbol "CNHI" and prior to January 2, 2024, CNH Industrial N.V. common stock also had a secondary listing on Euronext Milan in Italy.
Number of Shareholders
At January 31, 2025, there were 407 registered holders of our common stock, including 154 shareholders that hold special voting shares associated with their common shares. This number does not include stockholders who hold their stock through brokers, banks and other nominees.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our Common Stock with the total return on the S&P Midcap 400 Index and the S&P Midcap 400 Industrials Index for the five-year period ended December 31, 2024. It shows the growth of a $100 investment on December 31, 2019, including the reinvestment of all dividends. CNH was added to the S&P Midcap 400 in 2024. The S&P 500 and S&P 500 Industrials indexes were used in prior years and so are presented in the year of transition.
Base Period Years Ending
Company/Index 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
CNH $100 $117 $178 $173 $135 $130
S&P Midcap 400 $100 $114 $142 $123 $144 $164
S&P Midcap 400 Industrials $100 $116 $150 $132 $174 $198
S&P 500 $100 $118 $152 $125 $158 $197
S&P 500 Industrials $100 $111 $135 $127 $150 $176
Dividends
CNH's dividend policy allows for annual dividends of between 25-35% of its consolidated net income in any one year. While the Company currently expects a cash dividend to be paid in the future, future dividend payments will depend on the Company's earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, and other factors considered relevant by the Company's Board of Directors.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
See Part III, Item 12 of this Annual Report for information about our equity compensation plans, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In February 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $500 million share buyback program, which became effective March 1, 2024, under which the Company may repurchase its common shares in the open market or through privately negotiated or other transactions, including at the Company’s election trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 depending on share price, market conditions and other factors.
The Company’s purchases of its common shares under the buyback programs during the fourth quarter of 2024, were as follows:
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share ($)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate USD Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs ($)
10/1/2024 - 10/31/2024 692,299 11.01 692,299 354,699,515
11/1/2024 -11/30/2024 475,815 10.52 475,815 349,694,750
12/1/2024 - 12/31/2024 - - - 349,694,750
Total 1,168,114 1,168,114 349,694,750
Taxation
Nothing within this section should be considered or relied upon as tax advice. Rather, all prospective purchasers and holders of CNH stock, regardless of their country of residency, should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of owning and disposing of CNH stock based upon their particular circumstances.
Taxation of Loyalty Voting Program
The Company maintains a Loyalty Register which provides for special voting shares to reward long-term ownership of the Company’s common shares and to promote stability of its shareholder base, as further defined in Note 17 to the Financial Statements.
The tax consequences to Shareholders of owning special voting shares are uncertain because no statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly discusses how the receipt, ownership or disposition of special voting shares should be treated for tax purposes.
U.S. Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC)
The U.S. federal income tax rules provide specific tax rules applicable to shareholders in companies that meet the definition of a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. CNH believes that shares of its stock are not stock of a PFIC, but this conclusion is a factual determination made annually and thus may be subject to change. U.S. holders of our ordinary shares may suffer adverse tax consequences if we are characterized as a passive foreign investment company.
Material U.K. Tax Consequences
This section summarizes the material U.K. tax consequences of the ownership of CNH common shares for U.S. Shareholders. It is intended only as a general guide and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential U.K. tax consequences of holding CNH common shares. This section is based on current U.K. tax law and what is understood to be the current practice of H.M. Revenue and Customs, as well as applicable tax treaties, as of the date of this form. This law and practice and these treaties are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
This section applies only to shareholders of CNH that are U.S. Shareholders, that are not resident or domiciled in the U.K., that hold their shares as an investment, and that are the absolute beneficial owner of both the shares and any dividends paid on the shares. This section does not apply to members of any special class of shareholders subject to special rules, such as:
•a pension fund;
•a charity;
•persons acquiring their shares in connection with an office or employment;
•a dealer in securities;
•an insurance company; or
•a collective investment scheme.
In addition, this section may not apply to:
•any shareholders that, either alone or together, with one or more associated persons, such as personal trusts and connected persons, control directly or indirectly at least 10% of the voting rights or of any class of share capital of CNH; or
•any person holding shares as a borrower under a stock loan or an interim holder under a repurchase agreement.
Taxation of Dividends
Withholding from dividend payments
Under U.K. domestic law, dividend payments on CNH common shares may be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of U.K. income tax.
Non-U.K. - Resident Shareholders
A shareholder of CNH common shares that is not resident in the U.K. for U.K. tax purposes will not be liable to account for income or corporation tax in the U.K. on dividends paid on the shares unless the shareholder carries on a trade (or profession or vocation) in the U.K. and the dividends are either a receipt of that trade (or profession or vocation) or, in the case of U.K. corporation tax, the shares are held by or for a U.K. permanent establishment through which the trade is carried on.
Taxation of Capital Gains
Non-U.K. - Resident Shareholders
As long as CNH does not maintain any share register in the U.K., the disposal of CNH common shares by a shareholder that is not resident in the U.K. for tax purposes (other than individuals temporarily non-resident in the U.K. for a period of less than five complete tax years) will not give rise to a chargeable gain or allowable loss.
Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (“SDRT”)
As long as CNH does not maintain any share register in the U.K., (i) U.K. stamp duty will not normally be payable in connection with a transfer of common shares, provided that the instrument of transfer is executed and retained outside the U.K. and no other action is taken in the U.K. by the transferor or transferee, and (ii) no U.K. SDRT will be payable in respect of any agreement to transfer CNH common shares.
Tax Consequences of Participating in the Loyalty Voting Program
A non-U.K.-resident shareholder that would not be subject to tax on dividends or capital gains in respect of CNH common shares will not be subject to U.K. tax in respect of the special voting shares.
As long as CNH does not maintain any share register in the U.K., no liability to U.K. stamp duty or SDRT will arise to shareholders on the issue or repurchase of special voting shares.
Netherlands Taxation
This section summarizes solely the principal Dutch tax consequences of the acquisition, the ownership and the disposal of CNH common shares and / or special voting shares, by Non-Resident holders of such shares (as defined below). It does not purport to describe every aspect of Dutch taxation that may be relevant to a particular holder of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares. Tax matters are complex, and the tax consequences to a particular holder of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares, will depend in part on such holder’s circumstances. Shareholders and any potential investor should consult their own tax advisors regarding the Dutch tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares in their particular circumstances.
Where in this summary English terms and expressions are used to refer to Dutch concepts, the meaning to be attributed to such terms and expressions shall be the meaning to be attributed to the equivalent Dutch concepts under Dutch tax law. Where in this section the terms “the Netherlands” and “Dutch” are used, these refer solely to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
This summary also assumes that the board shall control the conduct of the affairs of CNH and shall procure that CNH is organized in accordance with the facts, based upon which the competent authorities of the U.K. and the Netherlands have ruled that CNH should be treated as solely resident of the U.K. for the application of the tax treaty as concluded between the U.K. and the Netherlands. A change in facts and circumstances based upon which the ruling was issued may invalidate the contents of this section, which will not be updated to reflect any such change.
This summary is based on the tax law of the Netherlands (unpublished case law not included) as it stands at the date of this form. The law upon which this summary is based is subject to change, perhaps with retroactive effect. Any such change may invalidate the contents of this summary, which will not be updated to reflect such changes.
Scope of the Summary
The summary of Dutch taxes set out in this section “Material Dutch tax consequences” only applies to a holder of shares who is a Non-Resident holder of shares. For the purpose of this summary, a holder of shares is a Non-Resident holder of shares if such holder is neither a resident nor deemed to be resident in the Netherlands for purposes of Dutch income tax or corporation tax as the case may be.
This Dutch taxation discussion does not address the Dutch tax consequences for a holder of CNH common shares and, if applicable, special voting shares, who:
1.Is a person who may be deemed an owner of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares for Dutch tax purposes pursuant to specific statutory attribution rules in Dutch tax law;
2.Owns CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares in connection with a membership of a management board or a supervisory board, an employment relationship, a deemed employment relationship or management role; or
3.Is for Dutch tax purposes taxable as a corporate entity and resident of Aruba, Curaçao, or Sint Maarten.
Dividend Withholding Tax
CNH is generally required to withhold Dutch dividend withholding tax at a rate of 15 percent from dividends distributed by it. The competent authorities of the U.K. and the Netherlands have ruled that CNH is resident of the U.K. for the application of the tax treaty as concluded between the Netherlands and the U.K. Consequently, payments made by CNH on the common shares and / or the special voting shares to Non-Resident shareholders may be made free from Dutch dividend withholding tax.
Taxes on income and capital gains from the ownership and disposition of CNH common shares and / or special voting shares
Individuals
If a Non-Resident holder of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares is an individual, the holder will not be subject to Dutch income tax in respect of any benefits derived or deemed to be derived from or in connection with CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares, except if:
(i)the holder derives profits from an enterprise, whether as an entrepreneur or pursuant to a co-entitlement to the net value of such enterprise, other than as a shareholder, and such enterprise is carried on, in whole or in part, through a permanent establishment or a permanent representative in the Netherlands, and such holder’s CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares are attributable to such permanent establishment or permanent representative; or
(ii)the holder benefits or is deemed to derive benefits from or in connection with CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares that are taxable as benefits from miscellaneous activities performed in the Netherlands; or
(iii)the holder derives profits pursuant to the entitlement to a share in the profits of an enterprise, other than as a holder of securities, which is effectively managed in the Netherlands and to which enterprise CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares are attributable.
Corporate entities
If a Non-Resident holder of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares is a corporate entity, or an entity including an association, a partnership and a mutual fund, taxable as a corporate entity, it will not be subject to Dutch corporation tax in respect of any benefits derived or deemed to be derived from or in connection with CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares, except if:
(i)it derives profits from an enterprise directly which is carried on, in whole or in part, through a permanent establishment or a permanent representative in the Netherlands, and to which permanent establishment or permanent representative its CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares are attributable; or
(ii)it derives profits pursuant to a co-entitlement to the net value of an enterprise which is managed in the Netherlands, other than as a holder of securities, and to which enterprise its CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares are attributable.
Gift and Inheritance Taxes
No Dutch gift or inheritance taxes will arise with respect to an acquisition or deemed acquisition of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares by way of a gift by, or upon the death of, a holder of CNH common shares, and, if applicable, special voting shares, who is neither resident nor deemed to be resident in the Netherlands for purposes of Dutch gift tax or Dutch
inheritance tax except if, in the event of a gift whilst not being a resident nor being a deemed resident in the Netherlands for purposes of Dutch gift tax or Dutch inheritance tax, a holder of CNH common shares and, if applicable, a holder of CNH special voting shares becomes a resident or a deemed resident in the Netherlands and dies within 180 days after the date of the gift.
For purposes of Dutch gift and inheritance taxes, a gift of CNH common shares and, if applicable, CNH special voting shares made under a condition precedent is deemed to be made at the time the condition precedent is satisfied.
Registration Taxes and Duties
No Dutch registration tax, transfer tax, stamp duty or any other similar documentary tax or duty, other than court fees, is payable in the Netherlands in respect of or in connection with the execution and/or enforcement (including by legal proceedings and including the enforcement of any foreign judgment in the courts of the Netherlands) of the documents relating to the issue of CNH common shares and / or special voting shares or the performance by CNH of its obligations under such documents, or the transfer of CNH common shares and / or special voting shares.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. [Reserved]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
See the information under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to the following financial risks connected with our operations:
•credit risk related to our financing activities;
•currency risk; and
•interest rate risk.
We attempt to actively manage these risks.
The quantitative data reported in the following sections does not have any predictive value. In particular, the sensitivity analysis on market risks does not reflect the complexity of the market or the reaction, which may result from any changes that are assumed to take place.
Credit Risk
Our credit concentration risk differs in relation to the activities carried out by the segments and end markets in which we operate; the risk is partially mitigated by the large number of counterparties and customers. Considered from a global point of view, however, there is a concentration of credit risk in trade receivables and receivables from financing activities, in particular dealer financing in the European Union market and in North America, as well as in South America for Agriculture and Construction.
Financial assets are recognized in the statement of financial position net of write-downs for the risk that counterparties may be unable to fulfill their contractual obligations, determined on the basis of the available information as to the creditworthiness of the customer and historical data.
The maximum credit risk to which we were theoretically exposed at December 31, 2024 is represented by the carrying amounts stated for financial assets in the statement of financial position and the nominal value of the guarantees provided on debt or commitments of third parties.
Dealers and final customers are generally subject to specific assessments of their creditworthiness under a detailed scoring system. In addition to carrying out this evaluation process, we may also obtain financial and non-financial guarantees for risks arising from credit granted for the sale of equipment and related parts. These guarantees are further secured, where possible, by retention of title clauses or specific guarantees on financed equipment sales to the distribution network and on equipment under finance or leasing agreements.
Balances which are objectively uncollectible either in part or for the whole amount are written down on a specific basis if they are individually significant. The amount of the write-down takes into account an estimate of the recoverable cash flows and the date of receipt, the costs of recovery, and the fair value of any guarantees received. Impairment losses are recognized for receivables that are not written down on a specific basis, but rather determined based on historical experience and statistical information.
Receivables for financing activities amounted to $23,085 million at December 31, 2024 ($24,249 million at December 31, 2023) containing balances totaling $424 million ($363 million at December 31, 2023) that have been written down. In addition, balances
totaling $235 million ($184 million at December 31, 2023) were either past due or in nonaccrual status. In the event of installment payments, even if only one installment is overdue, the whole amount of the receivable is classified as such.
Trade receivables totaling $125 million at December 31, 2024 ($133 million at December 31, 2023) contain balances totaling $21 million ($24 million at December 31, 2023) that have been written down.
Currency Risk
We are exposed to risk resulting from changes in exchange rates, which can affect our earnings and equity.
Where one of our subsidiaries incurs costs in a currency different from that of its revenues, any change in exchange rates can affect the net income/(loss) of that company. We estimate that in 2024, the total net trade flows exposed to currency risk amounted to the equivalent of 20% of our revenue (21% in 2023). The principal exchange rates to which we are exposed are the following:
•EUR/USD, in relation to the production/purchases of Agriculture and Construction in the Euro area
•USD/BRL and EUR/BRL, in relation to production in Brazil and the respective import/export flows;
•AUD/USD, mainly in relation to sales made by Agriculture and Construction in Australia;
•EUR/GBP, predominately in relation to sales on the U.K. market.
Trade flows exposed to changes in these exchange rates in 2024 made up approximately 73% of the exposure to currency risk from trade transactions.
It is our policy to use derivative financial instruments to hedge a certain percentage, on average between 55% and 85%, of the forecasted trading transaction exchange risk exposure for the coming 12 months with additional flexibility to reach 0% or 100% (including forecasted risk exposure beyond that timeframe where it is believed to be appropriate) and to hedge completely the exposure resulting from firm commitments.
Certain subsidiaries may hold trade receivables or payables denominated in a currency different from the subsidiary’s functional currency. In addition, in a limited number of cases, subsidiaries may obtain financing or use funds in a currency different from their functional currency. Changes in exchange rates may result in exchange gains or losses arising from these situations. It is our policy to hedge fully, whenever possible, the exposure resulting from receivables, payables, and securities denominated in currencies different from the subsidiary’s functional currency.
Certain of our subsidiaries’ functional currency is different than the U.S. dollar, which is the Company’s reporting currency. The income statements of those subsidiaries are converted into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate for the period, and while revenues and margins are unchanged in local currency, changes in exchange rates may lead to effects on the converted balances of revenues, costs, and the results reported in U.S. dollars.
The assets and liabilities of consolidated companies whose functional currency is different from the U.S. dollar may acquire converted values in U.S. dollars which differ over time as a function of the fluctuation in exchange rates.
We monitor our principal exposure to conversion exchange risk, although there was no specific hedging in place at December 31, 2024. There were no substantial changes in 2024 in the nature or structure of exposure to currency risk or in our hedging policies.
Sensitivity Analysis
The potential loss in fair value of derivative financial instruments held for currency risk management (currency swaps/forwards, currency options, interest rate and currency swaps) at December 31, 2024, resulting from a hypothetical change of 10% in the relevant exchange rates amounted to approximately $113 million ($167 million at December 31, 2023). The valuation model for currency options assumes that market volatility at year-end remains unchanged.
Receivables, payables, and future trade flows whose hedging transactions have been analyzed were not considered in this analysis. It is reasonable to assume that changes in exchange rates will produce the opposite effect, of an equal or greater amount, on the underlying transactions that have been hedged.
Interest Rate Risk
Our Industrial Activities make use of external funds obtained in the form of financing and invest in monetary and financial market instruments. In addition, we sell receivables. Changes in market interest rates can affect the cost of financing, including the sale of receivables, or the return on investments of funds, causing an impact on the level of net financial expenses incurred by us.
In addition, Financial Services provides loans (mainly to customers and dealers), financed primarily using various forms of external borrowings or asset-backed financing (e.g., securitization of receivables). Where the characteristics of the variability of the interest rate applied to loans granted differ from those of the variability of the cost of the financing/funding obtained, changes in the current level of interest rates can affect our net income/(loss).
In order to mitigate these risks, we use interest rate derivative financial instruments, mainly interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements.
Sensitivity Analysis
In assessing the potential impact of changes in interest rates, we separate fixed rate financial instruments (for which the impact is assessed in terms of fair value) from floating rate financial instruments (for which the impact is assessed in terms of cash flows).
The fixed rate financial instruments used by us consist of retail receivables, debt, ABS, and other instruments.
The potential loss in fair value of fixed rate financial instruments (including the effect of interest rate derivative financial instruments) held at December 31, 2024, resulting from a hypothetical, unfavorable and instantaneous change of 10% in market interest rates, would have been approximately $15 million (approximately $21 million at December 31, 2023).
Floating rate financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, wholesale receivables, debt, and ABS securities. The effect of the sale of receivables is also considered in the sensitivity analysis as well as the effect of hedging derivative instruments.
A hypothetical change of 10% in short-term interest rates at December 31, 2024, applied to floating rate financial assets and liabilities, operations for the sale of receivables and derivative financial instruments, would have caused increased net expenses before taxes, on an annual basis, of approximately $20 million (approximately $10 million at December 31, 2023).
This analysis is based on the assumption that there is a hypothetical change of 10% in interest rates across homogeneous categories. A homogeneous category is defined on the basis of the currency in which the financial assets and liabilities are denominated.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
See the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and supplementary data, which are incorporated by reference herein.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a15(e) and 15d15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2024.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, and the material weakness noted below, we believe that, as of December 31, 2024 our internal control over financial reporting was not effective.
Deloitte & Touche LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited our 2024 consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting. The report appears on page 38.
Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting - Inventory Management
In connection with the preparation of our Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weakness relates to deficiencies in the operating effectiveness of internal controls related to the existence and completeness of raw material and work-in-process inventory.
These control deficiencies have not resulted in an error or misstatements to our financial statements or the need to revise any previously published financial results. However, the control deficiencies could have resulted in a misstatement of one or more account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected, and accordingly, we determined that these control deficiencies constitute a material weakness.
We, with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, are taking actions to remediate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. Such remediation actions include:
•Develop a remediation plan, which will include hiring consulting professionals with knowledge and experience specific to cycle count internal controls to assist us in evaluating and making recommendations to improve our current raw material and work-in-process cycle count program and controls, including more effective use of the IT systems used to facilitate these cycle counts, to ensure compliance with our policy;
•Performing full-physical inventory counts of raw material and work-in-process inventory in the fourth quarter of 2025 at certain locations;
•Developing standard operating procedures to ensure consistent communication of the raw material and work-in-process inventory count process and adherence to our cycle count policy at facilities managed by us and third-party warehouse service providers;
•Providing training on standard operating procedures, cycle count policy and related internal controls to plant personnel responsible for the cycle count program and inventory processes to ensure the controls are operating effectively going forward.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As described above, the Company has identified a material weakness related to inventory management. We are undertaking the remediation actions described above to remediate the material weakness that exists as of December 31, 2024. There have been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to the costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of CNH Industrial N.V.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of CNH Industrial N.V. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness identified below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, of the Company and our report dated February 28, 2025, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Material Weakness
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness has been identified and included in management's assessment: material weakness related to the operating effectiveness of internal controls related to the existence and completeness of raw material and work-in-process inventory. This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied
in our audit of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, of the Company, and this report does not affect our report on such financial statements.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 28, 2025

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information
Director and Executive Officer Trading Arrangements
None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item regarding our executive officers appears as Item 1 of this Report under the caption "Information about our Executive Officers". The remaining information required by this item will be contained in the Company's Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual General Meeting, prepared in accordance with applicable requirements and/or in the Company's Form 10-K, which, if required, will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2024.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Conduct that applies to our executive officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. This Code of Conduct and our corporate governance policies are posted on our website at https://www.cnh.com/en-US/Our-Company/Governance. We intend to satisfy disclosure requirements regarding amendments to or waivers from our Code of Conduct by posting such information on this website. The charters of the Audit Committee, the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee and Human Capital and Compensation Committee are available on our website as well. This information is also available in print free of charge to any person who requests it.
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
We have adopted an insider trading policy and related procedures governing the purchase, sale and/or other distribution of our securities by directors, officers and employees, that we believe are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and applicable listing standards. Our insider trading policies and procedures are filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Form 10-K.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item will be contained in the Company’s Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual General Meeting, prepared in accordance with applicable requirements, will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2024.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item will be contained in the Company’s Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual General Meeting, prepared in accordance with applicable requirements, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2024.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
The information required by this item will be contained in the Company’s Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual General Meeting, prepared in accordance with applicable requirements, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2024.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this item will be contained in the Company’s Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement for its 2025 Annual General Meeting, prepared in accordance with applicable requirements, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2024.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) 1. Financial Statements - CNH Industrial N.V. and Subsidiaries
The following are contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - (PCAOB ID 34)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - (PCAOB ID 42)
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the Notes to the Financial Statements listed above are filed as part of this Report and are set forth beginning on page 71 immediately following the signature pages of this Report.
(a) 2. Financial Statement Schedules
Schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, the information required to be contained in them is disclosed elsewhere on our Consolidated Financial Statements, or the amounts involved are not sufficient to require submission.
(a) 3. Exhibits
Exhibit Description
3.1 Articles of Association of CNH Industrial N.V., dated September 29, 2013 (Previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2014 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2 Regulations of the Board of Directors of CNH Industrial N.V. dated September 9, 2013 (Previously filed as Exhibit 1.2 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2014 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1 Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2016, by and between CNH Industrial N.V., as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the CNH Industrial N.V. debt securities. (Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the report on Form 6-K of the registrant (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2 Officers’ Certificate, dated as of November 14, 2017 (including Form of 3.850% Note due 2027 included therein). (Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 6-K of the registrant on November 14, 2017 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3 Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act
10.1* CNH Industrial N.V. Directors’ Compensation Plan (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the report on Form 8-K of the registrant on May 9, 2024 (File No. 001-36085) incorporated herein by reference).
10.2* Case New Holland Industrial Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, restated effective January 1, 2012 (Previously filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2014 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3* CNH Industrial N.V. Equity Incentive Plan (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the report on Form 8-K of the registrant on May 9, 2024 (File No. 001-36085) incorporated herein by reference).
10.6* Form of Performance Share Agreement (2022-2024) (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.7* Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (2022-2024) (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.8 Agreement and Plan of Merger among Raven Industries, Inc., CNH Industrial N.V. and CNH Industrial South Dakota, Inc. (Previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 6-K of the registrant on June 21, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.9 Credit Agreement, dated April 19, 2024, by and among CNH Industrial N.V., Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, as Facility Agent, and the banks listed therein
10.11* Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (2023-2025) (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.13 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference)
10.12* Form of Performance Share Agreement (2023-2025) (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference)
10.13* Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (2024-2026)
10.14* Form of Performance Share Agreement (2024-2026)
10.15* Executive Employment Agreement with Gerrit Marx (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the the report on Form 8-K of the registrant on June 28, 2024 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.16* Letter Agreement dated April 20, 2024 with Scott W. Wine (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the report on Form 8-K of the registrant on April 22, 2024 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.17* Amendments to Employment Agreement with Kevin Barr (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the report on Form 8-K of the registrant on January 12, 2024 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.18* Letter Agreement dated May 30, 2024 with Derek Neilson (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the report on Form 8-K of the registrant on May 31, 2024 (File No. 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.19* Executive Employment Agreement with Stefano Pampalone (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the report on Form 8-K of the registrant on January 14, 2025 (File 001-36085) and incorporated herein by reference).
19.1 Insider Trading Policy
21.0 Subsidiaries and affiliates of the registrant
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CNH Industrial N.V., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CNH Industrial N.V., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CNH Industrial N.V. and Chief Financial Officer of CNH Industrial N.V., as required pursuant Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit Description
97.1 Compensation Recovery Policy of CNH Industrial N.V.
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CLA Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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104 Cover page Interactive Data File is formatted in Inline XBRL and is contained in Exhibits 101
There have not been filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K certain long-term debt instruments, none of which relates to indebtedness that exceeds 10% of the consolidated assets of CNH Industrial N.V. CNH Industrial N.V. agrees to furnish the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon its request, a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of CNH Industrial N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
* Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements required to be filed as exhibits pursuant to Item 15(b) of this Report.