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Advantage Solutions Inc.

Business services company based in St. Louis, listed on Nasdaq (ADV)1

In its 2026 annual report the company says: “We provide outsourced sales, marketing, merchandising, sampling, and retailer support services to consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers primarily across North America. Our services are designed to support distribution, retail execution, shopper engagement, and private brand development across both physical and digital commerce environments. We serve more than 4,000 clients across grocery, mass, club, retail pharmacy, convenience, and other channels in over 100,000 retail locations.”4

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerADV on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC1
  • HeadquartersSt. Louis, Missouri1
  • Business addressC/O Advantage Solutions, Inc., 7676 Forsyth Boulevard, 5Th Floor, St. Louis, Mo 631052
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer2

We provide outsourced sales, marketing, merchandising, sampling, and retailer support services to consumer packaged goods (“CPG”) manufacturers and retailers primarily across North America. Our services are designed to support distribution, retail execution, shopper engagement, and private brand development across both physical and digital commerce environments. We serve more than 4,000 clients across grocery, mass, club, retail pharmacy, convenience, and other channels in over 100,000 retail locations.4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

-3.6%Operating margin5
-6.4%Net margin5
-0.7%Revenue growth, 20255
-41.1%Return on equity5
3.00×Debt to equity5
$55.1MFree cash flow5

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Regions

North America brought in 51% of the revenue Advantage Solutions Inc. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. North America$3.4B551%down 1% from 2024
  2. United States$3.1B547%up 0% from 2024
  3. Asia Pacific$163.2M52%up 12% from 2024
  4. Europe$11.2M50%up 44% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
North America$3.4B$3.4B$3.4B
United States$3.2B$3.1B$3.1B
Asia Pacific$125.6M$145.6M$163.2M
Europe$6.5M$7.8M$11.2M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Selling, general and admin8¢$276.1M
  • Other costs91¢$3.2B
  • Income tax1¢$37.6M

Out of $3.5B in revenue.5 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending11¢$6.5M
  • Share buybacks1¢$869.0K
  • Kept or used elsewhere88¢$54.2M

Out of $61.5M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue67895$3.5B in 2025−6% since 2019
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B$4.0B2019: $3.8B$3.8B20192020: $3.2B$3.2B2020−17%2021: $3.6B$3.6B2021+14%2022: $3.6B$3.6B2022+1%2023: $3.9B$3.9B2023+7%2024: $3.6B$3.6B2024−9%2025: $3.5B$3.5B2025−1%
Operating income67895-$126.5M in 2025
-$1.5B-$1.0B-$500.0M0$500.0M2019: $213.7M$213.7M20192020: $67.0M$67.0M2020−69%2021: $230.0M$230.0M2021+243%2022: -$1.5B-$1.5B20222023: $46.6M$46.6M20232024: -$295.0M-$295.0M20242025: -$126.5M-$126.5M2025−57%
Net income67895-$227.7M in 2025+976% since 2019
-$1.5B-$1.0B-$500.0M0$500.0M2019: -$21.2M-$21.2M20192020: -$175.8M-$175.8M2020+730%2021: $54.5M$54.5M20212022: -$1.4B-$1.4B20222023: -$63.3M-$63.3M2023−95%2024: -$327.0M-$327.0M2024+416%2025: -$227.7M-$227.7M2025−30%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.5

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Revenues$3.5B$3.6B$3.9B
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)$3.0B$3.1B$3.4B
Selling, general, and administrative expenses$276.1M$324.6M$250.2M
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived asset$203.7M$275.2M$43.5M
Depreciation and amortization$202.3M$204.6M$208.9M
Income from investment in European joint venture and other-$7.5M-$2.1M-$5.2M
Gain on legal matters-$25.7M$0$0
Gain on divestitures and deconsolidation of subsidiaries-$28.0M$0-$58.9M
Total operating expenses$3.7B$3.9B$3.9B
Operating (loss) income from continuing operations-$126.5M-$295.0M$46.6M
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities-$83.0K-$584.0K-$286.0K
Interest expense, net$138.9M$146.8M$165.7M
Total other expenses, net$138.9M$146.2M$165.4M
Loss from continuing operations before benefit from income taxes-$265.3M-$441.2M-$118.9M
Benefit from income taxes from continuing operations-$37.6M-$62.8M-$37.6M
Net loss from continuing operations-$227.7M-$378.4M-$81.2M
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax$0$53.6M$20.8M
Net loss-$227.7M-$324.8M-$60.4M
Less: net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax$0$0$2.3M
Less: net income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax$0$2.2M$594.0K
Net loss attributable to stockholders of Advantage Solutions Inc.-$227.7M-$327.0M-$63.3M
Basic loss per common share from continuing operations attributable to stockholders of Advantage Solutions Inc.-$1-$1-$0
Basic income per common share from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders of Advantage Solutions Inc.$0$0$0
Diluted loss per common share from continuing operations attributable to stockholders of Advantage Solutions Inc.-$1-$1-$0
Diluted income per common share from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders of Advantage Solutions Inc.$0$0$0
Basic324.6M shares321.5M shares323.7M shares
Diluted324.6M shares321.5M shares323.7M shares
Foreign currency translation adjustments$11.7M-$9.5M$5.8M
Total comprehensive loss attributable to stockholders of Advantage Solutions Inc.-$216.0M-$336.4M-$57.5M

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Corporate structure

Advantage Solutions Inc. sits at the top of its group. 16 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Advantage Solutions Inc.

  • Advantage Solutions Inc. St. Louis, Missouri
    • Advantage AMP LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • ASI Intermediate Corp. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Club Demonstration Services Australia Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Club Demonstration Services Korea Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Club Demonstration Services, Inc Subsidiary · Connecticut, United States
    • Daymon Eagle Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Daymon Worldwide Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Daymon Worldwide Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Daymon Worldwide Japan Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • IDR Marketing Partners, LLC Subsidiary · Pennsylvania, United States
    • Interactions Consumer Experience Marketing Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Karman Intermediate Corp. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • R Squared Solutions LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • SAS Retail Services, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Advantage Solutions Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$245.8M5 Dec 31, 2025$212.9M5 Dec 31, 2024+15.4%
Accumulated depreciation$129.9M5 Dec 31, 2025$115.2M5 Dec 31, 2024+12.8%
Property and equipment, net$115.9M5 Dec 31, 2025$97.8M5 Dec 31, 2024+18.5%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$22.3M5 Dec 31, 2025$25.9M5 Dec 31, 2024−14.2%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$240.8M5 Dec 31, 2025$205.2M5 Dec 31, 2024+17.4%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$234.1M5 Dec 31, 2025$226.5M5 Dec 31, 2024+3.4%
Deposits held (banks)$18.7M5 Dec 31, 2025$12.9M5 Dec 31, 2024+45.1%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$438.9M5 Dec 31, 2025$477.0M5 Dec 31, 2024−8.0%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$993.9M5 Dec 31, 2025$1.3B5 Dec 31, 2024−25.4%
Indefinite-lived intangibles (excluding goodwill)$1.5B5 Dec 31, 2025$1.5B5 Dec 31, 20240%
Trademarks and trade names (indefinite-lived)$442.4M5 Dec 31, 2025$609.5M5 Dec 31, 2024−27.4%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$2.3B5 Dec 31, 2025$2.3B5 Dec 31, 20240%
Accumulated amortization$1.8B5 Dec 31, 2025$1.6B5 Dec 31, 2024+10.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$551.5M5 Dec 31, 2025$723.1M5 Dec 31, 2024−23.7%

Properties, in its own words

Our corporate headquarters are located in St. Louis, Missouri, where we rent approximately 19,000 square feet pursuant to a lease agreement that is scheduled to expire in March of 2036.

As of December 31, 2025, we operated approximately 60 offices, including in the United States and internationally.

The rest of Item 2

We lease all of our properties. Leases on these offices expire at various dates from 2026 to 2036, excluding any options for renewal. We typically seek office space in proximity to retailers’ headquarters or buying offices, to aid our teammates in acting as sales representatives for our manufacturer clients.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026.4

Leadership

Who has led Advantage Solutions Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (26)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • ASI Intermediate Corp. Delaware3
  • Advantage AMP LLC Delaware3
  • Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc. Delaware3
  • Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC Nevada3
  • Advantage Solutions Inc. Canada3
  • Club Demonstration Services Australia Inc. Delaware3
  • Club Demonstration Services Korea Inc. Delaware3
  • Club Demonstration Services, Inc Connecticut3
  • Daymon Eagle Holdings, LLC Delaware3
  • Daymon Worldwide Canada Inc. Delaware3
  • Daymon Worldwide Inc. Delaware3
  • Daymon Worldwide Japan Inc. Delaware3
  • IDR Marketing Partners, LLC Pennsylvania3
  • Interactions Consumer Experience Marketing Inc. Delaware3
  • Karman Intermediate Corp. Delaware3
  • R Squared Solutions LLC Delaware3
  • SAS Retail Services, LLC Delaware3

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

  • Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp.May 21, 2019 to Oct 28, 20202

Timeline

  1. Oct 5, 20268-K Executive or director change47
  2. Aug 5, 20268-K Results of operations48
  3. May 28, 20268-K Shareholder vote49
  4. May 6, 20268-K Results of operations50
  5. Mar 31, 20268-K Executive or director change51
  6. Mar 26, 20268-K Change to shareholders' rights; Bylaws or fiscal year changed52
  7. Mar 17, 20268-K Shareholder vote; Regulation FD disclosure53
  8. Mar 11, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; New debt or obligation54
  9. Mar 3, 20268-K Results of operations55
  10. Feb 24, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure56
  11. Feb 20, 20268-K Executive or director change57
  12. Feb 9, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure; Other events58
  13. Feb 3, 2023New chief executive David A. Peacock becomes CEO13
  14. Nov 6, 2020New chief executive Tanya L. Domier becomes CEO14
  15. Jul 17, 2019New chief executive David J. West becomes CEO15

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 5, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $1.50 a share, on Nov 6, 2025.59

When it reported results

  1. Aug 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results48
  2. May 6, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results50
  3. Mar 3, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results55
  4. Nov 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results60
  5. Aug 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results61
  6. May 12, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results62
  7. Mar 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results63
  8. Mar 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results64

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

335 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 66 major events, 218 insider forms, 8 large holders, 23 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 5, 20268-K EDGAR
  2. Sep 4, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  4. Aug 5, 202610-Q EDGAR
  5. Aug 5, 20268-K EDGAR
  6. Jun 25, 20264 EDGAR
  7. Jun 16, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Jun 16, 20264 EDGAR
  9. May 29, 20264 EDGAR
  10. May 29, 20264 EDGAR
  11. May 29, 20264 EDGAR
  12. May 29, 20264 EDGAR
  13. May 29, 20264 EDGAR
  14. May 29, 20264 EDGAR
  15. May 29, 20264 EDGAR
  16. May 28, 20268-K EDGAR
  17. May 20, 20264 EDGAR
  18. May 18, 2026SCHEDULE 13D/A EDGAR
  19. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
  20. May 6, 202610-Q EDGAR

The 335 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

91 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 79 buys and 12 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 19, 2026PEACOCK DAVID AChief Executive OfficerBuy800$34.60$27.7KForm 4
May 18, 2026PEACOCK DAVID AChief Executive OfficerBuy800$34.60$27.7KForm 4
Mar 23, 2026KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy30,999$0.79$24.5KForm 4
Mar 20, 2026KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy33,554$0.77$25.8KForm 4
Mar 11, 2026KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy16,759$0.70$11.7KForm 4
Mar 10, 2026KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy75,368$0.69$52.0KForm 4
Mar 9, 2026KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy66,499$0.61$40.6KForm 4
Mar 6, 2026Growe ChristopherChief Financial OfficerBuy50,000$0.60$30.0KForm 4
Mar 5, 2026PEACOCK DAVID AChief Executive OfficerBuy200,000$0.64$128.0KForm 4
Jun 6, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy9,700$1.29$12.5KForm 4
Jun 5, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy15,755$1.24$19.5KForm 4
Jun 4, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy5,494$1.29$7.1KForm 4
Jun 3, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy23,314$1.24$28.9KForm 4
Jun 2, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy16,491$1.21$20.0KForm 4
May 30, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy19,627$1.23$24.1KForm 4
May 29, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy11,400$1.28$14.6KForm 4
May 28, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy10,003$1.27$12.7KForm 4
May 27, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy26,523$1.21$32.1KForm 4
May 23, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy14,100$1.13$15.9KForm 4
May 22, 2025KILTS JAMES MDirectorBuy35,835$1.18$42.3KForm 4

All 91 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025David PeacockChief Executive Officer57$1.1M$5.6M68
2025Dean GeneralChief Industry Development Officer$450.0K$2.1M68
2025Christopher GroweChief Financial Officer51$600.0K$1.8M68
2025Michael TaylorChief Operating Officer, Retailer Services and Activation53$533.7K$1.5M68
2025Andrea YoungChief Operating Officer, Experiential Services$364.0K$1.4M68
2025Jack PestelloChief Operating Officer, Branded Services$216.9K$591.7K68
2025Jeffrey HarshChief Operating Officer, Branded Services54$150.4K$405.2K68
2024David PeacockChief Executive Officer57$1.1M$6.3M68
2024Christopher GroweChief Financial Officer51$589.2K$2.1M68
2024Andrea YoungChief Operating Officer, Experiential Services$537.7K$1.8M68
2024Michael TaylorChief Operating Officer, Retailer Services and Activation53$518.3K$1.8M68
2024Jack PestelloChief Operating Officer, Branded Services$600.0K$1.8M68
2023David PeacockChief Executive Officer57$985.8K$15.8M68
2023Jack PestelloChief Operating Officer, Branded Services$426.9K$2.7M68
2023Michael TaylorChief Operating Officer, Retailer Services and Activation53$500.0K$2.5M68
2023Christopher GroweChief Financial Officer51$420.0K$2.3M68
2023Andrea YoungChief Operating Officer, Experiential Services$436.8K$2.0M68

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 85. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.618,000$26.7M2.8%No change
CVC Management Holdings II Ltd.611,600$26.4M5.7%No change
CastleKnight Management LP581,347$25.1M0.9%−166,976
BlackRock, Inc.339,775$14.7M0.0%+58,486
Vanguard Capital Management LLC200,310$8.7M0.0%−33,322
Geode Capital Management, LLC126,287$5.5M0.0%+10,264
Bain Capital Investors LLC115,600$5.0M0.1%No change
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc101,381$4.4M0.0%−30,467
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP96,609$4.2M0.0%−60,452
State Street Corp90,502$3.9M0.0%+3,190
Walleye Capital LLC59,863$2.6M0.0%New
Bank Of America Corp /de/51,427$2.2M0.0%New
Invesco Ltd.47,467$2.1M0.0%New
Aqr Capital Management LLC46,323$2.0M0.0%+32,797
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC45,199$2.0M0.0%−8,822
Stoic Point Capital Management LLC45,165$2.0M1.6%−7,921
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC43,276$1.9M0.0%+6,363
Renaissance Technologies LLC40,531$1.8M0.0%+7,056
American Century Companies Inc40,108$1.7M0.0%New
Empowered Funds, LLC37,699$1.6M0.0%−16,322
Northern Trust Corp34,437$1.5M0.0%+3,901
Prudential Financial Inc30,153$1.3M0.0%+1,030
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC29,831$1.3M0.1%+1,631
State Of Wisconsin Investment Board28,532$1.2M0.0%New
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co28,028$1.2M0.0%+3,111

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How Advantage Solutions Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARAdvantage Solutions Inc.1
  • CIK0001776661
  • Employer ID (EIN)83-46295084
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company4
  • Incorporated inDelaware4
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)7389 Services-Business Services, NEC1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business addressC/O Advantage Solutions, Inc., 7676 Forsyth Boulevard, 5Th Floor, St. Louis, MO 631051
  • Phone(314) 655-93331
  • Shares outstanding12,822,230 as of Jul 31, 202611
  • Public float$129.0M as of Jun 30, 20254
  • AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Irvine, California PCAOB ID 238; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting4
  • On EDGAR sinceMay 21, 20191
  • Filings482 in all: 4 (213), 8-K (84), 3 (39), 10-Q (22), 4/A (12), SC 13G/A (11), 424B3 (8), DEFA14A (8)1
    All 37 form types

    EFFECT (8), SC 13G (8), 10-K (7), DEF 14A (7), CORRESP (6), POS AM (5), 144 (4), SC 13D/A (4), 8-K/A (3), ARS (3), PRE 14A (3), S-1 (3), S-1/A (3), UPLOAD (3), 25-NSE (2), S-8 (2), SCHEDULE 13G/A (2), 10-K/A (1), 10-Q/A (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DEFM14A (1), DRS (1), NT 10-Q (1), PREM14A (1), SC 13D (1), SCHEDULE 13D/A (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 3, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 5, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 22, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 5, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per shareADVNasdaq Global Select Market

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).4

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Advantage Solutions Inc. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026: 63 risks under these headings, as written.4

  • and results of operations. As a result, the market price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additionally, the risks and uncertainties described in this Annual Report are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may become material and adversely affect our business. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included herein.
  • Risks Related to the Company’s Business and Industry
  • Market-driven wage increases and changes to wage or job classification regulations, including minimum wages could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • An inability to hire, timely train and retain talented individuals for our workforce could adversely impact our ability to operate our business.
  • Our business and results of operations are affected by developments with and policies of retailers that are out of our control.
  • Consolidation in the industries we serve could put pressure on the pricing of our services, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • CPG manufacturers and retailers may periodically review and change their sales, retail, marketing and technology programs and relationships to our detriment.
  • Our largest clients generate a significant portion of our revenues.
  • The retail industry is evolving, and if we do not successfully develop and maintain relevant omni-channel services for our clients, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely impacted.
  • Interruption of supply chains and tariffs, retaliations or other governmental restrictions could adversely affect our business and our profitability.
  • We may be unable to adapt to significant technological change, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • Our ability to maintain our competitive position depends on our ability to attract and retain talented executives.
The other 52 risks
  • Client procurement practices could put additional operational and financial pressure on our services or negatively impact our relationships, business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • If we fail to offer high-quality customer service, our business and reputation may suffer.
  • We may be adversely affected if clients reduce their outsourcing of sales and marketing functions.
  • Divestitures or other dispositions could negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • Divestitures or other dispositions could have significant accounting and tax implications that could negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • Our corporate culture is a significant factor to our long-term success and, if we are unable to promote the key aspects of our culture across our organization as we transform, our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed.
  • Acquiring new clients and retaining existing clients depends on our ability to avoid or manage business conflicts among competing brands.
  • Business decisions involving our joint ventures and minority investments may adversely affect our growth and results of operations.
  • Our international operations and investments expose us to risks that could impede growth in the future, and our attempts to grow our business internationally may not be successful.
  • If we are unable to identify attractive acquisition targets, acquire them at attractive prices or successfully integrate the acquired businesses, we may be unsuccessful in growing our business.
  • We may encounter significant difficulties integrating acquired businesses.
  • We may be subject to unionization, work stoppages, slowdowns or increased labor costs.
  • If goodwill or other intangible assets in connection with our acquisitions become impaired, we could take significant charges against earnings.
  • Security incidents involving our technology or infrastructure could damage our reputation and substantially harm our business and results of operations.
  • Failure to comply with federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations relating to privacy and data protection could adversely affect our business and our financial condition.
  • Uncertainties with respect to the use of AI in our business may result in harm to our business and reputation.
  • Complications with the further implementation of our new enterprise resource planning system could adversely impact our business and operations.
  • Our business is seasonal in nature and quarterly operating results can fluctuate.
  • Our business is competitive, and increased competition could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
  • Failure to meet environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) expectations or standards could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, or stock price.
  • Damage to our reputation could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • We have outsourced certain functions to third-party service providers, and any service failures or disruptions related to these outsourcing arrangements could adversely affect our business.
  • We rely on third parties to provide certain data in connection with the provision of our services.
  • We may be unable to timely and effectively respond to changes in digital practices and policies, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • Future pandemics may have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
  • We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, which, in turn, could harm the value of our brands and adversely affect our business.
  • We may be subject to claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights that are costly to defend, result in the diversion of management’s time and efforts, require the payment of damages, limit our ability to use particular technologies in the future or prevent us from marketing our existing or future products and services.
  • We are dependent on technology licensed from others. If we lose our licenses, we may not be able to continue developing our products.
  • Consumer goods manufacturers and retailers, including some of our clients, are subject to extensive governmental regulation and we and they may be subject to enforcement in the event of noncompliance with applicable requirements.
  • We may be subject to claims for products for which we are the vendor of record or may otherwise be in the chain of title.
  • We generate revenues and incur expenses throughout the world that are subject to exchange rate fluctuations, and our results of operations may suffer due to currency translations.
  • Fluctuations in our tax obligations and effective tax rate and realization of our deferred tax assets may result in volatility of our operating results.
  • Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
  • We are controlled by Topco, the Advantage Sponsors, and the CP Sponsor, whose economic and other interests in our business may be different from yours.
  • We are a controlled company within the meaning of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC listing requirements and as a result, may rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. To the extent we rely on such exemptions, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such corporate governance requirements.
  • The anti-takeover provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could prevent or delay a change in control of us, even if such change in control would be beneficial to our stockholders.
  • The provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws requiring exclusive venue in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware or the federal district courts of the United States of America for certain types of lawsuits may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.
  • Because we have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our Class A common stock, you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell your Class A common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
  • Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq could result in a delisting of our common stock.
  • An active, liquid trading market for our Class A common stock may not be available.
  • The trading price of our Class A common stock may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance.
  • We cannot provide any guaranty that we will continue to repurchase our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase program.
  • Risks Related to Indebtedness
  • We need to continue to generate significant operating cash flow in order to fund our internal investments and acquisitions and to service our debt.
  • Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health, restrict our activities, and affect our ability to meet our obligations.
  • Our recent debt transactions may not achieve their anticipated benefits.
  • Despite current indebtedness levels, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur additional indebtedness, which could increase the risks associated with our indebtedness.
  • Failure to maintain our credit ratings could adversely affect our liquidity, capital position, ability to hedge certain financial risks, borrowing costs, and access to capital markets.
  • Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.
  • General Risk Factors
  • Our business and financial results may be affected by various litigation and regulatory proceedings.
  • We are subject to many federal, state, local and international laws with which compliance is both costly and complex.
  • Our insurance may not provide adequate levels of coverage against claims.
  • If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or if they publish negative evaluations of our common stock, the price of our Class A common stock could decline.
  • Substantial future sales of our Class A common stock, or the perception in the public markets that these sales may occur, may depress our stock price.

Legal proceedings

We are involved in various legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Some of these legal matters purport or may be determined to be class and/or representative actions or seek substantial damages or penalties. Some of these legal matters

relate to disputes regarding acquisitions. In connection with certain of the below matters and other legal matters, we have accrued amounts that we believe are appropriate. There can be no assurance, however, that the below matters and other legal matters will not result in us having to make payments in excess of such accruals or that the below matters or other legal matters will not materially or adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Commercial Matters

We have been involved in various litigation matters and arbitrations with respect to commercial matters arising with various vendors, clients and third parties.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.4

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