Overview Key strengths Key risks Diverse business mix, with a roughly 60%-40% split between short- and long-cycle orders across aerospace and defense, building technologies, safety, automation, and performance materials. Exposure to cyclical and competitive industries, with the multiyear potential of slow growth or contraction in some markets. Strong leadership positions (generally No. 1 or No. 2) in its addressable markets. Appetite for acquisitions and aggressive capital deployment policies that could lead to weaker-than-expected credit measures. Good geographic diversity with an increasing exposure to high-growth regions such as India, China, and the Middle East. Trade tensions that could affect performance in high-growth regions, partly mitigated by largely in-country and for-country supply chains. Solid track record of effective execution and ongoing operational