23. COMMITMENTS

Purchase Obligations—The Company has long-term agreements with suppliers and other parties related to licensing data used in its services, outsourced data center, disaster recovery, and SaaS that expire at various dates through 2031. Under the terms of these agreements with suppliers, the Company has future minimum obligations as of December 31, 2025 as follows (in thousands):

 

Years Ending December 31:

 

 

2026

$

51,632

 

2027

 

69,284

 

2028

 

13,899

 

2029

 

9,900

 

2030

 

9,900

 

Thereafter

 

9,900

 

Total

$

164,515

 

Guarantees—The Company’s services and solutions are typically warranted to perform in a manner consistent with general industry standards that are reasonably applicable and substantially in accordance with the Company’s services and solutions documentation under normal use and circumstances. The Company’s services and solutions are generally warranted to be performed in a professional manner and to materially conform to the specifications set forth in the related customer contract. The Company’s arrangements also include certain provisions for indemnifying customers against liabilities if its services and solutions infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights.

To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications or commitments and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Employment Agreements—The Company is a party to employment agreements with key employees that provide for compensation and certain other benefits. These agreements also provide for severance and bonus payments under certain circumstances.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 24, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 25, 2025
2023Feb 28, 2024
2022Mar 1, 2023
2021Mar 1, 2022
2020Mar 29, 2021

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.