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Table of Contents 0 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 001-39220 CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 83-4051582 13995 Pasteur Boulevard , Palm Beach Gardens , Florida 33418 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) ( 561 ) 365-2000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Title of each class Trading Symbol ( s ) CARR Common Stock ( $ 0.01 par value ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes » . NO □ . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes □ No 区 The aggregate market value of the voting Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was approximately $ 19.2 billion , based on the New York Stock Exchange closing price for such shares on that date . Solely for purposes of this disclosure , shares of Common Stock held by executive officers and directors of the Registrant as of such date have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of executive officers and directors as affiliates is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purpose . As of January 31 , 2021 , there were 869,213,146 shares of Common Stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III hereof incorporates by reference portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement related to its 2021 annual meeting of shareowners .