A Forward-Looking Statement is a United States business law term. All businesses have to make forecasts or predictions, however they also have to shield themselves so that their predictions or forecasts can't be used against them.

Specific parts of the law give Businesses the ability to indicate that a statement is "Forward-Looking" by the use of specific words (such as "believe," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan," "predict," "may," "hope," "can," "will," "should," "expect," "intend," "is designed to").

In other words: It's a cover-your-***-move while still putting pressure on others.