BLK — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of BLK's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-06
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +70 | −28 | ~68 | 87 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~7 | 2 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Legal proceedings, Other information
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
GAAP. Operating income of $2.5 billion increased $730 million and operating margin of 34.7% increased 280 bps from the three months ended June 30, 2025. Increases in operating income and operating margin were driven by higher revenue, reflecting the positive impact of markets, organic base fee growt…
Nonoperating income (expense), less net income (loss) attributable to NCI - CIPs decreased $226 million from the three months ended June 30, 2025, driven primarily by a $330 million noncash pre-tax gain in the second quarter of 2025 related to Circle Internet Group, Inc. ("Circle"), partially offset…
Earnings per diluted common share increased $2.00, or 20%, from the three months ended June 30, 2025, reflecting higher operating income and a lower effective tax rate, partially offset by lower nonoperating income and a higher diluted share count in connection with the HPS Transaction.
As Adjusted. Operating income of $2.9 billion increased $817 million and operating margin of 45.9% increased 260 bps from the three months ended June 30, 2025. The acquisition-related expenses and restructuring charge described above have been excluded from as adjusted results. Earnings per diluted …
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06
GAAP. Operating income of $2.8 billion increased $1.1 billion and operating margin of 42.0% increased 980 bps from the three months ended March 31, 2025. Increases in operating income and operating margin were driven by higher revenue, reflecting organic base fee growth, the positive impact of marke…
Nonoperating income (expense), net of NCI - CIPs decreased $38 million from the three months ended March 31, 2025, driven primarily by lower dividend income and net interest income (expense).
First quarter 2026 and 2025 income tax expense includes $57 million and $46 million of discrete tax benefits, respectively, related to vested stock-based compensation awards. In addition, first quarter 2025 income tax expense included $149 million of net discrete tax benefits realized from changes i…
Earnings per diluted common share increased $4.42, or 46%, from the three months ended March 31, 2025, reflecting higher operating income, impacted by noncash acquisition-related items, partially offset by lower nonoperating income, a higher effective tax rate, and a higher diluted share count in co…
As Adjusted. Operating income of $2.7 billion increased $637 million and operating margin of 44.5% increased 130 bps from the three months ended March 31, 2025. The noncash acquisition-related items described above have been excluded from as adjusted results. Earnings per diluted common share increa…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice