BLMN — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of BLMN'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 · 2026-05-07 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-06
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +73 | −118 | ~12 | 23 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
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 · 2026-05-07
(i)Our ability to execute and achieve the expected benefits of our actions to focus on operational priorities, including our turnaround plans and cost-saving initiatives to fund such plans;
(ii)Consumer reactions to public health and food safety issues;
(iii)Minimum wage increases, additional mandated employee benefits and fluctuations in the cost and availability of employees;
(iv)Our ability to recruit and retain high-quality leadership, restaurant-level management and team members;
(v)Economic and geopolitical conditions, including tariff developments and international conflicts and their effects on consumer confidence and discretionary spending, consumer traffic, the cost and availability of credit and interest rates;
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-06
(i)Consumer reactions to public health and food safety issues;
(ii)Minimum wage increases, additional mandated employee benefits and fluctuations in the cost and availability of employees;
(iii)Our ability to recruit and retain high-quality leadership, restaurant-level management and team members;
(iv)Economic and geopolitical conditions, including recent tariff developments and the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, and their effects on consumer confidence and discretionary spending, consumer traffic, the cost and availability of credit and interest rates;
(v)Our ability to compete in the highly competitive restaurant industry with many well-established competitors and new market entrants;
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