CVS — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of CVS'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 · 2026-05-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-10-29
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +56 | −122 | ~14 | 31 |
| 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 | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
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 · 2026-05-06
The Health Care Benefits segment operates as one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits providers through its Aetna® operations. The Health Care Benefits segment offers a broad range of health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavior…
The Company presents the remainder of its financial results in the Corporate/Other segment, which primarily consists of management and administrative expenses to support the Company’s overall operations and products for which the Company no longer solicits or accepts new customers, such as its large…
See Note 1 ‘‘Significant Accounting Policies’’ included in Item 1 of this 10-Q and Part 1, Item 1 “Business” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”) for further information on the Company’s reportable segments.
The following discussion explains the material changes in the Company’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the significant developments affecting the Company’s financial condition since December 31, 2025. We strongly recommend that you read our audited consolid…
•Total revenues increased $5.8 billion, or 6.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the prior year primarily driven by revenue growth across all operating segments.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-10-29
The Health Care Benefits segment operates as one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits providers through its Aetna® operations. The Health Care Benefits segment has the information and resources to help members, in consultation with their health care professionals, make more infor…
also provides pharmacy fulfillment services to support the Health Services segment’s specialty and mail order pharmacy offerings. As of September 30, 2025, the Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segment operated approximately 9,000 retail locations, as well as online retail pharmacy websites, retail speci…
The Company presents the remainder of its financial results in the Corporate/Other segment, which primarily consists of:
•Management and administrative expenses to support the Company’s overall operations, which include certain aspects of executive management and the corporate relations, legal, compliance, human resources and finance departments, information technology, digital, data and analytics, as well as acquisit…
•Products for which the Company no longer solicits or accepts new customers, such as its large case pensions and long-term care insurance products.
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