CWST — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of CWST'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 · 2026-05-01 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-10-31
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +49 | −51 | ~32 | 41 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +6 | −5 | ~1 | 2 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 1 |
| 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 · 2026-05-01
Subsequent to March 31, 2026, we completed three acquisitions using cash on hand as well as borrowings under our revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), including the purchase of all of the equity interests of Star Waste Systems Holdings, LLC and related entities, with operations in…
We manage our solid waste operations, which include a full range of solid waste services, on a geographic basis through three regional operating segments, which we designate as the Eastern, Western and Mid-Atlantic regions. Revenues associated with our solid waste operations are derived mainly from …
We manage our resource renewal operations through the Resource Solutions operating segment, which leverages our core competencies in materials processing, industrial recycling, organics and resource management service offerings to deliver a comprehensive solution for our larger commercial, municipal…
(1)In the three months ended March 31, 2026, we revised the presentation of our service lines to remove the transportation service line from the disposal caption and present it separately. Disposal now consists of the landfill and transfer station service lines. Prior period information has been upd…
(2)In the three months ended March 31, 2026, we realigned a business unit related to organic materials brokerage operations within our Resource Solutions operating segment from the National Accounts service line to the processing service line. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified betw…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-10-31
We manage our solid waste operations, which include a full range of solid waste services, on a geographic basis through three regional operating segments, which we designate as the Eastern, Western and Mid-Atlantic regions. In the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we moved certain operations bet…
Revenues associated with our solid waste operations are derived mainly from fees charged to customers for solid waste collection and disposal services, including landfill, transfer station and transportation services, landfill gas-to-energy services, and processing services in the eastern United Sta…
A summary of the period-to-period changes in solid waste revenues (dollars in millions and as percentage growth of solid waste revenues) follows:
Period-to-Period Change for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 vs. 2024Period-to-Period Change for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 vs. 2024
Intercompany transfers to National Accounts(1.7)(0.5)%(3.3)(0.4)%
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-01
In the three months ended March 31, 2026, our fuel costs were $19.3 million, or 4.2% of revenues, as compared to $15.8 million, or 3.8% of revenues, in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
See Item 2. “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion about fuel expense.
We market a variety of materials, including fibers such as old corrugated cardboard and old newsprint, plastics, glass, ferrous and aluminum metals. We may use a number of strategies to mitigate impacts from these recycled material commodity price fluctuations including: (1) charging collection cust…
The impact of commodity price risk as of March 31, 2026 does not differ materially from that discussed in Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Our strategy to reduce exposure to interest rate risk involves entering into interest rate derivative agreements to hedge against adverse movements in interest rates related to the variable rate portion of our long-term debt. We have designated these derivative instruments as highly effective cash f…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-10-31
In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, our fuel costs were $17.2 million, or 3.6% of revenues, and $48.3 million, or 3.5% of revenues, respectively, as compared to $14.4 million, or 3.5% of revenues, and $41.2 million, or 3.7% of revenues, in the three and nine months ended September…
We market a variety of materials, including fibers such as old corrugated cardboard and old newsprint, plastics, glass, ferrous and aluminum metals. We may use a number of strategies to mitigate impacts from these recycled material commodity price fluctuations including: (1) charging collection cust…
The impact of commodity price risk as of September 30, 2025 does not differ materially from that discussed in Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Our strategy to reduce exposure to interest rate risk involves entering into interest rate derivative agreements to hedge against adverse movements in interest rates related to the variable rate portion of our long-term debt. We have designated these derivative instruments as highly effective cash f…
The impact of interest rate risk as of September 30, 2025 does not differ materially from that discussed in Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
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