DGX — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of DGX'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 · 2026-07-23 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-04-22
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +62 | −32 | ~26 | 22 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +43 | −19 | ~47 | 69 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +1 | −1 | 0 | 3 |
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): Market risk (Item 3), Legal proceedings
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 · 2026-07-23
Senior Notes Offering and Repayment of Existing Senior Notes
In May 2026, we completed a senior notes offering consisting of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% senior notes due June 2036 (the "2036 Senior Notes"), which were issued at an original issue discount of $6 million. On June 1, 2026, the net proceeds from the 2036 Senior Notes and cash …
For further details see Note 7 to the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements.
•pre-tax charges of $4 million ($1 million recorded in cost of services and $3 million recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses), or $0.04 per diluted share, primarily associated with workforce reductions and integration costs incurred in connection with further restructuring and int…
•pre-tax charges of $1 million, principally recorded in other operating expense (income), net, or $0.02 per diluted share, primarily representing a loss associated with the increase in the fair value of the contingent consideration accrual associated with previous acquisitions; partially offset by
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-22
Equity in earnings of equity method investees, net of taxes$4 $18 $(14)(77.5)%
Net income attributable to Quest Diagnostics$252 $220 $32 14.4 %
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Quest Diagnostics' common stockholders$2.24 $1.94 $0.30 15.5 %
•pre-tax charges of $7 million, principally recorded in equity in earnings of equity method investees, net of taxes, or $0.05 per diluted share, representing the losses associated with changes in the carrying value of our strategic investments;
•pre-tax charges of $7 million ($1 million recorded in cost of services and $6 million recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses), or $0.04 per diluted share, primarily associated with workforce reductions and integration costs incurred in connection with further restructuring and int…
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-23
Net income attributable to Quest Diagnostics$320 $282 $572 $502
Shares to cover employee payroll tax withholdings on stock issued under stock-based compensation plans(20)(18)(38)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025Quest Diagnostics Stockholders’ Equity
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025Quest Diagnostics Stockholders’ Equity
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-22
Treasury stock, at cost; 51 shares and 52 shares as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively
The Company is engaged in a multi-year program called Invigorate, which includes structured plans to drive savings and improve productivity across the value chain, including in such areas as patient services, logistics and laboratory operations, revenue services, information technology and procureme…
The Company's pre-tax restructuring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $7 million and $11 million, respectively, entirely related to employee separation costs associated with various workforce reduction initiatives as the Company continued to restructure its organization…
In connection with the sale of an 18.9% noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary to UMass Memorial Medical Center ("UMass") on July 1, 2015, the Company granted UMass the right to require the Company to purchase all of its interest in the subsidiary at fair value commencing July 1, 2020. As of March …
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value based on the short maturities of these instruments. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s debt was estimated at $5.6 billion …
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-23
* Includes shares of common stock to be released from (a) stock options and/or restricted stock units that are expected to vest and/or (b) performance share awards that may vest, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable performance metrics. The actual number of shares of common stock that will …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-22
* Includes shares of common stock to be released from stock options.
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