HNST — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of HNST'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 · 2025-11-05
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +57 | −58 | ~23 | 21 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +4 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Risk factors | Some risk factors updated | +19 | −32 | ~2 | 15 |
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): 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 · 2026-05-06
The Honest Standard, the Company’s rigorous set of guiding principles that shape every step of product innovation and development, reflects Honest’s ongoing dedication to safety, transparency and integrity. As a leader in clean and sustainable products, Honest continues to set a new standard for cle…
Effective December 31, 2025, we have transitioned away from Honest.com as a shipping and fulfillment channel, while maintaining Honest.com as a resource for educating consumers, showcasing our complete product portfolio, and driving consumers to purchase through our leading retailers and their websi…
In October 2025, our Board of Directors approved Transformation 2.0: Powering Honest Growth ("Powering Honest Growth,") which builds upon our original Transformation Pillars of Brand Maximization, Margin Enhancement and Operating Discipline. Powering Honest Growth is aimed at driving growth, improvi…
Powering Honest Growth is projected to result in the following:
•Costs associated with Powering Honest Growth, including restructuring costs, are expected to be approximately $30.0 million to $35.0 million to be recognized through the first quarter of 2027. Of this range, we expect approximately $5.0 million to $8.0 million to be related to restructuring costs, …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
Our integrated multi-category product portfolio is intentionally designed to serve our consumers every day, at every age and through every life stage. We believe this drives loyalty, increases our consumer wallet share and generates attractive consumer lifetime value.
We believe that our consumers are modern, aspirational and style-forward and that they seek out high quality, effective and thoughtfully-designed products. We believe that they are very choiceful about the products that they purchase and use. And, we believe they are enthusiastic ambassadors for bra…
Our omnichannel presence seeks to meet consumers wherever they want to shop, balancing deep consumer connection with broad convenience and availability. Since our launch, we have built a well-integrated omnichannel presence by expanding our product availability, including the launch of strategic par…
In 2023, we executed a broad-based Transformation Initiative designed to build the Honest brand and drive growth in higher-margin areas of the portfolio, strengthen our cost structure, drive focus on the most productive areas of our business, deliver greater impact from brand-building investments, a…
On October 30, 2025, our Board of Directors approved the Transformation 2.0: Powering Honest Growth ("Powering Honest Growth") which builds upon our original Transformation Pillars of Brand Maximization, Margin Enhancement and Operating Discipline. Powering Honest Growth is aimed at improving simpli…
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06
We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates and in…
We had cash and cash equivalents of $90.4 million as of March 31, 2026, which consisted of short-term, highly liquid investments with stated maturities of three months or less. Interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculat…
We are also subject to interest rate risk in connection with our 2026 Credit Facility. See the section titled “Liquidity and Capital Resources—2026 Credit Facility” above. To the extent that borrowings were outstanding, we do not believe that a hypothetical 10% change in the interest rate would have…
We have experienced and may continue to experience an increase in commodity prices, labor costs, input costs and transportation costs. As part of Powering Honest Growth, we have implemented a robust cost-savings program, including optimization of our contract manufacturing strategies, optimization o…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
Under SEC rules and regulations, as a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-06
•Our strategic initiatives, including as part of the Transformation Initiative and Transformation 2.0: Powering Honest Growth, to reduce our costs could have short and long-term adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, could result in total costs and…
•Consolidation of retail customers, the loss of a significant retail or third-party ecommerce customer or a significant change in such customer's historical purchasing patterns has in the past and could in the future negatively impact our sales and ability to achieve or maintain profitability.
•We may be unable to accurately forecast revenue, gross margin or operating expenses and appropriately plan our expenses in the future.
•We may not be able to compete successfully in our highly competitive market.
•If we fail to cost-effectively acquire new consumers or retain our existing consumers, our business could be adversely affected. Our sales and profit are dependent upon our ability to expand our existing consumer relationships and acquire new consumers.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
•Consolidation of retail customers, the loss of a significant retail or third-party ecommerce customer or a significant change in such customers' historical purchasing patterns has in the past and could in the future negatively impact our sales and ability to achieve or maintain profitability.
•Overall macroeconomic trends, including due to pandemics or disease outbreaks, have had and may continue to have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
•If we fail to cost-effectively acquire new consumers or retain our existing consumers, our business could be adversely affected. Our sales and profit are dependent upon our ability to expand our existing consumer relationships and acquire new consumers.
•We may not be able to compete successfully in our highly competitive market.
•Our strategic initiatives, including as part of the Transformation Initiative and Powering Honest Growth, to reduce our costs could have long-term adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, could result in total costs and expenses that are greater tha…
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