MTD — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of MTD'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 · 2026-07-31 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-08
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +44 | −40 | ~14 | 15 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
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): Legal proceedings, 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 · 2026-07-31
Note: As further described below, our operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 include a one-time benefit of $52.4 million from IEEPA tariff-related refunds that reduced cost of sales, offset in part by related customer refunds of $27.8 million that reduced net sales.
In 2025, the U.S. government enacted incremental tariff rates on U.S. imports from certain foreign countries. In response to the U.S. tariffs, the Chinese government implemented an additional tariff on imports from the U.S. We estimate that we incurred costs before mitigation actions from the 2025 i…
the beginning of 2026, incremental tariffs rates were 15% on imports from Switzerland, 25% on non-USMCA imports from Mexico, 30% on imports from China, 15% on imports from the European Union, and 10% on imports from the United Kingdom.
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). During the three months ended June 30, 2026, we received refunds, including interest, from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of $42.9 million …
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in February 2026, the U.S. government effectively replaced IEEPA tariffs with a temporary Section 122 tariff that included a 10% tariff on imports from most countries that expired near the end of July 2026. In April 2026, the U.S. government also issued an…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
In 2025, the U.S. government enacted incremental tariff rates on U.S. imports from certain foreign countries. In response to the U.S. tariffs, the Chinese government implemented an additional tariff on imports from the U.S. We estimate that we incurred costs before mitigation actions from the 2025 i…
Mexico, 30% on imports from China, 15% on imports from the European Union, and 10% on imports from the United Kingdom.
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). We submitted refund claims to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for approximately $53 million pertaining to IEEPA amounts paid in 2025 and 202…
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, the U.S. government effectively replaced IEEPA tariffs with a 10% tariff on imports from most countries and indicated certain tariff rates could increase in the future. In April 2026, the U.S. government also issued an update to the definition of Section …
The continued volatility related to global trade disputes/tariffs has increased economic uncertainty in our end markets and the overall global economic environment, including increasing the risk of recession in many countries, and market conditions may change quickly.
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