NIQ — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of NIQ'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 · 2026-08-10 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-14
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +63 | −38 | ~41 | 60 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~4 | 5 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +4 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
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
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 · 2026-08-10
•our expectations regarding cost savings, restructuring charges, interest expense savings, liquidity and capital resources;
On April 21, 2025, we completed the Gastrograph Acquisition for cash consideration of $12.5 million, subject to certain working capital adjustments. We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in Gastrograph’…
On July 10, 2025, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of M-Trix, a data intelligence and market analytics company based in Brazil. The transaction closed on August 1, 2025 for total cash consideration of approximately BRL340.0 million (equivalent to approximat…
The remaining BRL190.0 million will be paid as follows: (i) BRL60.0 million upon the first anniversary of the closing, (ii) BRL60.0 million upon the second anniversary of the closing, (iii) BRL50.0 million upon the third anniversary of the closing, and (iv) BRL20.0 million following the sixth annive…
In connection with the acquisition of M-Trix, we entered into a credit agreement with Banco J.P. Morgan S.A. on July 28, 2025, whereby we received BRL150.0 million (equivalent to approximately $26.8 million USD) to finance the transaction. The BRL Loan is subject to interest at the CDI rate plus a s…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-14
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $24.4 million, or 6.6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was due primarily to inflationary costs and increased personnel costs to support the growing business.
Impairment of long-lived assets decreased $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. This decrease is driven by the impairment of operating lease right-of-use assets during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Foreign currency exchange gain, net decreased by $26.4 million to a net gain of $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The decrease was primarily driven by higher foreign currency losses related to the depreciation of the US Dollar against the Euro.
Nonoperating expense, net decreased $58.8 million, or 100.0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was driven by the remeasurement of warrant to fair value and write-off of debt issuance costs that occurred during the three mon…
Americas’ segment Adjusted EBITDA increased by $14.3 million, or 13.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin decreased by 0.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the three months ended Mar…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-10
On August 4, 2026, Jamie Palm, Chief Accounting Officer and the Company’s principal accounting officer, informed the Company of her decision to resign, effective September 4, 2026, to accept a Chief Financial Officer position with another company. Ms. Palm’s resignation is not the result of any disa…
Upon Ms. Palm’s departure, Michael Burwell, Chief Financial Officer and the Company’s principal financial officer, will serve as the Company’s principal financial and principal accounting officer. The Company plans to conduct a search for a permanent principal accounting officer.
Mr. Burwell’s biographical information and business experience can be found under the ‘Executive Officers’ section in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2026, and such disclosures are incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Burwell’s …
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-14
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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