QUAD — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of QUAD'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 · 2026-10-29 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-07-29
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +73 | −64 | ~88 | 80 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~4 | 10 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| 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.
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 · 2026-10-29
The USPS continues to experience financial problems. The passing of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, signed in April 2022, gave the USPS considerable financial relief as well as significant other relief over the next ten years. While the legislative postal reform helps considerably, without de…
As a result of the ongoing financial difficulties, the USPS has continued to adjust its postal rates and service levels. During March 2026, the USPS announced an 8% temporary increase on Ground Advantage and Priority Mail that started on April 26, 2026 and will continue until January 17, 2027. The U…
Federal statute requires the PRC to conduct reviews of the overall rate-making structure for the USPS to ensure funding stability. As a result of those reviews, the PRC authorized a five year rate-making structure that provides the USPS with additional pricing flexibility over the Consumer Price Ind…
Given the significant amount of concern that has been expressed by the mailing industry, in April 2024, the PRC opened a proceeding to start the next rate system review, which includes a phased approach of proposing changes to improve rate predictability. On January 13, 2026, the PRC issued a final …
c.A $10.6 million increase in transaction-related charges from $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, to $11.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2026;
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-29
The USPS continues to experience financial problems. The passing of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, signed in April 2022, gave the USPS considerable financial relief as well as significant other relief over the next ten years. While the legislative postal reform helps considerably, without de…
Federal statute requires the PRC to conduct reviews of the overall rate-making structure for the USPS to ensure funding stability. As a result of those reviews, the PRC authorized a five year rate-making structure that provides the USPS with additional pricing flexibility over the Consumer Price Ind…
Given the significant amount of concern that has been expressed by the mailing industry, in April 2024, the PRC opened a proceeding to start the next rate system review, which includes a phased approach of proposing changes to improve rate predictability. On January 13, 2026, the PRC issued a final …
c.Transaction-related charges of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025;
d.A $0.1 million increase in integration costs from $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, to $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026; and
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