ABBV — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of ABBV'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 · 2026-08-03 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-08
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +31 | −18 | ~23 | 16 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +2 | −1 | ~1 | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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), Risk factors, 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 · 2026-08-03
•In June 2026, AbbVie announced the European Commission (EC) approved Skyrizi for the treatment of children six years of age and older with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy.
•In June 2026, AbbVie announced the U.S. FDA approved Skyrizi for the treatment of children six years of age and older with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, or active psoriatic arthritis.
•In February 2026, AbbVie announced the submission of an application for a new indication to the U.S. FDA for Rinvoq for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with non-segmental vitiligo.
•In April 2026, AbbVie announced the submission of an application for a new indication to the U.S. FDA for Rinvoq for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with severe alopecia areata.
•In July 2026, AbbVie announced the EC approved Rinvoq for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with non-segmental vitiligo.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
•In February 2026, AbbVie announced the submission of applications for a new indication to the U.S. FDA and European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Rinvoq for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with non-segmental vitiligo.
•In April 2026, AbbVie announced the submission of an application for a new indication to the U.S. FDA for Rinvoq for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with severe alopecia areata (AA).
•In February 2026, AbbVie announced that the U.S. FDA approved the combination regimen of Venclexta with acalabrutinib for the treatment of previously untreated adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
•In January 2026, AbbVie announced topline results from the Phase 3 trial evaluating Epkinly compared to investigator's choice of chemoimmunotherapy in adult patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The study demonstrated an improvement in progression free survi…
•In April 2026, AbbVie announced it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. FDA regarding the Biologics License Application (BLA) for trenibotulinumtoxinE (TrenibotE) for the treatment of moderate to severe glabellar lines. In its letter, the FDA requested additional information abou…
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-03
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls. AbbVie’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that AbbVie’s disclosure controls or internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors
and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls mus…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-08
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls. AbbVie’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that AbbVie’s disclosure controls or internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control syste…
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