ADSK — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of ADSK'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 · 2026-05-29 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-26
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +69 | −130 | ~23 | 34 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~3 | 2 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | +1 | −1 | ~1 | 2 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +34 | −36 | ~31 | 151 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 2 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
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 · 2026-05-29
We develop and operate a trusted platform designed to support critical customer workflows and digital transformation across the industries we serve. The platform provides granular, interoperable, and accessible data through shared and centralized capabilities that support the functionality, performa…
Our products are built on an application programming interfaces (“API”)-based architecture that enables third-party developers and partners to build complementary and industry-specific applications. Autodesk Platform Services (“APS”) provides technology, infrastructure, and services that support con…
We offer subscriptions for individual products and Industry Collections, EBAs, and cloud service offerings (collectively referred to as “subscription plans”) and emerging offerings such as Flex and APS. Subscription plans are designed to give our customers more flexibility with how they use our offe…
Our global ecosystem of distributors, resellers, Solution Providers, third-party developers, customers, educators, and learning partners supports the sale, deployment, adoption, and extension of our solutions worldwide. This ecosystem contributes to the scale, reach, and extensibility of our platfor…
Our subscription plans represent a hybrid of desktop software and cloud functionality, which provides a device-independent, collaborative design workflow for designers and their stakeholders. Our cloud offerings, for example, Fusion, Flow Production Tracking, Autodesk Forma, AutoCAD web app, and Aut…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-26
We offer subscriptions for individual products and Industry Collections, EBAs, and cloud service offerings (collectively referred to as “subscription plans”). Subscription plans are designed to give our customers more flexibility with how they use our offerings and to attract a broader range of cust…
Our subscription plans represent a hybrid of desktop software and cloud functionality, which provides a device-independent, collaborative design workflow for designers and their stakeholders. Our cloud offerings, for example, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Build, Fusion, Flow Production Track…
To support our strategic priority of digital transformation in Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (“AECO”), we are strengthening our AECO solutions’ foundation with both organic and inorganic investments. In fiscal 2025, we acquired Payapps Limited (“Payapps”), a leading cloud-ba…
In manufacturing, our strategy is to combine organic and acquired software in existing and adjacent verticals to create end-to-end, cloud-based solutions for our customers that drive efficiency and sustainability. We continue to attract global manufacturing leaders and disruptive startups with our g…
We sell our products and services globally, through a combination of direct and indirect channels. Our direct channels include, but are not limited to, internal sales resources focused on selling our highly specialized solutions in our largest accounts, Solution Providers focused on serving certain …
Legal proceedings
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-29
In early March 2024, the Audit Committee of Autodesk’s Board of Directors commenced an internal investigation with the assistance of outside counsel and advisors regarding the Company’s free cash flow and non-GAAP operating margin practices (the “Internal Investigation”).
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-26
In early March 2024, the Audit Committee of Autodesk’s Board of Directors commenced an internal investigation with the assistance of outside counsel and advisors regarding the Company’s free cash flow and non-GAAP operating margin practices (the “Internal Investigation”). On March 8, 2024, the Compa…
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-29
•Existing and increased competition and rapidly evolving technological changes.
Existing and increased competition and rapidly evolving technological changes may reduce our revenue and profits.
The software industry has limited barriers to entry, and the availability of computing devices with continually expanding performance at progressively lower prices contributes to the ease of market entry. The industry has undergone a transition from developing and selling perpetual licenses and on-p…
Furthermore, a reduction in the number and availability of compatible third-party applications or our inability to rapidly adapt to technological and customer preference changes, including those related to cloud computing, mobile devices, and new computing platforms, may adversely affect the sale of…
•the potential that a proposed transaction is not completed;
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-26
•Existing and increased competition and rapidly evolving technological changes.
spending cuts impede the ability of governments to purchase our products and services, our revenue could decline. In addition, a number of our customers rely, directly and indirectly, on government spending.
•the potential that acquired businesses or businesses that we invest in may not have adequate controls, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, including with respect to data privacy, data protection, and data security, as well as anti-bribery and anti-corruption la…
International net revenue represented 64% of our net revenue during both the nine months ended October 31, 2025 and 2024. Our international revenue, some of which comes from emerging economies, is subject to economic and political conditions in foreign markets, including those resulting from economi…
revenue is also impacted by the relative geographical and country mix of our revenue over time. Our dependency on international revenue makes us much more exposed to global economic and political trends, which can negatively impact our financial results even if our results in the United States are s…
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