BSX — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of BSX'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 · 2026-05-01
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +65 | −37 | ~12 | 29 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 2 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 0 |
| Risk factors | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +1 | −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 · 2026-08-03
(in millions, except percentages and per share data)Six Months Ended June 30,2026 versus 20252026 versus 2025
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders2,247 1,471 776 52.8 %
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders (non-GAAP measure)
Adjusted net income (loss) per common share — diluted (non-GAAP measure)
During the second quarter and first six months of 2026, the increase in our reported net sales was primarily driven by innovation and strong commercial execution in our Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Therapies and Electrophysiology business units. Refer to Results of Operations for a discuss…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-01
During the first quarter of 2026, the increase in our reported net sales was primarily driven by innovation and strong commercial execution across our businesses, particularly in our Electrophysiology and Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Therapies business units. Refer to Results of Operations…
To supplement our unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared on a generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) basis, we disclose certain non-GAAP measures, including operational and organic net sales growth, adjusted net income attributable to Boston Scientific com…
Adjusted measures, including operational and organic net sales growth, adjusted net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders and adjusted net income per common share - diluted, exclude certain items required by GAAP are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be consi…
(1) There were no applicable acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 or 2025.
Our Endoscopy business develops and manufactures devices to diagnose and treat a broad range of gastrointestinal (GI) conditions with innovative, less-invasive technologies. In the first quarter of 2026, reported net sales growth was primarily driven by our biliary franchise and our endoluminal surg…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-03
No director or officer adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement during the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-01
On February 19, 2026, Michael F. Mahoney, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, terminated a trading plan that was originally entered into on August 29, 2025 and intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). The plan covered the sale of up to 478,914 shares of our com…
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