ITW — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of ITW'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 · 2026-08-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +81 | −63 | ~39 | 62 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
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), 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 · 2026-08-06
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets$16 $21 $34 $42
Cost of revenue was $2.4 billion and $2.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, an increase of 5.8%, primarily due to higher revenue and higher employee-related expenses. Cost of revenue as a percent of operating revenue was lower in the second quarter of 2026 compared to 202…
Selling, administrative, and research and development expenses were $735 million and $693 million in the second quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, an increase of 6.1%. Selling, administrative, and research and development expenses as a percent of operating revenue was flat in 2026 compared to 2…
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets was lower in the second quarter and year-to-date periods of 2026 compared to 2025 primarily due to fully amortized intangible assets.
Refer to the "Results of Operations for Total Company" and the "Results of Operations by Segment" sections for additional discussion of operating results for the second quarter and year-to-date periods of 2026 compared to 2025.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Cost of revenue was $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, an increase of 4.4%, primarily due to higher revenue and higher employee-related expenses. Cost of revenue as a percent of operating revenue was lower in 2026 compared to 2025 as benefits from the …
Selling, administrative, and research and development expenses were $722 million and $706 million in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, an increase of 2.3%. Selling, administrative, and research and development expenses as a percent of operating revenue were lower in 2026 compared to …
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets was lower in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 primarily due to fully amortized intangible assets.
Refer to the "Results of Operations for Total Company" and the "Results of Operation by Segment" sections for additional discussion of operating results for the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025.
The Company's consolidated results of operations for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025 were as follows:
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