MA — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of MA'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 · 2026-07-30 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-04-30
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +51 | −23 | ~18 | 53 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~5 | 2 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +5 | −6 | 0 | 2 |
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, Risk factors
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 · 2026-07-30
Three Months Ended June 30,Increase/(Decrease)Six Months Ended June 30,Increase/(Decrease)
Three Months Ended June 30,Increase/(Decrease)Six Months Ended June 30,Increase/(Decrease)
20262025As adjustedCurrency-neutral20262025As adjustedCurrency-neutral
Both the as-reported and currency-neutral net revenue increases were attributable to growth in our payment network and value-added services and solutions.
Both the as-reported and as-adjusted operating expenses increases were primarily due to higher general and administrative expenses.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-30
Adjusted effective income tax rate19.2 %19.1 %0.1 ppt0.1 ppt
The as-reported income tax rate was higher versus the comparable period in 2025, primarily due to lower net discrete tax benefits in 2026, while the as-adjusted income tax rate was comparable year over year.
Other financial highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were as follows:
•We generated net cash flows from operations of $3.0 billion.
•We repurchased 7.8 million shares of our common stock for $4.0 billion and paid dividends of $0.8 billion.
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-30
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, certain of our officers or directors adopted or terminated trading arrangements for the sale of shares of our common stock as follows:
(i) 4,280 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying employee stock options and (ii) 2,114 shares of Class A Common Stock
The earlier of (i) the date when all securities under plan are exercised and sold and (ii) December 31, 2026
AdoptionMay 6, 2026X-(i) 7,444 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying employee stock options and (ii) 7,266 shares of Class A Common StockThe earlier of (i) the date when all securities under plan are exercised and sold and (ii) March 15, 2027
AdoptionJune 15, 2026X-741 shares of Class A Common StockThe earlier of (i) the date when all shares under plan are sold and (ii) January 13, 2027
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-30
On April 26, 2026, our Board of Directors approved and adopted amendments to our amended and restated by-laws (the "Amended and Restated By-Laws"), which became effective immediately upon adoption. The amendments reflect certain technical administrative, clarifying and conforming changes, including …
The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-Laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated By-Laws, which are attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, certain of our officers or directors adopted or terminated trading arrangements for the sale of shares of our common stock as follows:
Up to (i) 3,977 shares of Class A common stock underlying employee stock options and (ii) 3,000 shares of Class A common stock underlying vested but not yet settled performance stock units 3
The earlier of (i) the date when all securities under the plan are exercised and sold and (ii) December 31, 2026
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