MDU — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of MDU'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 · 2026-05-07 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-10
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +80 | −152 | ~23 | 23 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +1 | −2 | 0 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
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 · 2026-05-07
Dividends The Company's board of directors established a long-term dividend payout ratio target of 60 percent to 70 percent of regulated energy delivery earnings. The Company has an 87-year history of uninterrupted dividend payments to stockholders and remains committed to paying a competitive divid…
Market Trends The Company continues to manage the inflationary pressures experienced throughout the United States, including the impact that inflation, higher interest rates, changes in tariffs, commodity price volatility and supply chain disruptions may have on its business and customers and proact…
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements which address activities, events, or developments that the Company anticipates will or may occur in the future are based…
While made in good faith, these forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company's expectations and judgments and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond the Company's control. For additional discussion regarding risks and uncertainti…
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 The Company's consolidated earnings decreased $1.2 million. Drivers of the earnings decrease include:
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-10
Strategic Initiatives On October 31, 2024, the Company completed the separation of Everus, its former construction services business, resulting in Everus becoming an independent, publicly-traded company. The Company's board of directors approved the distribution of all the outstanding shares of Ever…
The Company incurred costs in connection with its strategic initiatives in 2024 and 2025, as noted in the Business Segment Financial and Operating Data section. The majority of the separation costs have already been incurred due to the separation of Everus in October 2024, as previously discussed.
Dividends Based on the Company becoming a pure-play regulated energy delivery business, the Company's board of directors established a long-term dividend payout ratio target of 60 percent to 70 percent of regulated energy delivery earnings. The Company has an 87-year history of uninterrupted dividen…
One Big Beautiful Bill Act On July 4, 2025, the reconciliation bill was enacted into law, extending key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while scaling back clean energy tax incentives of the IRA. Changes in tax laws may affect recorded deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities or …
Market Trends The Company continues to manage the inflationary pressures experienced throughout the United States, including the impact that inflation, higher interest rates, changes in tariffs, commodity price volatility and supply chain disruptions may have on its business and customers and proact…
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
There were no material changes to the Company's market risks in Part II, Item 7A - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in the 2025 Annual Report.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-10
The Company uses fixed and variable rate debt to partially finance operations and capital investments which exposes the Company to market risk related to changes in interest rates. Higher interest rates have resulted in and will likely continue to result in higher borrowing costs on new debt and exi…
As of September 30, 2025, approximately 13.4 percent of the outstanding debt recorded on the balance sheet consisted of variable interest rate facilities (which uses SOFR as the benchmark rate). Based on the balances outstanding for these borrowings as of September 30, 2025, an increase of 1 percent…
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