NKE — what changed in the latest 10-K
A section-by-section comparison of NKE'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-K · 2026-07-15 vs the prior 10-K · 2025-07-17
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Text added/removed | +14 | −16 | ~29 | 38 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +28 | −33 | ~50 | 60 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +64 | −69 | ~49 | 53 |
| Market risk (Item 7A) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~4 | 6 |
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.
Business
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-07-15
Nearly all of our footwear and apparel products are manufactured outside the United States by independent manufacturers ("contract manufacturers"), many of which operate multiple factories.
As of May 31, 2026, contract manufacturers operated 321 finished goods apparel factories located in 34 countries. For fiscal 2026, NIKE Brand apparel finished goods were manufactured by 64 contract manufacturers, many of which operate multiple factories. For fiscal 2026, factories in Vietnam, Cambod…
We are also supplied, primarily indirectly, by a number of materials suppliers ("Tier 2 suppliers"), who provide the principal materials used in footwear and apparel finished goods products. As of May 31, 2026, we had 205 strategic Tier 2 suppliers. NIKE's contract manufacturers buy the principal ma…
The principal materials used in our footwear products are natural and synthetic rubber, plastic compounds, foam cushioning materials, natural and synthetic leather, nylon, polyester and natural fiber textiles, as well as polyurethane films used to make NIKE Air-Sole cushioning components. During fis…
•We offer free access to our sport centers at the Philip H. Knight Campus for our full-time employees and North America store employees.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-07-17
Nearly all of our footwear and apparel products are manufactured outside the United States by independent contract manufacturers ("contract manufacturers"), many of which operate multiple factories. We are also supplied, primarily indirectly, by a number of materials, or "Tier 2", suppliers who prov…
As of May 31, 2025, contract manufacturers operated 303 finished goods apparel factories located in 34 countries. For fiscal 2025, NIKE Brand apparel finished goods were manufactured by 67 contract manufacturers, many of which operate multiple factories. The largest single finished goods apparel fac…
of total NIKE Brand apparel, respectively. For fiscal 2025, two apparel contract manufacturers accounted for more than 10% of apparel production, and the top five contract manufacturers in the aggregate accounted for approximately 51% of NIKE Brand apparel production.
NIKE's contract manufacturers buy raw materials for the manufacturing of our footwear, apparel and equipment products from Tier 2 suppliers. Most raw materials are available and purchased by those contract manufacturers in the countries where manufacturing takes place.
The principal materials used in our footwear products are natural and synthetic rubber, plastic compounds, foam cushioning materials, natural and synthetic leather, nylon, polyester and natural fiber textiles, as well as polyurethane films used to make NIKE Air-Sole cushioning components. During fis…
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-07-15
Corporate responsibility and sustainability-related topics, including climate change and diversity, as well as companies’ actions and initiatives on such issues, continue to receive significant attention from a wide range of stakeholders, who may have varied, evolving and sometimes conflicting expec…
Although we have announced corporate responsibility and sustainability-related goals and targets, there can be no assurance that we will be able to execute our strategies or achieve our goals within the currently projected costs and expected timeframes, or that our stakeholders will agree with our g…
Pandemics and other public health emergencies, and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate such crises have caused, and may in the future cause, business slowdown or shutdown in affected areas and significant disruption in the financial markets, both globally and in the United States. The…
Our success depends on our ability to identify, originate and define product trends as well as to anticipate, gauge and react to changing consumer demands in a timely manner so that our product offerings evolve and are responsive to consumer demands. However, lead times for many of our products make…
or poor performance of individual or multiple stores could result in significant lease termination costs, write-offs of equipment and leasehold improvements and employee-related costs.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-07-17
Corporate responsibility and sustainability-related topics, including climate change and diversity, as well as companies’ actions and initiatives on such issues, have received significant attention from a wide range of stakeholders. Our ability to meet the expectations and requirements of key stakeh…
Moreover, our consumers, customers, employees and other stakeholders on products have diverse expectations, demands and perspectives on sustainability matters, which are subject to continued evolution. In order to meet their expectations, we may need to incur increased costs, including to conduct ad…
We may not be able to meet the diverse expectations and demands of all of our stakeholders, which could harm our reputation, reduce customer demand for our products and services, and subject us to legal, reputational and operational risks. Although we have announced corporate responsibility and sust…
Pandemics and other public health emergencies, and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate such crises have caused, and may in the future cause, business slowdown or shutdown in affected areas and significant disruption in the financial markets, both globally and in the United States. The…
and, in turn, materially impact our business, sales, financial condition and results of operations as well as cause a volatile effective tax rate driven by changes in the mix of earnings across our jurisdictions. We cannot predict whether, and to what degree, our sales, operations and financial resu…
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-07-15
•NIKE, Inc. Revenues were $46.4 billion in fiscal 2026 compared to $46.3 billion in fiscal 2025, flat on a reported basis and down 2% on a currency-neutral basis.
•NIKE Brand wholesale revenues were $27.5 billion in fiscal 2026 compared to $25.9 billion in fiscal 2025. The increase on a currency-neutral basis was driven by higher revenues in North America, primarily offset by lower revenues in Greater China.
•NIKE Direct revenues were $17.7 billion in fiscal 2026 compared to $18.8 billion in fiscal 2025, primarily driven by a decrease in traffic.
•Gross margin in fiscal 2026 increased 20 basis points to 42.9%.
For discussion related to the results of operations and changes in financial condition in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, refer to Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, which was filed with the United…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-07-17
•NIKE, Inc. Revenues for fiscal 2025 were $46.3 billion compared to $51.4 billion for fiscal 2024
•NIKE Direct revenues declined 13% from $21.5 billion in fiscal 2024 to $18.8 billion in fiscal 2025, and represented approximately 42% of total NIKE Brand revenues for fiscal 2025
•NIKE Brand wholesale revenues decreased 7% on a reported basis and 6% on a currency-neutral basis
•Gross margin decreased 190 basis points to 42.7%, primarily due to higher discounts, changes in channel mix and higher inventory obsolescence reserves, partially offset by lower product costs
Our results for fiscal 2025 reflected a decrease in traffic across NIKE Direct and our actions to reduce supply of certain footwear products in the marketplace through increased markdowns across NIKE Direct and discounts and higher sales returns with our wholesale partners, which negatively impacted…
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