STEP — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of STEP'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 · 2026-08-07 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-02-05
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +97 | −116 | ~74 | 114 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~5 | 6 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +3 | −1 | 0 | 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 · 2026-08-07
In 2026, financial markets have continued to experience significant volatility and uncertainty driven by, among other factors, U.S. trade policy developments, elevated inflation, elevated interest rates and interest rate uncertainty, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and geopolitical …
We are continuing to closely monitor developments related to inflation, decreasing but still elevated interest rates, trade, regulatory and other governmental policy, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, banking system and credit market volatility, geopolitical tension, unrest or conflic…
The portion of the equity interests expected to be acquired in each annual exchange is set forth in an exchange schedule attached to each Transaction Agreement and is approximately 5% of each Asset Class Entity on each contemplated annual exchange date. The amount of consideration to be delivered is…
•certain employee and former employee owners who own Class C units; and
However, since the occurrence of the Sunset and expiration of the Stockholders Agreement on September 18, 2025, each share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock is entitled to one vote, and we no longer qualify as a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq rules. As a result,…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-02-05
In the second half of 2025, financial markets continued to experience significant volatility in response to the uncertainty of the economic impact from U.S. trade policy developments including the announcement and implementation of increases on tariffs charged by the U.S. on certain imports and the …
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was enacted in the United States, which includes extensive amendments to existing tax laws applicable to businesses. The relevant provisions were included in our income tax provision for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2025 and did not hav…
We are continuing to closely monitor developments related to inflation, decreasing but still elevated interest rates, trade, regulatory and other governmental policy, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, banking system volatility, geopolitical tension, unrest or conflicts, including in o…
we manage, causing our clients to reduce their investments in private markets, reducing the number of high-quality investment managers with whom we may invest, and reducing the ability of our funds to raise or deploy capital” and “Risk Factors—Banking system volatility may adversely affect the resul…
On October 22, 2024, we issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 5.52% Series A senior notes due October 22, 2029 (the “Notes”), pursuant to a note purchase agreement, dated as of October 22, 2024 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), in a private placement exempt from registration under t…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-07
The table below summarizes the terms of “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements,” as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K, adopted, modified or terminated by our executive officers or directors during the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The trading arrangement listed below is intended to satisfy the affirma…
Aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock to be sold pursuant to the trading arrangement
(1)Such plan will expire on the earlier of the expiration date or the completion of all transactions under the trading arrangement.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-02-05
During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(f)) adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
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