EML — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of EML'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 · 2026-05-12 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-04
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +17 | −20 | ~24 | 40 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +4 | −7 | ~7 | 7 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +4 | −7 | ~7 | 6 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | +4 | −7 | ~5 | 5 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +4 | −7 | ~2 | 2 |
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 · 2026-05-12
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31. References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 4, 2026 (this “Form 10-Q”) to 2025, fiscal year 2025 or fiscal 2025 mean the 53-week period ended on January …
cyberattacks, data breaches or interruptions or failures of our information technology systems; and
For the three months ended April 4, 2026, we incurred approximately $3.1 million in tariff and tariff-related expenses, $2.9 million of which have been mitigated through price increases. On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the International Em…
Net sales for the first quarter of 2026 decreased 6% to $59.7 million from $63.3 million in the corresponding period in 2025. Sales decreased in the first quarter of 2026 primarily due to decreased shipments resulting from lower order volume of returnable transport packaging products of $4.9 million…
Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 20.0% for the first quarter of 2026 compared to 22.4% for the first quarter of 2025. This decrease was due to lower sales volume, pricing pressures on that volume and labor inefficiencies.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52-53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31. References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 27, 2025 (this “Form 10-Q”) to 2024, fiscal year 2024 or fiscal 2024 mean the 52-week period ended on Decembe…
For the nine months ended September 27, 2025, we incurred approximately $7.0 million in tariff and tariff-related expenses. However, we have been able to mitigate most of the impact of the tariffs implemented through price increases. However, the tariff environment has been dynamic over the last sev…
Net sales for the third quarter of 2025 decreased 22% to $55.3 million from $71.3 million in the corresponding period in 2024. Net sales for the first nine months of 2025 decreased 7% to $191.4 million from $206.1 million in the corresponding period in 2024. Sales decreased in the third quarter of 2…
Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 22.3% for the third quarter of 2025 and 22.9% for the first nine months of 2025 compared to 25.5% for the third quarter of 2024 and 25.2% for the first nine months of 2024. This decrease was primarily due to an increase in raw material costs incurred as we t…
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.7 million, or 6.5%, for the third quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024 due to $1.1 million of lower compensation charges, offset by $0.3 million of restructuring charges. In connection with a reduction in workforce com…
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-12
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2026 formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025;…
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101).
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025…
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-12
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2026 formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025;…
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101).
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025…
Legal proceedings
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-12
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2026 formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025;…
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101).
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-12
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2026 formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025;…
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101).
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025 among The Eastern Company as Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2025).
Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 USC 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025…
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