SYK — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of SYK'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 · 2026-10-30 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-07-31
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +121 | −82 | ~24 | 165 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +1 | 0 | ~2 | 4 |
| Risk factors | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +24 | −2 | ~2 | 1 |
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
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 · 2026-10-30
increased unit volume. We reported operating income margin of
15.9%, net earnings of $753 and net earnings per diluted share
26.2%, with adjusted net earnings(1) of $1,357 and adjusted net
earnings per diluted share(1) of $3.52, an increase of 10.3% from
In the nine months 2026 we achieved sales growth of 6.6% from
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-31
2025. Excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, sales
grew 9.0% in constant currency. We reported operating income
margin of 25.2%, net earnings of $1,276 and net earnings per
diluted share of $3.30. Excluding the impact of certain items,
points to 27.4%, with adjusted net earnings(1) of $1,424 and
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-10-30
Dollar amounts are in millions except per share amounts or as otherwise specified.
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-10-30
amended) on September 30, 2026. Based on that evaluation, the
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-10-30
time to time make elections to have shares withheld to cover
Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act requires an issuer to disclose
in its annual or quarterly reports whether it or any of its affiliates
knowingly engaged in certain activities, transactions or dealings
relating to parties subject to sanctions administered by the Office
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-31
participate in, and are participating in, our employee stock
time to time make, elections to have shares withheld to cover
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