10-K 0001000228-26-000013 (2026-02-24) vs 10-K 0001000228-25-000014 (2025-02-25)
| Section | Compared text | Words now | Changed |
| Risk Factors | Item 1A | 2,429 |
22.3% |
| MD&A | Item 7 | 2,072 |
36.5% |
| Legal Proceedings | Item 3, via Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies | 58 |
not compared |
| Accounting Policies | Item 8, Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies | 279 |
19.2% |
The redline: what was cut and what was added
In each section, the paragraph that changed most, marked against last year's 10-K:
cut words struck through, new words highlighted and underlined.
Risk Factors 26 words changed in this paragraph; it is 32% similar to last year's version.
results in 2024, 2025 (which date was extended to March 1, 2026), and we that Mr. Bergman will continue to review the effects serve as Chairman of the incident on the Company’s business.
Source: Item 1A, 10-K 0001000228-26-000013 vs Item 1A, 10-K 0001000228-25-000014
MD&A 23 words changed in this paragraph; it is 30% similar to last year's version.
We performed our annual quantitative testing for to the remaining goodwill and the remeasurement to fair value of each a previously held equity investments of our reporting $18
Source: Item 7, 10-K 0001000228-26-000013 vs Item 7, 10-K 0001000228-25-000014
Accounting Policies 13 words changed in this paragraph; it is 55% similar to last year's version.
We have significant operations or affiliates in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, France, Canada, Chile, and Brazil.
Source: Item 8, Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, 10-K 0001000228-26-000013 vs Item 8, Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, 10-K 0001000228-25-000014
Every change, by type
Sentences and paragraphs of HSIC's Risk Factors and MD&A, 10-K 2026-02-24 against 10-K 2025-02-25.
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(may, could, will, not, significant, material…). A year or date rolling forward is not counted.
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adverse, adversely, all, although, anticipate, anticipates, any, approximately, believe, believes, can, cannot, certain, could, expect, expects, generally, however, if, intend, intends, largely, likely, many, material, materially, may, might, most, must, never, no, not, possible, primarily, probable, should, significant, significantly, some, substantial, substantially, unlikely, will, would
AddedRisk Factors
product recalls, product detentions, and/or cessation of sales) or an interruption
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In the event of any such interruption in supply, we would need to timely identify and obtain acceptable
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timely basis, if at all, and an extended interruption in supply, particularly of a high-sales volume and/or high-
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margin product, could result in a significant disruption in our sales and operations,
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into an amendment to the Partnership Agreement that increased the beneficial ownership
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AddedRisk Factors
of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock that KKR is permitted to acquire during the
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AddedRisk Factors
months following the later of the expiration of the term of the Partnership Agreement
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exercise the Extension Election (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) whereby
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Directors will renominate KKR’s designees, Max Lin and William K. “Dan” Daniel, to stand for election at the
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Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of
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have relationships with the Company, or in competitors of such entities, which may create unintended conflicts
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potential misdiagnosis or misinformation provided from AI applications, diminishing
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RemovedRisk Factors
particularly of a high-sales volume and/or high-margin product, could result in a
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profit margins and on our sales for certain product categories, due to our inability
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RemovedRisk Factors
Our business could be affected by the recently signed Strategic Partnership Agreement.
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In addition to KKR’s current holdings, KKR will make an additional $250 million investment in the
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RemovedRisk Factors
As a result, KKR will become the largest non-index fund stockholder of the Company
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RemovedRisk Factors
ability to attract and retain qualified talent. KKR also invests in many different types of
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RemovedRisk Factors
targeted by threat actors seeking to undermine companies’ cybersecurity defensive
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RemovedRisk Factors
controls (including third-party systems we rely on) causing an IS security breach
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(including, without limitation, receiving, verifying and processing customer orders,
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adversely impacted our financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023,
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RemovedRisk Factors
results in 2024, and we continue to review the effects of the incident on the Company’s business.
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RemovedRisk Factors
In recent years, the health care industry has been undergoing significant changes driven
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RewordedRisk Factors
Additionally, where we are the manufacturer of certain dental specialty products we sell for our speciality business (
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RewordedRisk Factors
We also are subject to the requirements of Directive No. (EU) 2022/2464 on corporate sustainability reporting (“CSRD”) which became
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AddedMD&A
value creation initiatives; risks related to the Strategic Partnership Agreement
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AddedMD&A
technologies that achieve market acceptance with acceptable margins; transitional
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AddedMD&A
demands on our operations, information systems, legal, regulatory, compliance, financial and human resources
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AddedMD&A
or other privacy or data security breaches (including the October 2023 incident);
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AddedMD&A
(including, without limitation, competition from third-party online commerce sites)
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AddedMD&A
energy pricing and the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to foreign currencies
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limitation, the transition to a new Chief Executive Officer), employee hiring and retention,
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AddedMD&A
will remain as our CEO through March 1, 2026, at which time Mr. Bergman will retire as CEO, but will remain as
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AddedMD&A
With respect to the October 2023 cyber incident, we had a $60 million insurance policy, following a $5 million
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AddedMD&A
to which, the current tariffs on trade with numerous countries will remain in place,
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AddedMD&A
The tariffs did not have a material impact on our results of operations during fiscal
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AddedMD&A
It is unclear whether, or the extent to which, the current tariffs on trade with
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RemovedMD&A
achieve anticipated synergies/benefits, as well as significant demands on our operations,
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joint ventures; certain provisions in our governing documents that may discourage
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products; risks related to activist investors; security risks associated with our
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RemovedMD&A
incident); effects of a highly competitive (including, without limitation, competition
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global operations; litigation risks; new or unanticipated litigation developments
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and breadth of our product portfolio often allows us to offer lower-cost national brand solutions
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with how the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer manages the business, assesses
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We have a number of programs underway focused on re-establishing these customers.
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as government, institutional health care clinics and other alternate care clinics.
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corporate brand portfolio of cost-effective, high-quality consumable merchandise products.
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source and sell a range of company-owned manufactured products, primarily implants,
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RemovedMD&A
with how the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer manages the business, assesses performance
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RewordedMD&A
Includes branded and generic pharmaceuticals, home solutions products, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products, X-ray infection-
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RewordedMD&A
The increase in Global Technology gross profit is the result primarily of a higher gross profit from internally generated sales sales.
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RewordedMD&A
We performed our annual quantitative testing for the remaining goodwill assessment, and the estimated fair value of each of our reporting
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