Certainty language minus hedging language in Risk Factors. Positive = assertive, negative = hedging-heavy.
From 2021-10-29 (10-K) to 2026-05-01 (10-Q), this metric increased across 13 filings.
Risk-factor drift item_1a vs prior same-form filing, cosine similarity
- 10-K 2025-10-31 vs 2024-11-01 89.1% boilerplate
- 10-K 2024-11-01 vs 2023-11-03 100.0% boilerplate
- 10-K 2023-11-03 vs 2022-10-28 71.5% noticeable change
- 10-K 2022-10-28 vs 2021-10-29 98.8% boilerplate
Vanished metrics promoted KPIs that stopped being reported
No hard disappearances detected for this issuer.
Reclassified / renamed (metric continues under a new name):
- Greater China NET Sales → Greater China as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- REST OF ASIA Pacific NET Sales → REST OF ASIA Pacific as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- Iphone NET Sales → Iphone as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- Wearables HOME AND Accessories NET Sales → Wearables HOME AND Accessories as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- Americas NET Sales → Americas as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- Europe NET Sales → Europe as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- IPAD NET Sales → IPAD as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- Services NET Sales → Services as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- Japan NET Sales → Japan as of 10-K 2025-10-31
- MAC NET Sales → MAC as of 10-K 2025-10-31
Auditor’s report opinion, going-concern & control flags, critical audit matters
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10-K 2025-10-31 unqualified
- Description of the Matter
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10-K 2024-11-01 unqualified
- Description of the Matter
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10-K 2023-11-03 unqualified
- Description of the Matter
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10-K 2022-10-28 unqualified
- Description of the Matter
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10-K 2021-10-29 unqualified
- Description of the Matter
Balance-sheet trends inventory, receivables, reserves & impairment vs prior year
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Inventory building faster than sales FY 2023-09-30inventory +28% vs revenue -3% · DIO 8.1→10.8 days
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Inventory building faster than sales FY 2021-09-25inventory +62% vs revenue +33% · DIO 8.7→11.3 days
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Receivables building faster than sales FY 2021-09-25receivables +63% vs revenue +33% · DSO 21.4→26.2 days
Revenue-recognition drift rev-rec policy language change vs prior filing
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10-K 2023-11-03 acquisition context− Performance Obligations− Standalone Selling Price
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10-K 2022-10-28 90% similar to prior acquisition context− Contract Liabilities