Overview
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates the U.S.'s securities markets ensuring investors make informed investment decisions. Depending on certain asset size, public companies listed in the United States (including foreign firms) are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically.
Resources
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides access to more than 17,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. Nexi Uni has three primary collections: 1) full-text access to thousands of news sources in the U.S. and abroad back to the 1970s; 2) aggregated economic data on businesses, corporations, and industries in the U.S. and abroad; 3) full-text legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, and law reviews from the late 18th century to present.
Company Websites
Some recent and historical annual reports and financial information are often available on company websites. They are normally located in a section called "company information," investors, "investor relations," or "financial information." On company websites, you can also try a keyword search for "annual report." You can also perform a Google search of the company name investor for example, "Apple investor" or "Apple investor relations" to get to the investor section on the company's website.
- Company Annual ReportsA listing of annual report on the internet.
- EDGAR (Company Filings from SEC.gov)Annual reports from 1994-present are often available here. 10-K filings are Annual Reports, 10-Q filings are Quarterly Reports.
- Corporate Annual Reports at the Library of CongressA guide from the Library of Congress with indexes for the vast collection of these reports at the Library.
- What Is an Annual Report?An article from Investopedia on Annual Report.