EDGAR Company Search
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval database contains filings for U.S.
public companies, that are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC.) These
SEC filings contain a wealth of information on public companies – a comprehensive description of
the company, financials, legal issues, etc. There are many different types of SEC filings, but
probably the most useful is the Form 10-K, which is an annual report that is usually filed within 90
days after the end of the company’s fiscal year.
On the EDGAR search page, type in the company name or ticker symbol. The example below
shows a search for Starbucks.
Type in company
name or ticker
symbol.
Choose the
appropriate link
You can either
browse through the
list for the 10-K, or
you can search for
it in the search box.
Select the link
[html], after the
10-K
Then click on the
10-K link and scroll
down to the table
of contents. This
will have links to
the different
sections of the
filing. The link,
Business,
provides a very
comprehensive
description of the
company.