Library Guides: Company Information: SEC Filings and Reports

SEC EDGAR

What is EDGAR?

EDGAR (The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) is a searchable database of all reports that are filed by companies to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC.) Reports available through EDGAR include:

10-K - Annual Reports

10-Q - Quarterly Reports

8-K - Current Reports

Other reports are available as well.

How do I search EDGAR?

The easiest way to search EDGAR is to search by ticker symbol. You can also search by SIC Code.

Search EDGAR Company Filings

Other Useful Links to assist with EDGAR

Researching Public Companies through EDGAR - includes overview, tips, and FAQ

Annual Reports

Company annual reports are based on the company's 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC.) Annual reports are sent to shareholders and are typically available electronically as well. To find a company's annual report, first check the company website. Look for a section called Investor Relations, or something similar.

Another source for annual reports is AnnualReports.com, which contains many, but not all, company annual reports.

Investor Relations

Most public companies will have a section of their website devoted to communicating with investors. These pages are typically called something like Investor Relations and are located in the area of the website that discusses the company structure, job openings, news, etc.

To find these pages, enter the company name and investor relations in a search engine. For example, Chipotle and investor relations.

Databases with SEC Filings

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. NOTE: Before searching, please change the default previous 2 years to all available dates.
Refinitiv Workspace for Students This link opens in a new window
Please read the access instructions. You must first register for an account on this page: https://my.refinitiv.com/productregistration.html. You need to do that part only once. Once registered, select the title to access the resource.
Refinitiv Workspace is the resource that replaces Thomson One and Eikon. The information modules currently available on the platform include: aftermarket research (analyst/research reports), private equity, company financials, market data, and industry information. Expanded screening tools feature public and private company data, with customizable peer comparisons. Workspace also features geographic and industry analytical tools, as well as access to cross-asset data including bond pricing, commodities, economic indicators, and more.
Register for login credentials using your Tulane email address. You need to do this part only once. https://my.refinitiv.com/productregistration.html
Thomson One This link opens in a new window
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Thomson One is no longer supported and was replaced by Refinitiv Workspace for Students. RWS can be found on the Turchin Business Library's A-Z database page https://libguides.tulane.edu/busdatabases. You will need to create an account before using.

Alternatively, if you would like to access Thomson One, you can still do so using a Microsoft Edge browser. Here are instructions for allowing Edge to open pages as Internet Explorer:
Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
1. Click the Settings and More (ellipsis) button on the top-right corner.
2. Select the Settings option.
3. Click on Default browser.
4. Under the "Internet Explorer compatibility" section, turn on the "Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode" toggle switch.

Must use with Internet Explorer. Disable pop-up blockers. Limit of 20 simultaneous users. Company information from a variety of sources provided by Thomson Reuters including: private equity, company financials and filings, mergers and acquisitions data and analyst reports. Data types include: company overviews, company news and price charts, corporate governance (takeover defense), corporate financial fundamentals, estimates (and earnings surprises), debt overview, company deals, share ownership information, company research, company financial filings, officers and directors.