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Sources for U.S. Company Financial Statements and Filing Data

Article Quant Q&A · Author: user20054
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The exchange addresses where to obtain financial and related company data for U.S.-listed firms, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, market information, and records relevant to bankruptcy, fraud, and governance. One answer points to a commercial fundamentals database that aggregates statements and derived indicators across active and delisted companies. It highlights point-in-time records and treatment of restatements as useful features for historical research, since current versions of filings can differ from what investors knew at the time.

Another answer identifies the SEC’s EDGAR system as a public source for filings from reporting entities. These suggestions offer two routes: a structured vendor dataset for easier analysis and original filings for direct inspection. The responses do not establish that either source covers every requested topic, nor do they compare costs, data quality, or historical depth. Researchers should check the source’s coverage and definitions, especially for governance and adverse-event information.

Key ideas

  • Structured fundamentals databases can provide financial statements and derived indicators for U.S. companies.
  • Point-in-time records and restatement handling matter when reconstructing historical information sets.
  • SEC EDGAR provides public access to filings submitted by reporting entities.
  • Coverage of governance, fraud, and bankruptcy data may require separate checks beyond standard financial statements.

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# what data sources are useful for obtaining financial statement data of listed companies NYSE and NASDAQ?


# what data sources are useful for obtaining financial statement data of listed companies NYSE and NASDAQ?












Exactly, I need balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, stock market, bankruptcy situation, fraud situation and corporate governance data of companies in USA.

Thanks beforehand,

## Answer by user37317 (score 3)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/25339

I hope this helps - the Core US Fundamentals database on Quandl (https://www.quandl.com/data/SF1) covers 6,500+ companies, point-in-time, inc/exc restatements, active/delisted, up to 11 years history, 101 indicators, expanding coverage, daily updates. There's data for balance sheets, income statements, cash flow etc.

## Answer by ApplePie (score 2)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/25105

I am not sure if all companies you are looking for will be listed there but SEC-filing entities must file their reports to EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system). This system is available for use by the general public.

https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm

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