Publicly traded companies in the US are required to provide financial data to the US government, to shareholders, and to the public. Private companies on the other hand, do not have to supply that data to the public. There are about 10 to 15 thousand publicly traded companies in the United States.
There are many sites where a researcher can find and review this financial data. The information can be found via the government as found at the SEC (the Security and Exchange Commission) and can be found online at Edgar Online. Edgar Online is a government resource that allows the researcher to view the many documents that are supplied by publicly traded companies. Other sites provide that same data along with stock and mutual fund information.
What follows is a list of sources where you can access this company data. Several of these are resources that the school purchases for you to access and because of that limited access, might require a username and password.
This is a list of financial data resources which you can use to access and review Annual Reports, 10-Ks and other company documents. Balance sheets, income and cash flow statements are some of the reports that you will find useful when looking at company financials. Many of these resources provide the researcher with ratio analysis or even let you compare a company’s financial data to one of its competitors; a very useful tool. These resources mostly review companies that are publicly traded. Information about the company’s stock will also be provided.
Bloomberg is a for profit resource that provides company financial data. Ask your professor about access.
Capital IQ - (https://www.capitaliq.com/) - is a for profit resource that provides company financial data. Ask your professor about access.
The Library provides campus-wide access for the following. Both are available from on and off-campus.