Every company that wants to go public in the US must first register with the SEC - US companies file an S-1, foreign companies an F-1, and the final priced prospectus arrives as a 424B4 just before shares trade. This tracker lists 2,753 registration filings, newest first, parsed directly from SEC EDGAR. Companies in registration usually have no ticker yet; tickers appear once assigned.
| Company | Stage | Ticker | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP | Priced - final prospectus | PAA | 1998-11-18 |
| CoreCivic, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | CXW | 1998-10-30 |
| CITY HOLDING CO | Priced - final prospectus | CHCO | 1998-10-26 |
| EBAY INC | Priced - final prospectus | EBAY | 1998-09-25 |
| KB HOME | Priced - final prospectus |
An S-1 is the first public look at a private company - financials, risk factors, and how it plans to use the money. Most companies amend the registration several times (S-1/A) as the SEC reviews it and terms firm up. When you see the final priced prospectus (424B4), the IPO is days or hours away. Once a company starts trading you can follow it in the market cap rankings with full financial statements and filing history.
| KBH |
| 1998-07-02 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP | Priced - final prospectus | CTSH | 1998-06-19 |
| Wendy's Co | Priced - final prospectus | WEN | 1998-06-12 |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP | Priced - final prospectus | CINF | 1998-05-22 |
| SL GREEN REALTY CORP | Priced - final prospectus | SLG | 1998-05-13 |
| SL GREEN REALTY CORP | Priced - final prospectus | SLG | 1998-05-13 |
| AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | AMKR | 1998-05-01 |
| AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | AMKR | 1998-05-01 |
| Veris Residential, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | VRE | 1998-04-27 |
| GEO GROUP INC | Priced - final prospectus | GEO | 1998-04-23 |
| MAXIMUS, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | MMS | 1998-04-10 |
| COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO | Priced - final prospectus | COLM | 1998-03-27 |
| UNIFIRST CORP | Priced - final prospectus | UNF | 1998-03-19 |
| LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | LAUR | 1998-03-18 |
| PC CONNECTION INC | Priced - final prospectus | CNXN | 1998-03-03 |
| Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | SSD | 1998-02-25 |
| SKYWEST INC | Priced - final prospectus | SKYW | 1998-02-17 |
| ST JOE Co | Priced - final prospectus | JOE | 1998-02-11 |
| MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Priced - final prospectus | MRCY | 1998-01-30 |
| IDT CORP | Priced - final prospectus | IDT | 1998-01-29 |
| PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp | Priced - final prospectus | PRDO | 1998-01-29 |
| IES Holdings, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | IESC | 1998-01-27 |
| IES Holdings, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | IESC | 1998-01-27 |
| MOOG INC. | Priced - final prospectus | MOG-A | 1998-01-27 |
| BXP, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | BXP | 1998-01-27 |
| GEORGIA POWER CO | Priced - final prospectus | GPJA | 1998-01-22 |
| CMS ENERGY CORP | Priced - final prospectus | CMS | 1998-01-14 |
| LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | LAUR | 1998-01-13 |
| CMS ENERGY CORP | Priced - final prospectus | CMS | 1998-01-09 |
| CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO | Priced - final prospectus | CENT | 1997-12-17 |
| WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP | Priced - final prospectus | WLFC | 1997-12-16 |
| Vericel Corp | Priced - final prospectus | VCEL | 1997-11-26 |
| AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | AMG | 1997-11-24 |
| CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Priced - final prospectus | CAKE | 1997-11-18 |
| SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC | Priced - final prospectus | SAH | 1997-11-13 |
| SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC | Priced - final prospectus | SAH | 1997-11-13 |
| NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS | Priced - final prospectus | NKTR | 1997-10-31 |
| CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC | Priced - final prospectus | CWST | 1997-10-30 |
| GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC | Priced - final prospectus | GPI | 1997-10-30 |
| ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC | Priced - final prospectus | AEIS | 1997-10-20 |
| C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | CHRW | 1997-10-15 |
| Bausch Health Companies Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | BHC | 1997-10-10 |
| CHART INDUSTRIES INC | Priced - final prospectus | GTLS | 1997-10-09 |
| MATTEL INC /DE/ | Priced - final prospectus | MAT | 1997-10-02 |
| FLEX LTD. | Priced - final prospectus | FLEX | 1997-10-02 |
| Encompass Health Corp | Priced - final prospectus | EHC | 1997-09-29 |