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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENESIS ENERGY LP | Priced - final prospectus | GEL | 1996-11-27 |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | Priced - final prospectus | UNFI | 1996-11-01 |
| WATERS CORP /DE/ | Priced - final prospectus | WAT | 1996-10-31 |
| DAVITA INC. | Priced - final prospectus | DVA | 1996-10-31 |
| AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. | 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.
| CAR |
| 1996-10-30 |
| BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC | Priced - final prospectus | BHE | 1996-10-29 |
| PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | PAG | 1996-10-23 |
| INCYTE CORP | Priced - final prospectus | INCY | 1996-10-17 |
| KOHLS Corp | Priced - final prospectus | KSS | 1996-10-10 |
| BIOGEN INC. | Priced - final prospectus | BIIB | 1996-10-08 |
| BOYD GAMING CORP | Priced - final prospectus | BYD | 1996-10-02 |
| BOYD GAMING CORP | Priced - final prospectus | BYD | 1996-10-02 |
| BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Priced - final prospectus | BCRX | 1996-09-26 |
| NPK International Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | NPKI | 1996-08-07 |
| Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | MD | 1996-07-30 |
| Strategic Education, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | STRA | 1996-07-26 |
| BORGWARNER INC | Priced - final prospectus | BWA | 1996-07-26 |
| BORGWARNER INC | Priced - final prospectus | BWA | 1996-07-26 |
| PEGASYSTEMS INC | Priced - final prospectus | PEGA | 1996-07-19 |
| CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO | Priced - final prospectus | CENT | 1996-07-19 |
| LEAR CORP | Priced - final prospectus | LEA | 1996-07-10 |
| HENRY SCHEIN INC | Priced - final prospectus | HSIC | 1996-06-21 |
| LENNAR CORP /NEW/ | Priced - final prospectus | LEN | 1996-06-21 |
| BRADY CORP | Priced - final prospectus | BRC | 1996-06-20 |
| VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. | Priced - final prospectus | VIAV | 1996-06-12 |
| BIOGEN INC. | Priced - final prospectus | BIIB | 1996-06-10 |
| AUTOZONE INC | Priced - final prospectus | AZO | 1996-06-10 |
| RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\ | Priced - final prospectus | RUSHA | 1996-06-07 |
| AUTONATION, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | AN | 1996-06-04 |
| Service Properties Trust | Priced - final prospectus | SVC | 1996-04-03 |
| CONMED Corp | Priced - final prospectus | CNMD | 1996-03-18 |
| HOLOGIC INC | Priced - final prospectus | HOLX | 1996-01-26 |
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | Priced - final prospectus | THC | 1996-01-05 |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | SWKS | 1995-11-22 |
| WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ | Priced - final prospectus | WWW | 1995-11-16 |
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | Priced - final prospectus | THC | 1995-10-11 |
| Encompass Health Corp | Priced - final prospectus | EHC | 1995-09-29 |
| VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC | Priced - final prospectus | VSH | 1995-09-15 |
| BROWN & BROWN, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | BRO | 1995-08-23 |
| Service Properties Trust | Priced - final prospectus | SVC | 1995-08-17 |
| LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC | Priced - final prospectus | LECO | 1995-06-30 |
| ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | AD | 1995-06-08 |
| KEYCORP /NEW/ | Priced - final prospectus | KEY | 1995-03-23 |
| U-Haul Holding Co /NV/ | Priced - final prospectus | UHAL | 1995-03-20 |
| U-Haul Holding Co /NV/ | Priced - final prospectus | UHAL | 1995-03-17 |
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | Priced - final prospectus | THC | 1995-02-22 |
| U-Haul Holding Co /NV/ | Priced - final prospectus | UHAL | 1994-11-03 |
| VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC | Priced - final prospectus | VSH | 1994-08-05 |
| UDR, Inc. | Priced - final prospectus | UDR | 1994-06-15 |
| KIMBERLY CLARK CORP | Priced - final prospectus | KMB | 1994-06-02 |