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 6,495 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 | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vericel Corp | Amended registration | VCEL | 1997-01-29 | View filing |
| Vericel Corp | Amended registration | VCEL | 1997-01-28 | View filing |
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.
| WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP |
| Amended registration |
| WTFC |
| 1997-01-24 |
| View filing |
| CHS INC | Amended registration | CHSCL | 1997-01-24 | View filing |
| INSPERITY, INC. | Amended registration | NSP | 1997-01-21 | View filing |
| Vericel Corp | Amended registration | VCEL | 1997-01-07 | View filing |
| IDT CORP | Amended registration | IDT | 1997-01-07 | View filing |
| INSPERITY, INC. | Amended registration | NSP | 1997-01-03 | View filing |
| Vericel Corp | Amended registration | VCEL | 1996-12-20 | View filing |
| HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Amended registration | HLIO | 1996-12-19 | View filing |
| LITHIA MOTORS INC | Amended registration | LAD | 1996-12-18 | View filing |
| LITHIA MOTORS INC | Amended registration | LAD | 1996-12-17 | View filing |
| ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP | Amended registration | EFSC | 1996-12-16 | View filing |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC | Amended registration | DGX | 1996-12-11 | View filing |
| HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Amended registration | HLIO | 1996-12-09 | View filing |
| ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP | Amended registration | EFSC | 1996-12-09 | View filing |
| CAL-MAINE FOODS INC | Amended registration | CALM | 1996-12-03 | View filing |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC | Amended registration | DGX | 1996-11-27 | View filing |
| HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Amended registration | HLIO | 1996-11-27 | View filing |
| INSPERITY, INC. | Amended registration | NSP | 1996-11-27 | View filing |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC | Amended registration | DGX | 1996-11-25 | View filing |
| VIASAT INC | Amended registration | VSAT | 1996-11-22 | View filing |
| LITHIA MOTORS INC | Amended registration | LAD | 1996-11-22 | View filing |
| GENESIS ENERGY LP | Amended registration | GEL | 1996-11-22 | View filing |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | Amended registration | STLD | 1996-11-20 | View filing |
| VIASAT INC | Amended registration | VSAT | 1996-11-20 | View filing |
| FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | Amended registration | FCFS | 1996-11-19 | View filing |
| Vericel Corp | Amended registration | VCEL | 1996-11-18 | View filing |
| GENESIS ENERGY LP | Amended registration | GEL | 1996-11-15 | View filing |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | Amended registration | STLD | 1996-11-13 | View filing |
| NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | Amended registration | NWPX | 1996-11-12 | View filing |
| EPLUS INC | Amended registration | PLUS | 1996-11-08 | View filing |
| HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Amended registration | HLIO | 1996-11-07 | View filing |
| VIASAT INC | Amended registration | VSAT | 1996-11-05 | View filing |
| LITHIA MOTORS INC | Amended registration | LAD | 1996-11-01 | View filing |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | Amended registration | STLD | 1996-10-31 | View filing |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | Amended registration | UNFI | 1996-10-30 | View filing |
| EPLUS INC | Amended registration | PLUS | 1996-10-29 | View filing |
| NOV Inc. | Amended registration | NOV | 1996-10-24 | View filing |
| INSPERITY, INC. | Amended registration | NSP | 1996-10-23 | View filing |
| PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | Amended registration | PAG | 1996-10-22 | View filing |
| NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | Amended registration | NWPX | 1996-10-21 | View filing |
| EPLUS INC | Amended registration | PLUS | 1996-10-21 | View filing |
| GENESIS ENERGY LP | Amended registration | GEL | 1996-10-17 | View filing |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | Amended registration | UNFI | 1996-10-09 | View filing |
| PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | Amended registration | PAG | 1996-10-07 | View filing |
| NOV Inc. | Amended registration | NOV | 1996-10-04 | View filing |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. | Amended registration | LNG | 1996-10-02 | View filing |
| MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC | Amended registration | MSM | 1996-09-19 | View filing |
| MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC | Amended registration | MSM | 1996-09-18 | View filing |