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 2,996 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | New registration | NVDA | 1998-03-06 |
| MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC | New registration | MANH | 1998-02-27 |
| Clarus Corp | New registration | CLAR | 1998-02-23 |
| W. P. Carey Inc. | New registration | WPC | 1998-02-13 |
| IES Holdings, Inc. | New registration |
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.
| IESC |
| 1998-02-03 |
| EPLUS INC | New registration | PLUS | 1998-01-15 |
| WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC | New registration | WCC | 1997-12-24 |
| COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO | New registration | COLM | 1997-12-24 |
| FLEX LTD. | New registration | FLEX | 1997-12-16 |
| FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP | New registration | FKWL | 1997-12-09 |
| MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | New registration | MRCY | 1997-11-26 |
| PC CONNECTION INC | New registration | CNXN | 1997-11-26 |
| VERISIGN INC/CA | New registration | VRSN | 1997-11-21 |
| MKS INC | New registration | MKSI | 1997-11-14 |
| POOL CORP | New registration | POOL | 1997-11-14 |
| WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP | New registration | WLFC | 1997-11-10 |
| IES Holdings, Inc. | New registration | IESC | 1997-10-24 |
| SLM Corp | New registration | SLM | 1997-10-21 |
| FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC | New registration | FIBK | 1997-10-14 |
| PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp | New registration | PRDO | 1997-10-10 |
| Vericel Corp | New registration | VCEL | 1997-10-08 |
| AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | New registration | AMKR | 1997-10-06 |
| LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC | New registration | LGND | 1997-09-26 |
| CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC /DE | New registration | CHH | 1997-09-19 |
| HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ | New registration | HFWA | 1997-09-15 |
| METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ | New registration | MTD | 1997-09-15 |
| POWER INTEGRATIONS INC | New registration | POWI | 1997-09-11 |
| AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC. | New registration | AMG | 1997-08-29 |
| C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. | New registration | CHRW | 1997-08-15 |
| NRG ENERGY, INC. | New registration | NRG | 1997-08-12 |
| SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC. | New registration | SNDA | 1997-08-12 |
| Innovex International, Inc. | New registration | INVX | 1997-08-12 |
| SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC | New registration | SAH | 1997-08-08 |
| CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC | New registration | CWST | 1997-08-07 |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | New registration | STLD | 1997-07-21 |
| GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC | New registration | GPI | 1997-06-24 |
| Meritage Homes CORP | New registration | MTH | 1997-06-20 |
| OSI SYSTEMS INC | New registration | OSIS | 1997-06-13 |
| PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP | New registration | PPC | 1997-06-13 |
| Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. | New registration | ORKA | 1997-06-12 |
| AEHR TEST SYSTEMS | New registration | AEHR | 1997-06-11 |
| HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC | New registration | HLX | 1997-05-01 |
| JONES LANG LASALLE INC | New registration | JLL | 1997-04-24 |
| FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC | New registration | FIBK | 1997-04-22 |
| FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP | New registration | FKWL | 1997-04-09 |
| RALPH LAUREN CORP | New registration | RL | 1997-04-08 |
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | New registration | AJG | 1997-03-25 |
| AMAZON COM INC | New registration | AMZN | 1997-03-24 |
| Strategic Education, Inc. | New registration | STRA | 1997-03-19 |
| CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. | New registration | CRUS | 1997-03-18 |