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About this resource
- Publisher
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Use
- Investor education about locating and identifying filings; not a legal interpretation or a statement of filer requirements.
- Version
- Page last reviewed or updated September 5, 2018
- Relevant parts
- Where to begin; form types; annual and quarterly reports
- Link checked
- Sep 12, 2026
Choose a report for your question
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guide explains how to find company reports in EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system. A company name or stock symbol starts the search. The form code helps identify the kind of report.
| Form | What the guide says it contains |
|---|---|
| 10-K | Annual financial statements with an auditor's opinion and management's discussion. |
| 10-Q | Unaudited quarterly financial statements. |
| 8-K | Important events or information the company must or chooses to report. |
Form 8-K is a current report; it is not a periodic report on a fixed schedule.
A form ending in /A is an amendment. Read it to see what changed.
Use the guide within its limits
The page was last reviewed on September 5, 2018. It explains report types, but its navigation directions need a fresh browser check. The current search and example filing are linked in the search record. An annual report contains audited statements; an audit opinion does not cover every sentence in the report.