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 3,014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC | New registration | SAH | 1997-08-08 | View filing |
| CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC | New registration | CWST | 1997-08-07 | 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.
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | New registration | STLD | 1997-07-21 | View filing |
| GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC | New registration | GPI | 1997-06-24 | View filing |
| Meritage Homes CORP | New registration | MTH | 1997-06-20 | View filing |
| OSI SYSTEMS INC | New registration | OSIS | 1997-06-13 | View filing |
| PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP | New registration | PPC | 1997-06-13 | View filing |
| Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. | New registration | ORKA | 1997-06-12 | View filing |
| AEHR TEST SYSTEMS | New registration | AEHR | 1997-06-11 | View filing |
| HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC | New registration | HLX | 1997-05-01 | View filing |
| JONES LANG LASALLE INC | New registration | JLL | 1997-04-24 | View filing |
| FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC | New registration | FIBK | 1997-04-22 | View filing |
| FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP | New registration | FKWL | 1997-04-09 | View filing |
| RALPH LAUREN CORP | New registration | RL | 1997-04-08 | View filing |
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | New registration | AJG | 1997-03-25 | View filing |
| AMAZON COM INC | New registration | AMZN | 1997-03-24 | View filing |
| Strategic Education, Inc. | New registration | STRA | 1997-03-19 | View filing |
| CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. | New registration | CRUS | 1997-03-18 | View filing |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. | New registration | LNG | 1997-03-17 | View filing |
| IRON MOUNTAIN INC | New registration | IRM | 1997-03-11 | View filing |
| IRON MOUNTAIN INC | New registration | IRM | 1997-03-11 | View filing |
| RAMBUS INC | New registration | RMBS | 1997-03-06 | View filing |
| MAXIMUS, INC. | New registration | MMS | 1997-02-12 | View filing |
| UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC | New registration | UCB | 1997-01-31 | View filing |
| IDT CORP | New registration | IDT | 1996-12-27 | View filing |
| WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP | New registration | WTFC | 1996-12-24 | View filing |
| EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. | New registration | EEFT | 1996-12-18 | View filing |
| CHS INC | New registration | CHSCL | 1996-12-13 | View filing |
| PEGASYSTEMS INC | New registration | PEGA | 1996-11-20 | View filing |
| Vericel Corp | New registration | VCEL | 1996-11-01 | View filing |
| CAL-MAINE FOODS INC | New registration | CALM | 1996-10-25 | View filing |
| ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP | New registration | EFSC | 1996-10-24 | View filing |
| WATERS CORP /DE/ | New registration | WAT | 1996-10-24 | View filing |
| HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | New registration | HLIO | 1996-10-15 | View filing |
| LITHIA MOTORS INC | New registration | LAD | 1996-10-15 | View filing |
| NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | New registration | NWPX | 1996-10-01 | View filing |
| VIASAT INC | New registration | VSAT | 1996-10-01 | View filing |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | New registration | STLD | 1996-09-23 | View filing |
| EPLUS INC | New registration | PLUS | 1996-09-11 | View filing |
| GENESIS ENERGY LP | New registration | GEL | 1996-09-06 | View filing |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | New registration | UNFI | 1996-09-04 | View filing |
| HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC | New registration | HLX | 1996-09-04 | View filing |
| NOV Inc. | New registration | NOV | 1996-08-29 | View filing |
| SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP | New registration | SPH | 1996-08-29 | View filing |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. | New registration | LNG | 1996-08-27 | View filing |
| MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC | New registration | MSM | 1996-08-26 | View filing |
| SEALED AIR CORP/DE | New registration | SEE | 1996-08-02 | View filing |
| PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | New registration | PAG | 1996-08-02 | View filing |
| ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ | New registration | ANF | 1996-07-17 | View filing |
| RANGE RESOURCES CORP | New registration | RRC | 1996-07-16 | View filing |