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 14,307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | Amended registration | FCFS | 1996-11-19 | View filing |
| Vericel Corp | Amended registration | VCEL | 1996-11-18 | 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.
| EURO TECH HOLDINGS CO LTD | Foreign company registration | CLWT | 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 |
| Vericel Corp | New registration | VCEL | 1996-11-01 | View filing |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | Priced - final prospectus | UNFI | 1996-11-01 | View filing |
| LITHIA MOTORS INC | Amended registration | LAD | 1996-11-01 | View filing |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | Amended registration | STLD | 1996-10-31 | View filing |
| WATERS CORP /DE/ | Priced - final prospectus | WAT | 1996-10-31 | View filing |
| DAVITA INC. | Priced - final prospectus | DVA | 1996-10-31 | View filing |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | Amended registration | UNFI | 1996-10-30 | View filing |
| AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | CAR | 1996-10-30 | View filing |
| EPLUS INC | Amended registration | PLUS | 1996-10-29 | View filing |
| BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC | Priced - final prospectus | BHE | 1996-10-29 | View filing |
| CAL-MAINE FOODS INC | New registration | CALM | 1996-10-25 | View filing |
| NOV Inc. | Amended registration | NOV | 1996-10-24 | 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 |
| INSPERITY, INC. | Amended registration | NSP | 1996-10-23 | View filing |
| PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | Priced - final prospectus | PAG | 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 |
| INCYTE CORP | Priced - final prospectus | INCY | 1996-10-17 | View filing |
| GENESIS ENERGY LP | Amended registration | GEL | 1996-10-17 | View filing |
| HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | New registration | HLIO | 1996-10-15 | View filing |
| LITHIA MOTORS INC | New registration | LAD | 1996-10-15 | View filing |
| KOHLS Corp | Priced - final prospectus | KSS | 1996-10-10 | View filing |
| UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | Amended registration | UNFI | 1996-10-09 | View filing |
| BIOGEN INC. | Priced - final prospectus | BIIB | 1996-10-08 | 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 |
| BOYD GAMING CORP | Priced - final prospectus | BYD | 1996-10-02 | View filing |
| BOYD GAMING CORP | Priced - final prospectus | BYD | 1996-10-02 | View filing |
| NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. | New registration | NWPX | 1996-10-01 | View filing |
| VIASAT INC | New registration | VSAT | 1996-10-01 | View filing |
| BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Priced - final prospectus | BCRX | 1996-09-26 | View filing |
| STEEL DYNAMICS INC | New registration | STLD | 1996-09-23 | 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 |
| PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | Amended registration | PAG | 1996-09-13 | View filing |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. | Amended registration | LNG | 1996-09-13 | View filing |
| EPLUS INC | New registration | PLUS | 1996-09-11 | View filing |
| GENESIS ENERGY LP | New registration | GEL | 1996-09-06 | View filing |