Company Research

Company Research

Annual Reports   |   Company Research   |   Company Directories   |   Company News  

Below are free web sites that provide company information. 

Annual Reports

• Annual Reports.com
• EDGAR: Financial reports of U.S. corporations from reports submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Includes annual reports, quarterly reports, balance sheet, income statement, security activity and analysis, and much more. 
• PRARS - Public Register Annual Report Service - This site lists companies alphabetically and by industry. The reports need to be ordered from PRARS but they are free.

Annual reports may also be found by going to a company's website. They are often in the "Investor Relations" section of the site. 

Company Research

Getting Started

• Business History Research - A guide to resources at the Library of Congress for finding the history of a company.

Company Research Sites

• CRSwire.com - The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire service
• Dow Jones Indices
• Fast Companies Database - Several lists of leading companies in various categories
• Information Week - Find profiles, news, product reviews and financial information on over 45,000 technology companies
• Reference for Business - Includes the International Directory of Company Histories and Leading American Businesses
• Vault: company and career rankings 

Company Directories

• All Business - A global business directory
• Candid - Search for 990 forms for non-profit organizations.
• Corporate Information - Public, private, domestic and international companies
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - find product suppliers and manufacturers. [Member ID="reference" ; Password="american"]
• Wikipedia: Companies

Company News

• Bloomberg News
• MarketWatch - Real time, interactive financial and general news.