Investing term

What is EDGAR?

The SEC's free public database where US-listed companies file their 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and other disclosures.

EDGAR is the SEC's free public database where every US-listed company files its official disclosures — annual 10-Ks, quarterly 10-Qs, event-driven 8-Ks, and insider trades. It's the primary, unfiltered source for researching a US company, with no paywall and no spin. Serious investors go to EDGAR rather than relying on second-hand summaries.

For example

Instead of trusting a headline about a company's debt, you open its latest 10-K on EDGAR and read the actual audited numbers yourself.

EDGAR is taught hands-on in Stage 14 — Reading Financial Statements.

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Related terms

Accounts receivable (A/R)Money customers owe the company for goods or services already delivered but not yet paid.AccrualsAccounting entries that record revenue or expense before cash actually moves.Annual reportThe yearly disclosure that includes audited financials, MD&A, and footnotes — the primary source for serious investors.Balance sheetThe 'photo' statement — what the company owns, what it owes, and what's left for owners, on a single date.
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