Free EDGAR tools / Earnings 8-K lookup

Earnings 8-K lookup — find a company's latest earnings filing

When a public company reports earnings, it files a Form 8-K with the SEC and furnishes the results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) — the earnings press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. That 8-K is the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the numbers a company reports. Enter a ticker or company name below to find its most recent earnings 8-K, with the filing date and a link to the filing. This shows the latest earnings release a company has actually filed — not a forecast of the next earnings date. Live SEC EDGAR data, free, no login required.

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What is an earnings 8-K?

An earnings 8-K is the Form 8-K a public company files with the SEC to announce its quarterly or annual results. The results themselves are furnished under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition), and the actual press release is almost always attached as Exhibit 99.1. It is the company's own report of record — filed the same day the company reports earnings, typically before or after market hours.

What is Item 2.02 on a Form 8-K?

Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," is the 8-K item code a company uses to disclose its earnings results. When you see an 8-K tagged Item 2.02, it is an earnings announcement. It is usually paired with Item 9.01 (Financial Statements and Exhibits), which covers the attached press-release exhibit.

Is the earnings 8-K the same as the actual earnings report?

The earnings 8-K is the SEC filing that carries the earnings press release — the full financial statements come later in the 10-Q (quarterly) or 10-K (annual). The 8-K is the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the numbers a company reports, which is why it is the document of record for an earnings announcement.

Does an 8-K tell me a company's next earnings date?

No. A Form 8-K reports an event that has already happened — it carries the most recent earnings release, not a forecast of the next one. The SEC does not publish a forward earnings calendar, and this tool only surfaces the latest earnings 8-K a company has actually filed. For an estimated next-earnings date, use a market-data provider; for the authoritative filed result, use the 8-K.

Do foreign companies file earnings 8-Ks?

Generally no. Foreign private issuers report to the SEC on Form 6-K rather than Form 8-K, and Form 6-K does not use the 8-K item codes — so a foreign filer's earnings won't appear here as an Item 2.02 8-K. Look at its Form 6-K filings instead.

How do I get earnings 8-K data programmatically?

Call the free JSON endpoint — no API key, no login: /tools/earnings-8k.json?q=AAPL returns the issuer, the most recent earnings 8-K's accession and filing date, and a link to the filing. For richer access, see the API docs or connect via the MCP server.

Earnings 8-K API for developers and agents

The lookup is also a free JSON endpoint — no API key, no login. Pass a ticker, company name, or CIK as q:

earnings is null when the company has filed no Item 2.02 8-K (for example, foreign private issuers, which report earnings on Form 6-K). For richer programmatic access — full financials, filings, ownership — see the API docs or connect via the MCP server.