This is Audit Analytics’ annual market share analysis of auditor engagements at public companies. Using our Auditor Engagements data, it looks at who is currently conducting audits of SEC public registrants, based on reports filed with the SEC since March … Continue reading
Category Archives: Auditor Engagements
Cannabis Market Audit Firm Landscape
The cannabis public company market is growing fast into a valuable, widespread industry. Audits of these cannabis companies are unique, requiring an understanding of the market and diverse operations. The industry includes companies with operations that directly handle cannabis, such … Continue reading
Audit Firm Tenure: Trends in Long-Lasting Relationships
How long is the average audit firm tenure for a company in the Russell 3000? As of 2021, that answer varies largely depending on the size of the company. Overall, the average audit firm tenure in the Russell 3000 is … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies, by Market Cap – 2021 Edition
In recent analyses, Audit Analytics explored audit firm market share for SEC registrants, based on company-reported filer status. This snapshot provides a look at the audit firm market share based on market cap. The varying filer statuses – Large Accelerated, … Continue reading
Who Audits Smaller Public Companies – 2021
In 2020, 3,317 SEC registrants filed as either a Non-Accelerated filer, Smaller Reporting Company, or both. This population of companies comprised over half – 55.0% – of the 6,030 SEC-registered public companies. In a recent post, we looked at who … Continue reading
Who Audits Public Companies – 2021 Edition
The number of SEC registrants increased 0.7% since last year, climbing from 5,985 in 2020 to 6,030 in 2021. 2021 is the second year in a row we’ve observed an increase in SEC registrants. This pattern is a departure from … Continue reading
Snapshot: Companies with Revenue Between $10M and $150M
Audit Firm Market Share The Big Four – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC – largely dominate audit firm market share for SEC registrants. However, the landscape varies substantially depending on the size of the company. The Big Four globally dominate … Continue reading