There were 181 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between April 1, 2021, and June 30, 2021. Together, these IPOs raised over $85.7 billion – a decrease of $48 billion from last quarter and an increase of over $67 billion … Continue reading
Category Archives: Market Share
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
Audit Firm Market Share of ERISA Benefit Plans
Entities, or sponsors, that offer post-employment benefit plans are required by ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) to disclose audited financial information to plan beneficiaries. Unlike the public company audit market, which is dominated by the Big … Continue reading
Q1 2021 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
There were 407 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between January 1, 2021, and March 31, 2021; groundbreaking for any quarter since at least 2000. Together, these 407 IPOs raised over $134.6 billion – an increase of over $124 billion … Continue reading