SEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds Raised

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published updated statistics and data visualizations covering key segments of the U.S. capital markets, including three new asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance data visualizations, one new municipal advisor data visualization, and additional historical statistics for issuances of ABS and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

The updated statistics also cover initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on registered offerings, corporate bond offerings, ABS issuances, CMBS issuances, Regulation D offerings, reporting issuers, municipal advisors, transfer agents, security-based swap dealers, and nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs).

Key Highlights: First Quarter 2026

In the first quarter of 2026, IPO and follow-on offering activity showed year-over-year growth:

• There were 99 IPOs raising over $22 billion in Q1 2026, compared to 84 IPOs raising over $11.8 billion in Q1 2025. This represents an approximately 86% increase in proceeds raised.
• There were 264 follow-on registered offerings raising over $44.2 billion in Q1 2026, compared to 250 follow-on registered offerings raising over $40.4 billion in Q1 2025.

These and other statistics can be found on the SEC's public statistics and data visualizations webpage. The webpage provides statistics presented in time series charts to show market trends, pie charts to show distribution across different categories, as well as heat maps to show geographic distributions. The visuals are interactive and downloadable, thus allowing the public to explore the information they are interested in.

"These statistics and data visualizations are one of the many ways the SEC provides reliable information and valuable insights to the investing public," said Dr. Joshua T. White, Chief Economist and Director of the SEC's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. "I encourage those interested to visit our webpage to explore the data and gain a deeper understanding of the markets we oversee."

DERA integrates financial economics and rigorous data analytics into the SEC's core mission. It provides high-quality economic and statistical analyses to inform Commission rulemaking and oversight, and helps identify and respond to emerging issues, trends, and innovations in the marketplace.