USA IPO calendar: how U.S. IPOs work and what the table shows

Prepared by Prem Tax and Accounting Corp. Last checked against official sources on October 23, 2026.

The USA IPO calendar below lists initial public offerings that have recently priced, are expected to price soon, or have only been filed with the SEC. It is a dated snapshot compiled from exchange and SEC pages. For anything you plan to rely on, the official calendars linked lower down are the place to confirm it.

The table shows its own “as of” date. Statuses such as filed, expected to price and priced describe where each offering stood on that date. They change, and offerings are sometimes delayed or withdrawn.

Table as of October 23, 2026. 15 offerings are listed. Dates are those shown by the exchange or the filing, and they can change or be withdrawn without notice.

How an IPO works in the U.S.

How to use an IPO calendar

• Read the status first. Filed means a registration statement is on file, possibly with terms still blank. Expected to price means a date was scheduled. Priced means a final price was set.
• Open the filing. The table links to the SEC filing for each entry. The prospectus is where the business, the risks and the use of the money are laid out. The SEC suggests reading its sections on risk factors, use of proceeds, dividend policy and dilution.
• Compare the price range with the final price. A range is a first estimate. The SEC says the final price is a negotiated estimate and may bear little relationship to the price at which the shares trade afterwards.
• Remember that the table is not complete. It shows what the compilers could confirm on official pages on the date given. The official calendars below are the reference.

Risks to understand

The SEC states that, by their nature, IPOs can be risky and speculative investments. The closing price shortly after an IPO is often well above or well below the offering price. Underwriters may support the price during the first days of trading, and once that support ends the price can fall far below the offering price. When a lock-up ends, a large number of shares can become available to sell. And because underwriters and the company control allocation, the SEC notes that individuals may have difficulty getting shares in a popular IPO at all.

Where the official calendars and filings are

• Nasdaq IPO calendar and NYSE IPO Center for scheduled and recent exchange listings.
• SEC EDGAR search for registration statements (Form S-1), final prospectuses (424B filings) and company reports. The SEC's guide to using EDGAR explains how to read them.
• The SEC's investor bulletin on investing in an IPO and its page on lockup agreements.

Tax notes

Shares you buy in an IPO are taxed like any other stock: your holding period starts when you acquire them, a sale after more than one year is long-term and a sale within a year or less is short-term. If you receive stock or options from an employer that goes public, the timing of tax is a topic of its own, and our start-up tax guide covers elections and deadlines that matter before a company is public. Investors outside the U.S. should read USA most active stocks and ETFs for withholding and estate-tax points, and families with accounts abroad should see foreign accounts and FBAR.

Common questions

Official sources

• Investor.gov: Updated investor bulletin, investing in an IPO (October 14, 2022)
• Investor.gov: Initial public offerings, lockup agreements
• Investor.gov: Why individuals have difficulty getting shares in an IPO
• Nasdaq: IPO calendar
• NYSE: IPO Center
• Investor.gov: Using EDGAR to research investments