SEC Reports IPO Proceeds Surged 86% YoY in Q1 2026
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- SEC's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published updated market statistics and data visualizations on July 1, covering IPOs, follow-on offerings, corporate bonds, ABS, CMBS, Regulation D offerings, reporting issuers, municipal advisors, transfer agents, security-based swap dealers, and NRSROs.
- Q1 2026 IPO activity produced 99 IPOs raising over $22 billion, an approximately 86% increase in proceeds raised versus Q1 2025's 84 IPOs raising over $11.8 billion.
- Follow-on registered offerings totaled 264 in Q1 2026, raising over $44.2 billion, up from 250 offerings raising over $40.4 billion in Q1 2025.
- DERA added three new asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance data visualizations, one new municipal advisor visualization, and additional historical statistics for ABS and CMBS.
- Dr. Joshua T. White, Chief Economist and Director of DERA, said the statistics provide 'reliable information and valuable insights to the investing public' and encouraged visitors to explore the interactive data.
- The SEC's public statistics webpage presents the data via time series charts, pie charts, and geographic heat maps, with all visuals interactive and downloadable.
Why it matters: With Q1 2026 IPO proceeds up roughly 86% year-over-year to more than $22 billion, the SEC is now providing the public with deeper visibility into the ABS and municipal advisor segments that underwrite a large share of U.S. capital formation — giving investors and researchers a sharper, more granular view of where new issuance is accelerating.
