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US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement, WSJ
reports

By Reuters
March 16, 20268:20 PM UTCUpdated March 16, 2026

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March 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is
preparing a proposal to scrap the  requirement for companies to
report their earnings every quarter and giving them the option to
share results twice a year, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Monday.
The proposal could be published as  soon as next month, the report
said, citing people  familiar with the matter, adding that regulators
are in talks with major exchanges to discuss how their rules  may
need to be adjusted.

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The SEC will vote on the proposal  once it is published, after a
public comment period which typically lasts at least 30 days, the
report said.
The WSJ report added that the  rule is expected to make quarterly
reporting optional and  not eliminate it altogether.
The SEC declined to comment. Reuters could not independently verify
the report.
Late last year, U.S. President Donald Trump renewed calls for ending
quarterly reporting for companies, with SEC chair Paul Atkins backing
the push and saying the agency could release a proposal by  the end
of  2025 or in early 2026.
The proposed change in the reporting standard would allow listed
companies to publish results every six months  instead of the current
mandate to report  figures every 90 days.
Trump, who first floated the idea in his first term as president, has
argued the change in requirements would discourage shortsightedness
 from public companies while cutting costs.  Skeptics, however,
caution delaying disclosures could reduce transparency and heighten
market volatility.

Reporting by  Vallari Srivastava and Utkarsh Shetti in Bengaluru;
Editing by Shailesh Kuber

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