Gunpowder Alerts has analyzed 52,009 8-K filings since December 2025 — 48% scored neutral, 26% positive, and the median materiality score is 7 out of 10.
The 8-K is the SEC’s current report — the form a US public company must file within four business days of a material event: an acquisition, a CEO departure, a bankruptcy, a delisting notice. Because it is event-driven rather than calendar-driven, the 8-K is the closest thing EDGAR has to a real-time news wire.
Every figure on this page is computed from the 8-K and amended 8-K/A filings analyzed by Gunpowder’s pipeline, which scores each filing for sentiment and materiality at analysis time. These are statistics about our analyzed corpus — a market-focused sample, not a census of every 8-K on EDGAR.
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52,009
8-K filings analyzed
7/10
median materiality
40%
high materiality (8+)
26%
scored positive
Monthly filing volume
8-K filings analyzed by Gunpowder per calendar month, by filing date.
| Month | Filings | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 57 | |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | |
| Feb 2026 | 1,267 | |
| Mar 2026 | 12,101 | |
| Apr 2026 | 7,898 | |
| May 2026 | 8,408 | |
| Jun 2026 | 7,117 | |
| Jul 2026 | 4,091 | |
| Aug 2026 | 3,498 | |
| Sep 2026 | 3,623 | |
| Oct 2026 | 3,949 | |
Sentiment distribution
Pipeline-assigned sentiment at analysis time across 51,818 scored filings.
| Positive | 13,255 (26%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Neutral | 24,765 (48%) | |
| Mixed | 10,436 (20%) | |
| Negative | 3,362 (6%) | |
Materiality score distribution
Scores run 0 (routine) to 10 (highly material); 51,942 filings scored. Median 7, 40% at 8 or above. Definitions in the methodology.
| 0 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 294 | |
| 2 | 988 | |
| 3 | 5,932 | |
| 4 | 4,300 | |
| 5 | 6,589 | |
| 6 | 7,173 | |
| 7 | 6,127 | |
| 8 | 10,043 | |
| 9 | 9,164 | |
| 10 | 1,319 | |
Most frequent filers
Companies with the most 8-K filings in the analyzed corpus.
| Company | Ticker | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions Inc. | AITX | 351 |
| NEWS CORP | NWS | 320 |
| FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC. | FFAIW | 104 |
| Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. | BHR-PD | 77 |
| Brand Engagement Network Inc. | BNAIW | 67 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | HON | 64 |
| ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC | AHT-PI | 60 |
| PMGC Holdings Inc. | ELAB | 55 |
| Aditxt, Inc. | ADTX | 54 |
| IMMUNIC, INC. | IMUX | 53 |
What this page counts
EDGAR form types rolled into these statistics.
| 8-K | 51,512 |
|---|---|
| 8-K/A | 497 |
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Gunpowder scores 8-Ks as they hit EDGAR — sentiment, materiality, and what actually changed — and alerts you before the market reads page 47. The statistics on this page are a by-product of that pipeline.
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