Conference Calls & Earnings Call Transcripts Sources (2024)

While many companies provide conference and earning call transcripts on the Investor Relations section of their website, they often don't include older transcripts. Use the following to find transcripts.

Download Many Transcripts

• Capital IQ Transcripts – see WRDS access help
  • This database provides historical earnings conference call transcripts covering approximately 8,000 United States public companies back to 2008 and is updated quarterly.
  • Fill out the Web Query Form (see detailed instructions).

Search Across Transcripts

• LSEG Workspace – see LSEG Workspace access help
  1. In the top search box, enter Signal and open the Signal App.
  2. In the new search box, enter a company name or keyword.
  3. Beneath the search box, edit the time-frame being searched (default is the past 3 months).
  4. To the right of the calendar box, click on Source Selection to uncheck other source types to only search transcripts.
  5. Press Search.
• Factiva
  • Option one:
    1. In the upper right click Switch Factiva.
    2. From the top menu go to Search > Search Builder.
    3. Enter "Earnings call transcript" (include the quotation marks) in the search box. Add other search terms and filters, such as company names, separated with and.
  • Option two:
    1. In the upper right click Switch Factiva.
    2. From the top menu go to Search > Search Builder.
    3. In the Source field search for and select Seeking Alpha (you may be prompted to register if a first time user of this source).
    4. In the Subject field search for and select Transcript.
    5. In the search box enter search terms, like company name(s), and apply other filters as needed.
• FactSet – see FactSet access help
  1. In the top search box, enter Document Search to open the Document Search application.
  2. To search across filings, research, transcripts, and news, use the Smart Search tab. To just search transcripts, select the Transcripts & Slides tab.
  3. On the left, enter the securities in the drop-down search box, add keywords, and adjust the dates.

Get Transcripts for Individual Companies

Library Databases

• Capital IQ – see Capital IQ access help
  • On a company's profile page, in the left navigation bar go to News, Events, & Filings > Transcripts. The first time you use this section you will need to agree to the End User Agreement.
• FactSet – see FactSet access help
  • On a company's profile page, in the left navigation bar go to News, Research, & Filings > Events & Transcripts.

Free Websites

• TheStreet
• Markets Insider
• SeekingAlpha