# Stock Analysis API: Get financial statements

> Looks up a company by name or ticker on Stock Analysis and returns its annual or quarterly income statement, balance sheet, or cash flow statement for the free periods.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/stockanalysis.com/get-financial-statements
- Method: `stockanalysis.com/get_financial_statements`, version 1
- Website: stockanalysis.com
- Returns: period end dates, revenue, profit, margins, balance sheet or cash flow values
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `period` | string | no | `"quarterly"` | Fiscal period to read, for example quarterly. One of "annual", "quarterly". Default "annual". |
| `company` | string | yes | `"AAPL"` | Company name or stock ticker, for example Microsoft or MSFT. |
| `statement` | string | no | `"income_statement"` | Financial statement to read, for example balance_sheet. One of "income_statement", "balance_sheet", "cash_flow". Default "income_statement". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "period": "quarterly",
  "company": "AAPL",
  "statement": "income_statement"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "rows": [
    {
      "revenue": 109417000000,
      "page_url": "https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/aapl/financials/income-statement/?p=quarterly",
      "net_income": 29789000000,
      "diluted_eps": 2.02,
      "gross_profit": 54770000000,
      "period_label": "Q3 2026",
      "net_margin_pct": 27.22,
      "period_end_date": "2026-06-27",
      "gross_margin_pct": 50.06,
      "operating_income": 35695000000,
      "revenue_growth_pct": 16.36,
      "operating_margin_pct": 32.62
    },
    {
      "revenue": 111184000000,
      "page_url": "https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/aapl/financials/income-statement/?p=quarterly",
      "net_income": 29578000000,
      "diluted_eps": 2.01,
      "gross_profit": 54781000000,
      "period_label": "Q2 2026",
      "net_margin_pct": 26.6,
      "period_end_date": "2026-03-28",
      "gross_margin_pct": 49.27,
      "operating_income": 35885000000,
      "revenue_growth_pct": 16.59,
      "operating_margin_pct": 32.27
    },
    {
      "revenue": 143756000000,
      "page_url": "https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/aapl/financials/income-statement/?p=quarterly",
      "net_income": 42097000000,
      "diluted_eps": 2.84,
      "gross_profit": 69231000000,
      "period_label": "Q1 2026",
      "net_margin_pct": 29.28,
      "period_end_date": "2025-12-27",
      "gross_margin_pct": 48.16,
      "operating_income": 50852000000,
      "revenue_growth_pct": 15.65,
      "operating_margin_pct": 35.37
    }
  ],
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "company": "Apple Inc.",
  "currency": "USD"
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"stockanalysis.com/get_financial_statements","input":{"period":"quarterly","company":"AAPL","statement":"income_statement"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Show me Apple's quarterly income statement with revenue and net profit margins
- Pull the annual balance sheet for Tesla
- What are Nvidia's latest quarterly cash flow numbers on stockanalysis.com?
- Get Amazon's annual income statement for the last few fiscal years
- Can you look up the balance sheet for JPM quarterly, including total assets and liabilities?

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "company"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "period": {
      "enum": [
        "annual",
        "quarterly"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "annual",
      "description": "Fiscal period to read, for example quarterly."
    },
    "company": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Company name or stock ticker, for example Microsoft or MSFT."
    },
    "statement": {
      "enum": [
        "income_statement",
        "balance_sheet",
        "cash_flow"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "income_statement",
      "description": "Financial statement to read, for example balance_sheet."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "company",
    "ticker",
    "currency",
    "rows"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "rows": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "period_label",
          "period_end_date",
          "page_url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "cash": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "revenue": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "page_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Link to the public statement page."
          },
          "net_income": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "total_debt": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "diluted_eps": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Diluted earnings per share in the stated currency."
          },
          "gross_profit": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "period_label": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Fiscal year or quarter, such as FY 2025 or Q2 2026."
          },
          "total_assets": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "dividends_paid": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "free_cash_flow": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "net_margin_pct": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Percentage points, or null when not shown."
          },
          "period_end_date": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date",
            "description": "Last day of the fiscal period."
          },
          "gross_margin_pct": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Percentage points, or null when not shown."
          },
          "operating_income": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "total_liabilities": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "revenue_growth_pct": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Percentage points, or null when not shown."
          },
          "operating_cash_flow": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "shareholders_equity": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "capital_expenditures": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Full amount in the stated currency, or null when not shown."
          },
          "operating_margin_pct": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Percentage points, or null when not shown."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "description": "Available free fiscal periods, newest first. Each row contains the requested statement's fields."
    },
    "ticker": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Stock ticker."
    },
    "company": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company name."
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Three-letter currency code for statement values."
    }
  }
}
```

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