{"slug":"how-to-read-a-10-k","qid":"aapl_sections","label":"One company's 10-K text, fiscal year by fiscal year (AAPL)","post_title":"How to Read a 10-K Annual Report Filing","post_url":"/blog/how-to-read-a-10-k#q-aapl_sections","columns":["year","section_count","thousand_characters"],"rows":[{"year":"2018","section_count":2,"thousand_characters":86},{"year":"2024","section_count":2,"thousand_characters":85},{"year":"2025","section_count":2,"thousand_characters":84}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"WITH per_section AS (\n    SELECT\n        toYear(period_end)  AS fiscal_year,\n        section             AS section,\n        max(length(text))   AS section_characters\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_10k_sections\n    WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'\n      AND period_end >= '2016-01-01'\n      AND section != ''\n    GROUP BY fiscal_year, section\n)\nSELECT\n    toString(fiscal_year)                    AS year,\n    count()                                  AS section_count,\n    round(sum(section_characters) / 1000.0)  AS thousand_characters\nFROM per_section\nGROUP BY fiscal_year\nORDER BY fiscal_year","computed_at":"2026-10-09T15:44:28.670001+00:00","elapsed":0.002644576}