Access data about the four largest metropolitan statistical areas
Track the financial performance of all publicly traded corporations headquartered in one of four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) of Texas.
Economic Updates for Texas Triangle
The Center supports a website which tracks an Index of Financial Performance, and a number of component financial indicators. Collectively, these track the financial performance of all publicly traded corporations headquartered in one of four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) of Texas. Included companies must have reported data, as required, to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The website is updated quarterly with Indexes of Financial Performance for the DFW MSA, the Houston MSA and the combination of the San Antonio and Austin MSA. information on profitability, sales increases, and return on assets is also reported. The series starts in 2011 and goes to the end of 2017. XBRL became the required reporting language for submissions to the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2009. Many submissions before 2011 are incomplete.
Data on the Four Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Data is provided for each of Texas’ four largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (two in combination), as defined by the US Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan areas include:
- Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area (19100)
- Houston – The Woodlands – Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area (26420)
- San Antonio – New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area (41700)
- Austin – Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (12420)
Report (March, 2019), Graphs and Commentary
View Graphs and CommentaryData Set for March 2019 Report
Below are the Component Financial Indicators used in the Index of Financial Performance. These are individually reported by quarter 2011 – 2017 for each of the four largest metropolitan statistical areas in Texas.
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