With Fathom’s latest analysis indicating that just 10% of listed companies in the US are displaying signs of strong health, the lowest level on record, we look at the high level of distress risk currently unfolding in corporate America. In the latest fiscal year (2022) there were a record number of bankruptcy candidates, at 36% of all listed companies…

US corporate health record, based on Altman's Z-score, by per cent of listed firms, from 1987-2022