The U.S. recorded 372 large-company bankruptcies during the first six months of 2026, the highest first-half total in 16 years, marking the fourth consecutive year-over-year increase for the period.
Corporate Bankruptcies Continue To Climb The Kobeissi Letter, in a post on X, citing data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, said large-company bankruptcies continued to accelerate in the first half of 2026.
The first-half total also exceeded the 317 large-company bankruptcies recorded during all of 2022, and marked the highest January-to-June reading since 2010.
Both May and June recorded 72 filings, tying for the third-highest monthly total since July 2020.
BREAKING: The US saw 372 large-company bankruptcies in the first 6 months of the 2026, the highest first half total in 16 years.This marks the 4th consecutive YoY increase for this period of the year.This also surpassed the full-year total for 2022, when 317 firms went… pic.twitter.com/o6fBZERcTp— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 19, 2026 Read Also: SOXX Enters Bear Market: Why Ed Yardeni Says Semiconductor Stocks Could Fall Another 12% Industrial Companies Lead Filings Industrial companies accounted for 50 bankruptcy filings through the first half of the year, the highest among all sectors, followed by consumer discretionary with 35 filings and healthcare with 26.
