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Companies that filed for Chapter 11 in 2026

As of Nov 15, 2026, NewsIntel holds 1,792 Chapter 11 filings by businesses in 2026 from CourtListener's RECAP archive, with 1,825 cases in 87 bankruptcy courts.Updated

Year to date: Jan 1 to Nov 15, 2026. This is not a complete list: cases filed by individuals are left out, and a case that is not in RECAP is not shown. We show that a case was filed, not how it ended.

Chapter 11 filings

1,792

Cases

1,825

Courts with a filing

87

Filings per month

January to November 2026 (November so far)

Filings0200400600255Jan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Filings by court

2026, to date

  1. 1District of New Jersey161
  2. 2Middle District of Florida144
  3. 3Eastern District of New York121
  4. 4Southern District of Texas115
  5. 5Southern District of Florida100
  6. 6District of Delaware93
  7. 7Central District of California79
  8. 8Southern District of New York71
  9. 9Northern District of Illinois65
  10. 10Northern District of Georgia62

From the federal court dockets in CourtListener's RECAP archive.

By sector

2026

Too few of the year's filings have a sector on record to show a split.

Companies that filed

The 50 filings with the most cases first, then the newest

Monthly roundups, 2026

Methodology