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Business bankruptcies in October 2026: 558 Chapter 11 filings

As of Nov 13, 2026, NewsIntel holds 558 Chapter 11 filings by businesses for October 2026 from CourtListener's RECAP archive, with 566 cases in 72 bankruptcy courts.Updated

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.

Down 2% from September 2026 (569 filings)

Chapter 11 filings

558

Cases

566

Courts with a filing

72

Filings per month

On record since August 2026

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By sector

October 2026

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

Notable filings

The filings with the most cases first, then the newest

Top states and sectors

Share of the month's 558 filings

Top states

  1. Washington1<1%

Roundups by month