# US company historical financial metrics

Get valuation, profitability, liquidity, growth and per-share metrics across reporting periods

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Tool id | `financialdatasets.financial-metrics` |
| Platform | [Stocks \& market data](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks.md) |
| Capability | [Financial statements](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials.md) |
| Price | $0.022 per call |
| Health | OK |
| p50 latency | — |
| Success (7 days) | — |
| Runs (30 days) | — |
| Idempotent | yes |
| Data class | financial |

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `period` | string | yes | annual \| quarterly \| ttm |
| `cik` | string | no | SEC Central Index Key; supply ticker or cik |
| `cursor` | string | no | opaque cursor from the response next_page_url; when supplied, omit the original filters because the cursor preserves them |
| `filing_date` | string | no | exact filing date, YYYY-MM-DD |
| `filing_date_gt` | string | no | filing date after YYYY-MM-DD |
| `filing_date_gte` | string | no | filing date on or after YYYY-MM-DD |
| `filing_date_lt` | string | no | filing date before YYYY-MM-DD |
| `filing_date_lte` | string | no | filing date on or before YYYY-MM-DD |
| `limit` | integer | no |  |
| `report_period` | string | no | exact report date, YYYY-MM-DD |
| `report_period_gt` | string | no | report date after YYYY-MM-DD |
| `report_period_gte` | string | no | report date on or after YYYY-MM-DD |
| `report_period_lt` | string | no | report date before YYYY-MM-DD |
| `report_period_lte` | string | no | report date on or before YYYY-MM-DD |
| `ticker` | string | no | US stock ticker; supply ticker or cik |

## Call it

```bash
curl -sS https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/financialdatasets.financial-metrics/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{"period":"<period>"}}'
```

```python
import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/financialdatasets.financial-metrics/run",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ORCAROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"input":{"period":"<period>"}},
)
print(resp.json())
```

## Alternatives

| Tool | Source | Price | Health |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Available financial-metric snapshot tickers](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financial-metrics-snapshot-tickers.md) | — | $0.001 per call | OK |
| [Available financial-screener filters](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financials-search-screener-filters.md) | — | $0.001 per call | OK |
| [US company latest financial-metrics snapshot](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financial-metrics-snapshot.md) | — | $0.022 per call | OK |
| [US company financial statements](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financials.md) | — | $0.022 per call | OK |
| [US company balance sheets](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financials-balance-sheets.md) | — | $0.022 per call | OK |
| [US company cash-flow statements](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financials-cash-flow-statements.md) | — | $0.022 per call | OK |
| [US company income statements](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financials-income-statements.md) | — | $0.022 per call | OK |
| [US company income-statement segments](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financials-income-statements-segments.md) | — | $0.022 per call | OK |
| [US public-company financial screener](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financials-search-screener.md) | — | $0.022 per call | OK |

## FAQ

### How much does US company historical financial metrics cost?

US company historical financial metrics costs $0.022 per call: 1,000 calls cost $22.00.

### What does a $10 budget buy with US company historical financial metrics?

About 454 calls at $0.022 per call.

### What inputs does US company historical financial metrics need?

Required inputs: period.

### How do I call US company historical financial metrics?

Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.

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Markdown version of https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/stocks/company-financials/financial-metrics