Shareholder letter
Also called: investor letter
ELI5
A company letter explaining results and direction to owners.
Used in conversation
“The shareholder letter should explain the difficult year plainly.”
Definition
A letter from company leadership to shareholders explaining performance, context and priorities.
Here “Shareholder letter” means: A letter from company leadership to shareholders explaining performance, context and priorities.
Pitch context
You will see “Shareholder letter” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches supporting documents & leave-behinds.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret supporting documents & leave-behinds without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16