How do I check if a public company has Cuba exposure?

Type the company name or its ticker into the search box above. The tool resolves the query against the S&P 500 list, runs an OFAC CUBA-program SDN scan, checks the State Department Cuba Restricted List and Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List, scans recent SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, 6-K) for Cuba / Helms-Burton / CACR §515 references, and surfaces matching Federal Register notices and news articles from the Cuban Insights corpus.

Which companies are covered?

Every S&P 500 constituent (about 500 tickers) has a dedicated profile page at /companies/ /cuba-exposure. About 30 of those have a hand-curated analyst note covering Cuban subsidiaries, Helms-Burton Title III litigation history, OFAC general-license context (CACR §515.560-578 travel, §515.542 telecom, §515.533 ag exports under TSRA, etc.); the rest rely on algorithmic signals (OFAC SDN, CRL, CPAL, EDGAR full-text, news corpus).

What does "no exposure on the public record" mean?

It means there is no entry on the OFAC CUBA-program SDN list matching the company or any of its known subsidiaries, no hit on the State Department Cuba Restricted List or Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List, no Cuba-related disclosure in the company's recent SEC filings that we have indexed, and no analyzed news article in our corpus naming the company alongside Cuban context. This is the answer most analysts come to verify.

Is this tool a substitute for sanctions counsel?

No. The tool surfaces signals that justify deeper diligence; it does not perform full ownership-chain analysis (the OFAC 50% Rule), check non-SDN sectoral lists in full depth, evaluate Helms-Burton Title III / IV trafficking-claim exposure on a case-by-case basis, or verify enforcement context. For high-stakes Cuba counterparties, retain qualified sanctions counsel.

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Public Company Cuba Exposure Check

Type any S&P 500 name or ticker for a single answer on Cuba exposure — OFAC SDN, the CRL, recent SEC filings (incl. Helms-Burton Title III), and news, all in one place.

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Historical exposure

Marriott International has historical Cuba exposure that has been wound down or written off.

Marriott / Starwood operated the Four Points by Sheraton Habana from 2016 under a US Treasury specific license — the first US hotel operation in Cuba since 1959. The license was revoked in 2020 and Marriott exited the property.

Recent SEC filings (4)

8-K · 2024-08-12

8-K · 2026-02-20

8-K · 2025-02-26

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Important: Combines fuzzy SDN matching, EDGAR full-text search, and our news corpus. Does NOT run the OFAC 50% Rule ownership chain or substitute for vetted commercial screening. Retain sanctions counsel on high-stakes counterparties.

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