# getIncomeStatementGrowth

Track key financial growth metrics with the Income Statement Growth API. Analyze how revenue, profits, and expenses have evolved over time, offering insights into a company’s financial health and operational efficiency.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getIncomeStatementGrowth`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getincomestatementgrowth

## Facts

- Tool: `getIncomeStatementGrowth`
- Server: Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server (`financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/imbenrabi/Financial-Modeling-Prep-MCP-Server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "getIncomeStatementGrowth",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getIncomeStatementGrowth is rated Low

This tool queries financial metrics from the Income Statement Growth API to retrieve historical data for analysis. It retrieves, tracks, and analyzes data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The verb 'get' and descriptive language around 'insights' and 'analysis' confirm read-only access to historical financial data, making this a Read category tool with low severity for misuse.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves and analyzes historical income statement data ('Track key financial growth metrics', 'Analyze how revenue, profits, and expenses have evolved over time'). No modifications, deletions, or external operations are performed."

## Use case

AI agents call getIncomeStatementGrowth to retrieve information from Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Financial Modeling Prep MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getIncomeStatementGrowth": {}
  }
}
```

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- `describe_toolset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/describe-toolset.md
- `getAcquisitionOwnership` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getacquisitionownership.md
- `getActivelyTradingList` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getactivelytradinglist.md
- `getADX` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getadx.md
- `getAftermarketQuote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getaftermarketquote.md
- `getAftermarketTrade` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getaftermarkettrade.md
- `getAllExchangeMarketHours` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallexchangemarkethours.md
- `getAllIndexQuotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallindexquotes.md
- `getAllIndustryClassification` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallindustryclassification.md
- `getAllShareFloat` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getallsharefloat.md
- `getAnalystEstimates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getanalystestimates.md
- `getAvailableCountries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailablecountries.md
- `getAvailableExchanges` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailableexchanges.md
- `getAvailableIndustries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailableindustries.md
- `getAvailableSectors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailablesectors.md
- `getAvailableTranscriptSymbols` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getavailabletranscriptsymbols.md
- `getBalanceSheetGrowthBulk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetgrowthbulk.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatement` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatement.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementAsReported` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementasreported.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementGrowth` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementgrowth.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementsBulk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementsbulk.md
- `getBalanceSheetStatementTTM` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbalancesheetstatementttm.md
- `getBatchAftermarketQuote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchaftermarketquote.md
- `getBatchAftermarketTrade` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchaftermarkettrade.md
- `getBatchMarketCap` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchmarketcap.md
- `getBatchQuotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchquotes.md
- `getBatchQuotesShort` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-imbenrabi-financial-modeling-prep-mcp-server/getbatchquotesshort.md
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