Compustat
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| Type | Product of S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is a division of S&P Global |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Standard and Poor's |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | World wide |
| Products | Compustat Xpressfeed, Research Insight, Total Return, Compustat Data |
| Website | http://www.compustat.com |
Compustat, also known as S&P Compustat, is a database of financial, statistical, and market information on active and inactive global companies throughout the world.[1] The service was launched by American credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (now S&P Global Ratings) in 1962.[2]
This database provides products directed at institutional investors, universities, bankers, advisors, analysts, and asset/portfolio managers in corporate, M&A, private capital, equity, and fixed income markets.[citation needed] The database covers 99,000 global securities, covering 99% of the world's total market capitalization with annual company data history available back to 1950 and quarterly data available back to 1962 (depending when that company was added to the database).[2]
The following information is available:
Fundamentals
- Compustat Data including Compustat North America, Compustat International, Compustat Global, and Compustat Point-in-Time data sets
- Industry classification and universe management by GICS, NAICS and SIC
- Key market identifiers, including CUSIP, ISIN, and SEDOL
Integrated Databases
- Monthly and daily pricing data
- Standard & Poor's and other index data
- Estimates data from Capital IQ and Thomson I/B/E/S
- Qualitative content including business descriptions, officer information, and executive compensation
- Corporate Actions and Insider and Institutional Holdings
Proprietary Data
- Capital IQ qualitative data
- Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports
- Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys
- Standard & Poor’s Issuer Credit Ratings
References
[edit]- ↑ "Compustat – Standard and Poor". European University Institute. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
- 1 2 Linnainmaa, Juhani T.; Roberts, Michael (2016). "The History of the Cross Section of Stock Returns" (PDF). The Rodney White Center for Financial Research. Retrieved August 19, 2025.