Compustat

Compustat
Company type	Product of S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is a division of S&P Global
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1962
Founder	Standard and Poor's
Headquarters	Centennial, Colorado , United States
Area served	World wide
Products	Compustat Xpressfeed, Research Insight, Total Return, Compustat Data
Website	http://www.compustat.com

Last updated August 20, 2025

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

↑ "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.

External links

Official Website

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[1] "Compustat – Standard and Poor". European University Institute. Retrieved 2025-08-19.

[RoPDF-2] 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.

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