Compustat
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. The service was launched by American credit rating agency Standard & Poor's in 1962.
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. 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.
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
- 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
- Capital IQ qualitative data
- Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports
- Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys
- Standard & Poor’s Issuer Credit Ratings