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Standard & Poor's Compustat® Databases and Products

Since 1962, our specialized knowledge in data collection, standardization and presentation has earned Compustat a level of authority unsurpassed in the financial industry. We have provided top-quality and industry-leading products for over 45 years, allowing our clients to make investment decisions with confidence.

Who We Are

Standard & Poor's Compustat® data is used by institutional money managers and analysts around the world. With fundamental and market data on over 75,000 global securities, Compustat provides vital company, index and industry information that supports financial models and proprietary company and industry analysis.

Standard & Poor's Compustat business operations is headquartered in Centennial, CO, in the United States, but has sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia. In addition, Compustat realizes that there is increasing globalization in the investment marketplace, which has brought increased attention to emerging markets around the globe. Compustat has significantly expanded its international presence through agreements with local data providers, such as Toyo Keizai, TX Investment Consulting Company (TX) and most recently, the Korean Listed Companies Assocation (KLCA).

Compustat In The News
  • Standard & Poor's BacktesterTM Enhances Factor Test Capabilities and Portfolio Dynamics
    Standard & Poor's Backtester's regression analysis and granular fractile results provide portfolio managers with multiple dimensions to grade their investment performances. (May 19, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's and Wharton launch Filing Dates Database on WRDS
    SEC filing dates and information now available on leading data platform used by accounting and finance professors and researchers at business schools around the world. (April 18, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Compustat Increases Korean Company Coverage in Global Database
    Investment professional to benefit from additional company information from the emerging Korean market (April 17, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Compustat Xpressfeed® Adds Advanced Product Functionality and Data Sets
    New features include access to Compustat analysts' notes and enhanced data transparency. (January 24, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor’s Compustat® Adds Fundamental Data, Countries and Key Global Indicators to Premium Database
    Proprietary investment data now available on 103 countries. (November 19, 2007)
  • Standard & Poor’s Compustat® Expands Coverage in Taiwan, India
    Compustat’s company data grows to 17,500 firms, adding 500 businesses in India and 900 in Taiwan, helping clients who need Indian and Taiwanese company information for their financial analysis (May 30, 2007)
  • Standard & Poor’s Compustat® Delivers SFAS 158 Compliant Pension Data
    Content Enhancements Revealing Company Adjustments to New FASB Rules Allow Users to Improve Corporate Financial Analysis (April 3, 2007)

Analytic services and products provided by Standard & Poor’s are the result of separate activities designed to preserve the independence and objectivity of each analytic process. Standard & Poor’s has established policies and procedures to maintain the confidentiality of non-public information received during each analytic process.

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