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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 Adds Portfolio Attribution Analysis to Decipher Strategic Market Exposure
    Backtester's performance attribution and analysis functionality let analysts clearly determine the source of relative returns (November 3, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Compustat® Partners with the Cambridge University's Judge Business School
    Compustat to provide access to proprietary data to support academic research (October 27, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Compustat® Ranked #1 Large Company in Colorado for Working Families, Becomes Honorary Member of 2008 Circle of Distinction Panel
    Mike Lams, Director of Human Resources, represented Standard & Poor's Compustat in panel of experts (October 23, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Introduces a New, Quick-Reponse Data Integration Solutions Team
    Compustat's Custom Solutions provides tailored data management solutions to meet the unique workflow requirements of financial professionals. (September 23, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Compustat® Databases Bring Market and Fundamental Data to Researchers at the Swiss Finance Institute
    An agreement between Compustat and the Swiss Finance Institute provides a vital link between Institute researchers and high quality market information to enhance empirically-based academic research. (August 25, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Launches Compustat® Snapshot, the First Global Backtest Database
    Compustat Snapshot extends the scope fo historical analysis and backtesting to internation markets. (July 21, 2008)
  • Standard & Poor's Compustat Responds to the Marketplace Need for More Global Coverage and Additional Data Transparency
    Integrating more global information into the Compustat database, Standard & Poor's makes it easier to facilitate comprehensive analyses of the global markets.(June 16, 2008)
  • 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)

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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