Information
S&P Capital IQ’s Compustat Snapshot provides historically reported preliminary and final data while retaining original values and all succeeding changes from 1988 to present.
The data identifies, manages and tracks changes at the data element level on a daily basis, for all of S&P Capital IQ Compustat’s accounting and identifying information. This data allows researchers to execute deep, historical company analysis with unrivaled historical fundamental data and includes access to extensive market data including historical daily and monthly prices, and dividends.
How to Get Access
The COMPUSTAT database is provided via the Belk College’s WRDS subscription. If you have a WRDS subscription, login here. To get a WRDS subscription you must request an account. Please click Question/Comments link in the menu if you have questions, concerns or difficulties getting the account set up.
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