The Compustat® Global database provides authoritative financial and market data. It covers “90% of the world's market capitalization, including 90% of the Asian market cap, 90% of the Indian market cap, 95% of the Taiwanese market cap and 95% of the European market cap.”
Compustat Global data is normalized to provide comparability across a wide variety of global accounting standards and practices.
Industrial format data includes:
Financial Services format data includes:
How to access this database
Integrated in WRDS. See WRDS (link) for more information.
How to use this database
Basic information on how to use this database can be found in Compustat Quick Reference Guide.