A one cent tick before and after real forward splits
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-10-07, from The Real Disadvantages of a Stock Split.
| ticker | effective_on | split_label | tick_before_bps | tick_after_bps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG | Jun 26, 2024 | 50-for-1 | 0.03 | 1.518 |
| RGC | Jun 16, 2025 | 38-for-1 | 0.044 | 1.667 |
| BKNG | Apr 6, 2026 | 25-for-1 | 0.023 | 0.568 |
| MULL | Jun 26, 2026 | 25-for-1 | 0.113 | 2.836 |
| KORU | Jul 15, 2026 | 20-for-1 | 0.229 | 4.572 |
| MUU | Jul 15, 2026 | 20-for-1 | 0.16 | 3.198 |
| ORLY | Jun 10, 2025 | 15-for-1 | 0.073 | 1.09 |
| PTIR | Jul 9, 2025 | 15-for-1 | 0.313 | 4.701 |
| AVGO | Jul 15, 2024 | 10-for-1 | 0.058 | 0.583 |
| BULZ | Feb 24, 2026 | 10-for-1 | 0.496 | 4.955 |
| COKE | May 27, 2025 | 10-for-1 | 0.089 | 0.886 |
| KLAC | Jun 12, 2026 | 10-for-1 | 0.039 | 0.393 |
- Rows × columns
- 12 × 5
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
- Strasmore terms · free, no signup
What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 12 distinct values (AVGO, BKNG, BULZ…) | |
effective_on |
text | 11 distinct values (Apr 6, 2026, Feb 24, 2026, Jul 15, 2024…) | |
split_label |
text | 6 distinct values (10-for-1, 15-for-1, 20-for-1…) | |
tick_before_bps |
number | 0.023 to 0.496 | |
tick_after_bps |
number | 0.393 to 4.955 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
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WITH forward_splits AS (
SELECT
ticker,
execution_date,
toUInt32(any(split_to)) AS to_shares,
toUInt32(any(split_from)) AS from_shares
FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
WHERE execution_date BETWEEN '2024-01-01' AND '2026-09-30'
AND split_to > split_from
AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
GROUP BY ticker, execution_date
),
qualifying_sessions AS (
SELECT
ticker,
date,
toFloat64(close) AS close_px
FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
WHERE date BETWEEN '2024-01-01' AND '2026-10-06'
AND volume >= 500000
AND ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM forward_splits)
),
first_close AS (
SELECT
s.ticker AS ticker,
s.execution_date AS effective_date,
s.to_shares AS to_shares,
s.from_shares AS from_shares,
argMin(f.close_px, f.date) AS close_after
FROM forward_splits AS s
INNER JOIN qualifying_sessions AS f ON f.ticker = s.ticker
WHERE f.date >= s.execution_date
AND f.date <= s.execution_date + 6
GROUP BY s.ticker, s.execution_date, s.to_shares, s.from_shares
)
SELECT
ticker,
formatDateTime(effective_date, '%b %e, %Y') AS effective_on,
concat(toString(to_shares), '-for-', toString(from_shares)) AS split_label,
round(100.0 / (close_after * to_shares / from_shares), 3) AS tick_before_bps,
round(100.0 / close_after, 3) AS tick_after_bps
FROM first_close
WHERE close_after >= 10
AND to_shares / from_shares >= 2
ORDER BY to_shares / from_shares DESC, ticker
LIMIT 12
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