Forward vs reverse splits executed in the last 45 days
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 2026-08-25, from Recent Stock Splits (Forward and Reverse).
| kind | splits |
|---|---|
| Reverse split (shares consolidated) | 154 |
| Forward split (shares multiplied) | 27 |
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- 2 × 2
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
kind |
text | 2 distinct values | |
splits |
number | 27 to 154 |
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.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
multiIf(split_from > split_to, 'Reverse split (shares consolidated)', 'Forward split (shares multiplied)') AS kind,
count() AS splits
FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
WHERE execution_date >= today() - 45 AND execution_date <= today()
AND ticker != 'SPCX'
AND (split_to >= 2 * split_from OR split_from >= 2 * split_to)
GROUP BY kind
ORDER BY kind DESC
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