{"slug":"what-is-a-stock-split","qid":"decade_totals","label":"A decade of splits, 2016-2025: forward vs reverse totals and the annual score","post_title":"What Is a Stock Split? Ratios and Mechanics","post_url":"/blog/what-is-a-stock-split#q-decade_totals","columns":["forward_total","reverse_total","reverse_per_forward","years_reverse_ahead"],"rows":[{"forward_total":4122,"reverse_total":7109,"reverse_per_forward":1.72,"years_reverse_ahead":9}],"shape":"scalar","sql":"SELECT sum(forward_splits) AS forward_total,\n       sum(reverse_splits) AS reverse_total,\n       round(sum(reverse_splits) / sum(forward_splits), 2) AS reverse_per_forward,\n       countIf(reverse_splits > forward_splits) AS years_reverse_ahead\nFROM (\n    SELECT toYear(execution_date) AS year,\n           countIf(split_to > split_from) AS forward_splits,\n           countIf(split_from > split_to) AS reverse_splits\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_splits\n    WHERE execution_date >= '2016-01-01' AND execution_date < '2026-01-01'\n    GROUP BY year\n)","computed_at":"2026-07-26T06:22:29.374665+00:00","elapsed":0.101731807}