How Stock Splits Affect Your Options
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US stock splits by year: forward and reverse counts, 2017 through July 2026
US stock splits by year: forward and reverse counts, 2017 through July 2026
| year | forward_splits | reverse_splits |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 391 | 707 |
| 2018 | 529 | 526 |
| 2019 | 392 | 606 |
| 2020 | 362 | 685 |
| 2021 | 416 | 491 |
| 2022 | 366 | 622 |
| 2023 | 362 | 837 |
| 2024 | 454 | 871 |
| 2025 | 429 | 1038 |
| 2026 | 278 | 716 |
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT toYear(execution_date) AS year,
countIf(toFloat64(split_to) > toFloat64(split_from)) AS forward_splits,
countIf(toFloat64(split_to) < toFloat64(split_from)) AS reverse_splits
FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
WHERE execution_date >= toDate('2017-01-01')
AND execution_date < toDate('2026-08-01')
AND toFloat64(split_from) > 0
AND toFloat64(split_to) > 0
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year
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