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S&P Capital IQ

Overview
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S&P Capital IQ
Score 7.8 out of 10
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Capital IQ is a market intelligence software solution offered by S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is the result of McGraw Hill Financial's acquisition of SNL Financial.N/A
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S&P Capital IQ
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S&P Capital IQ
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
S&P Capital IQ
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Employee
Chose S&P Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ is great for bringing market data into Excel. It is also fantastic for finding older public market data / screening assets
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Director
Chose S&P Capital IQ
S&P Capital IQ is one of the best value products from a cost / benefit perspective. The Excel add in function is also unrivaled. For accessing public company data on demand (both operational and financial) it is a must have. The other tools are great but tend to be more …
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Analyst
Chose S&P Capital IQ
I think Eikon is a close substitute. It doesn't have as many features as S&P Capital IQ, but unless you're working for a bank, hedge fund, or in corporate treasury, you probably won't notice it.

In my opinion, FactSet is another good alternative. It comes with more features …
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Administrator
Chose S&P Capital IQ
Analysis of a wide variety of public firms is a breeze with S&P Capital IQ. Specifically, the program is great for valuing businesses by analysis of comparable businesses and transactions or by uploading corporate financials into Excel for use in a discounted cash flow. …
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Analyst
Chose S&P Capital IQ
It's ease of use and customer support is superior to anything that is in the market. It also seems a lot more accurate than the other tools I have used.
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Caitlin A. Mabe
Assurance Associate
Chose S&P Capital IQ
We had Capital IQ in addition to Bloomberg. It was much easier for a new person to use Capital IQ than Bloomberg. The ease of use was a huge selling point for us. Yahoo finance on the other hand is free, but you cannot gather all the data you may need in one location like you …
Becky Reid | TrustRadius Reviewer
Becky Reid
President
Chose S&P Capital IQ
They provide very detailed information, that is industry specific. You cannot find a better provider for bank website data than SNL. The ease of customization on the website program is unparalleled.
Verified User
Analyst
Chose S&P Capital IQ
While Bloomberg has a much more comprehensive view of the markets and typically has more up-to-date information in terms of overall news, Cap IQ is easier to integrate into existing financial models, and the formula builder included with the Excel plugin makes it easy to pull …
Features
S&P Capital IQ
Financial Research
Comparison of Financial Research features of Product A and Product B
S&P Capital IQ
6.4
3 Ratings
14% below category average
Private Company Data6.03 Ratings
Industry-Specific Information7.73 Ratings
Independent Research Access8.52 Ratings
M&A Analysis5.33 Ratings
Supply Chain Data5.01 Ratings
ESG Data5.52 Ratings
Credit Ratings Reports7.33 Ratings
Macroeconomic News6.33 Ratings
Search Tools6.33 Ratings
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User Ratings
S&P Capital IQ
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
S&P Capital IQ
Likelihood to Recommend
S&P Global Inc.
Cap IQ is well suited for analyzing security pricing and valuation, tracking stock performance over time, looking up comparable transactions, and analyzing valuations on an industry basis. The service is also well suited for charting and data analysis purposes.
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Pros
S&P Global Inc.
  • On-demand reliable financial data either through the platform or through the Excel Plug-In
  • Great user interface, intuitive to use
  • Great help desk function, quick and responsive
  • Excellent auditability of financial data with easy traceback to source documents
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Cons
S&P Global Inc.
  • The scope and depth of the collected data can be increased.
  • The UI with little icons and buttons may be difficult at first but may become intuitive. The UI isn't horrible but might be better.
  • Global data coverage, but US and UK markets have the greatest details. MENA and APAC lack.
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Likelihood to Renew
S&P Global Inc.
[It's the] best ever.
Becky Reid | TrustRadius Reviewer
Becky Reid
President
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Usability
S&P Global Inc.
S&P CIQ Pro has great data, however, the new pro version is currently difficult to use given how slow the data is to process
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Alternatives Considered
S&P Global Inc.
We had Capital IQ in addition to Bloomberg. It was much easier for a new person to use Capital IQ than Bloomberg. The ease of use was a huge selling point for us. Yahoo finance on the other hand is free, but you cannot gather all the data you may need in one location like you can in Capital IQ.
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Caitlin A. Mabe
Assurance Associate
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Return on Investment
S&P Global Inc.
  • S&P Capital IQ contributes to a more comprehensive analysis of companies when making decisions on how best to market them to potential buyers.
  • S&P Capital IQ has enabled my company to be more efficient in learning about and valuing companies.
  • Due to the quality and reliability of information S&P Capital IQ has, it is saving my company large amounts of time.
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