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Stock Splits generally increase the number of shares outstanding in a corporation and reduce the par or stated value of the shares. However, a corporation can also initiate a reverse stock split. Stock Dividends involve the issuance of additional shares of stock to existing shareholders.  Cash Dividends (usually called dividends) are distributions of the corporation's net income.  

Go to the Business Library's Analyst Reports page and refer to:

Mergent's Events Data: Provides 10 years of corporate dividend information.  Features include indicated annual dividend calculations, dividend distributions and capital gains as well as capital changes such as splits, stock dividends, rights and spin-offs. 

On the Business Library's Company & Financial Information section search in these suggested resources:   

Search for the company in Mergent Online.

• Go to the Equity Pricing tab in the company record.
• Use the Controls box to set a date range and show stock splits and dividends paid.

Use Morningstar Investment Research Center

• Search the company, then scroll down the report page until you reach the section Dividends & Splits. 

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage:  Provides detailed information about cash and stock dividends as well as splits. You can screen for a dividend amount or % of share price for a specific company.  Go to Screening, Company, Equity Details, Dividends & Splits.

On the Business Library's Economic & Statistics page:

Finaeon: 

• Search for the company name.
• Click the graph icon to the right of company's record.
• Click Graphing Options to show splits and dividends.

Use Bloomberg (see Bloomberg guide).

• Type the company's ticker symbol then hit the yellow <EQUITY> key, type DVD and hit <GO>.
• For example, IBM <EQUITY> DVD <GO>.