You can find company overviews/profiles in the following databases:
Click on the links above to learn how to find company information in each of the sources listed.
Note that companies' own websites can also be a good source of information. Pages with company news, investor information, company history, etc. may be particularly useful.
Login to ABI/INFORM Collection.
Enter a company's name in the "Company/organization:" search box, clicking on the Look up Companies/organizations link if needed to find the exact name of the company being searched for.
Then scroll down the page, and in the "Document type" section, check the box next to Company Profile.
Search results will include company reports/profiles/capsules from various sources.
Login to Business Source Ultimate.
Click on the More link from the blue menu bar toward the top left-hand corner of the database’s home page and then click on Company Profiles from the resulting drop-down menu.
You can then enter a company’s name in the search box or browse to find its MarketLine or Medtrack profile.
Basic company information (financial information, executives, etc.) can be found by clicking on the Company Information link from the blue menu bar toward the top left-hand corner of the database’s home page, but this information is much sparser than what’s available in the MarketLine or Medtrack profiles available from the Company Profiles link noted above.
Login to Gale Business: Insights.
Click on the Browse All Companies button, enter a company's name in the search box, and then click on the company's name on the search results page.
The company profile page includes a link to the company's website, a company overview, financial information, links to various types of articles about the company, and more.
Login to Hoovers.
Enter a company’s name in the “Search for a Company” box at the top of the database’s home page.
The company information page provides a company summary. Additional company information is available from the menu links on the left-hand side of the company summary page.
Login to IBISWorld.
Enter a company’s name in the search box.
The Company Overview page provides basic company information: a description, market share, financial information, etc.
Login to Nexis Uni.
Click on the Find a Company link on the database's home page, below the search box.
On the Find a Company page, enter a company’s name in the “Company name” search box and click on its name on the results page.
The company dossier page provides a company overview. Additional company information is available from the menu links on the left-hand side of the dossier page.
Login to Statista.
Click on the Reports link in the blue menu bar toward the top of the database's home page and then on the Companies & Products reports link from the resulting drop-down menu.
Enter a company's name in the search box.
Use the filter options on the left-hand side of the page to limit results by country/region, language, etc.
You can also enter a company's name in the search box on the database's home page to find all available types of content -- statistics and facts, forecasts, reports, etc. -- about the company. You can use the options under the "REFINE YOUR SEARCH" heading on the right-hand side of the page to limit your results by content type, location, publication date, etc.