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348 of 410 US stock splits in 2025 were reverse splits

2025 forward: 62622025forward2025 reverse: 3483482025reverseH1 26 forward: 3737H1 26forwardH1 26 reverse: 111111H1 26reverse

Reverse splits dominate the count in both periods. Source: Wall Street Horizon via Advisor Perspectives.

A stock split changes the number of shares and the price of each, and nothing else. Of 410 US splits in 2025, only 62 divided shares up and 348 merged them together to lift a low price. Reverse splits measure distress, not success.

410Splits in 2025
62Forward splits
348Reverse splits
about 5.6 to 1Reverse per forward

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