How to Get International Company Information in Excel

Get international company information directly in Excel using custom formulas. Retrieve financial data, automate your workflows, and keep your spreadsheets updated with our Excel add-in.

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=FDN("InternationalCompanyInformation", "SHEL.L", "", 5)

This formula pulls data into your spreadsheet once our Excel add-in is installed.

Formula Result

See exactly how data fills into your sheet when the formula runs. This example shows the actual up-to-date information returned.

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1trading_symbolregistrant_nameexchangeisin_numberindustryfounding_datechief_executive_officernumber_of_employeeswebsitedescription
2SHEL.LShell plcLondon Stock ExchangeGB00BP6MXD84Energy1907Wael Sawan96000https://www.shell.com/Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. A core component of Big Oil, Shell is the second largest investor-owned oil and gas company in the world by revenue (after ExxonMobil), and among the world's largest companies out of any industry. Measured by both its own emissions, and the emissions of all the fossil fuels it sells, Shell was the ninth-largest corporate producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the period 1988–2015.
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1trading_symbolSHEL.L
2registrant_nameShell plc
3exchangeLondon Stock Exchange
4isin_numberGB00BP6MXD84
5industryEnergy
6founding_date1907
7chief_executive_officerWael Sawan
8number_of_employees96000
9websitehttps://www.shell.com/
10descriptionShell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. A core component of Big Oil, Shell is the second largest investor-owned oil and gas company in the world by revenue (after ExxonMobil), and among the world's largest companies out of any industry. Measured by both its own emissions, and the emissions of all the fossil fuels it sells, Shell was the ninth-largest corporate producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the period 1988–2015.
Our Excel add-in provides basic information about the international company, such as its exchange, industry, employee count, and other key facts. Data is available for the following stock exchanges: Toronto, London, Frankfurt, Euronext Paris, Euronext Amsterdam, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, India, Bombay.

Steps to Get Started

01
Install the Add-in

Open Excel, navigate to the Home tab, select Add-ins, and search for FinancialData.Net.

02
Grab Your Key

Sign in to your account at FinancialData.Net, open the dashboard, and copy your API key.

03
Run Your Formula

Open the task pane in Excel, save your API key, and start typing the =FDN(...) formula.

Formula Reference

Use the formula to retrieve financial data by specifying a dataset, ticker symbol, and additional parameters.

=FDN(dataset, identifier, argument, maxRows)
datasetString
Specifies the dataset to query. Enter the dataset name enclosed in quotation marks, for example "InternationalCompanyInformation".
identifierString
Accepts one or multiple identifiers such as ticker symbols (e.g., "AAPL" or "AAPL,MSFT") or other supported identifier types.
argumentString
Filters the dataset output using an additional parameter, such as a date like "2025-01-15" or a reporting period like "year" or "quarter".
maxRowsInteger
Limits the number of records returned by the formula. For example, setting the value to 5 returns the five most recent rows.

Troubleshooting & FAQ

If Excel doesn't recognize the =FDN() formula, the add-in may not have loaded correctly. Restart Excel or reinstall the add-in from the Office Add-ins Store.

Excel displays this error when it does not recognize the =FDN() formula. This means the add-in is either not installed or has been disabled.

The =FDN() formula outputs multiple rows and columns of data, which Excel blocks if any existing text or formatting occupies the surrounding cells. Simply clear these obstructing cells to allow the formula to expand completely.

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