Scrape Yahoo Finance Financial Ratios
<p>I have been trying to scrap the value of the Current Ratio (as shown below) from Yahoo Finance using Beautiful Soup, but it keeps returning an empty value.</p>

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<p>Interestingly, when I look at the Page Source of the URL, the value of the Current Ratio is not listed there.</p>

<p>My code so far is:</p>

<pre><code>import urllib
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

url = ("http://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GSB/key-statistics?p=GSB")
html = urllib.urlopen(url).read()
soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
script = soup.find("td", {"class": "Fz(s) Fw(500) Ta(end)",
                          "data-reactid": ".1ujetg16lcg.0.$0.0.0.3.1.$main-0-Quote-Proxy.$main-0-Quote.2.0.0.0.1.0.1:$FINANCIAL_HIGHLIGHTS.$BALANCE_SHEET.1.0.$CURRENT_RATIO.1"
                         })
</code></pre>

<p>Does anyone know how to solve this?</p>

<p>You can actually get the data is json format, there is a call to an api that returns a lot of the data including the current ratio:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zu7sP.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zu7sP.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<pre><code>import requests

params = {"formatted": "true",
        "crumb": "AKV/cl0TOgz", # works without so not sure of significance
        "lang": "en-US",
        "region": "US",
        "modules": "defaultKeyStatistics,financialData,calendarEvents",
        "corsDomain": "finance.yahoo.com"}

r = requests.get("https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v10/finance/quoteSummary/GSB", params=params)
data = r.json()[u'quoteSummary']["result"][0]
</code></pre>

<p>That gives you a dict with numerous pieces of data:</p>

<pre><code>from pprint import pprint as pp
pp(data)
{u'calendarEvents': {u'dividendDate': {u'fmt': u'2016-09-08',
                                        u'raw': 1473292800},
                      u'earnings': {u'earningsAverage': {},
                                    u'earningsDate': [{u'fmt': u'2016-10-27',
                                                       u'raw': 1477526400}],
                                    u'earningsHigh': {},
                                    u'earningsLow': {},
                                    u'revenueAverage': {u'fmt': u'8.72M',
                                                        u'longFmt': u'8,720,000',
                                                        u'raw': 8720000},
                                    u'revenueHigh': {u'fmt': u'8.72M',
                                                     u'longFmt': u'8,720,000',
                                                     u'raw': 8720000},
                                    u'revenueLow': {u'fmt': u'8.72M',
                                                    u'longFmt': u'8,720,000',
                                                    u'raw': 8720000}},
                      u'exDividendDate': {u'fmt': u'2016-05-19',
                                          u'raw': 1463616000},
                      u'maxAge': 1},
  u'defaultKeyStatistics': {u'52WeekChange': {u'fmt': u'3.35%',
                                              u'raw': 0.033536673},
                            u'SandP52WeekChange': {u'fmt': u'5.21%',
                                                   u'raw': 0.052093267},
                            u'annualHoldingsTurnover': {},
                            u'annualReportExpenseRatio': {},
                            u'beta': {u'fmt': u'0.23', u'raw': 0.234153},
                            u'beta3Year': {},
                            u'bookValue': {u'fmt': u'1.29', u'raw': 1.295},
                            u'category': None,
                            u'earningsQuarterlyGrowth': {u'fmt': u'-28.00%',
                                                         u'raw': -0.28},
                            u'enterpriseToEbitda': {u'fmt': u'9.22',
                                                    u'raw': 9.215},
                            u'enterpriseToRevenue': {u'fmt': u'1.60',
                                                     u'raw': 1.596},
                            u'enterpriseValue': {u'fmt': u'50.69M',
                                                 u'longFmt': u'50,690,408',
                                                 u'raw': 50690408},
                            u'fiveYearAverageReturn': {},
                            u'floatShares': {u'fmt': u'11.63M',
                                             u'longFmt': u'11,628,487',
                                             u'raw': 11628487},
                            u'forwardEps': {u'fmt': u'0.29', u'raw': 0.29},
                            u'forwardPE': {},
                            u'fundFamily': None,
                            u'fundInceptionDate': {},
                            u'heldPercentInsiders': {u'fmt': u'36.12%',
                                                     u'raw': 0.36116},
                            u'heldPercentInstitutions': {u'fmt': u'21.70%',
                                                         u'raw': 0.21700001},
                            u'lastCapGain': {},
                            u'lastDividendValue': {},
                            u'lastFiscalYearEnd': {u'fmt': u'2015-12-31',
                                                   u'raw': 1451520000},
                            u'lastSplitDate': {},
                            u'lastSplitFactor': None,
                            u'legalType': None,
                            u'maxAge': 1,
                            u'morningStarOverallRating': {},
                            u'morningStarRiskRating': {},
                            u'mostRecentQuarter': {u'fmt': u'2016-06-30',
                                                   u'raw': 1467244800},
                            u'netIncomeToCommon': {u'fmt': u'3.82M',
                                                   u'longFmt': u'3,819,000',
                                                   u'raw': 3819000},
                            u'nextFiscalYearEnd': {u'fmt': u'2017-12-31',
                                                   u'raw': 1514678400},
                            u'pegRatio': {},
                            u'priceToBook': {u'fmt': u'2.64',
                                             u'raw': 2.6358302},
                            u'priceToSalesTrailing12Months': {},
                            u'profitMargins': {u'fmt': u'12.02%',
                                               u'raw': 0.12023},
                            u'revenueQuarterlyGrowth': {},
                            u'sharesOutstanding': {u'fmt': u'21.18M',
                                                   u'longFmt': u'21,184,300',
                                                   u'raw': 21184300},
                            u'sharesShort': {u'fmt': u'27.06k',
                                             u'longFmt': u'27,057',
                                             u'raw': 27057},
                            u'sharesShortPriorMonth': {u'fmt': u'36.35k',
                                                       u'longFmt': u'36,352',
                                                       u'raw': 36352},
                            u'shortPercentOfFloat': {u'fmt': u'0.20%',
                                                     u'raw': 0.001977},
                            u'shortRatio': {u'fmt': u'0.81', u'raw': 0.81},
                            u'threeYearAverageReturn': {},
                            u'totalAssets': {},
                            u'trailingEps': {u'fmt': u'0.18', u'raw': 0.18},
                            u'yield': {},
                            u'ytdReturn': {}},
  u'financialData': {u'currentPrice': {u'fmt': u'3.41', u'raw': 3.4134},
                     u'currentRatio': {u'fmt': u'1.97', u'raw': 1.974},
                     u'debtToEquity': {},
                     u'earningsGrowth': {u'fmt': u'-33.30%', u'raw': -0.333},
                     u'ebitda': {u'fmt': u'5.5M',
                                 u'longFmt': u'5,501,000',
                                 u'raw': 5501000},
                     u'ebitdaMargins': {u'fmt': u'17.32%',
                                        u'raw': 0.17318001},
                     u'freeCashflow': {u'fmt': u'4.06M',
                                       u'longFmt': u'4,062,250',
                                       u'raw': 4062250},
                     u'grossMargins': {u'fmt': u'79.29%', u'raw': 0.79288},
                     u'grossProfits': {u'fmt': u'25.17M',
                                       u'longFmt': u'25,172,000',
                                       u'raw': 25172000},
                     u'maxAge': 86400,
                     u'numberOfAnalystOpinions': {},
                     u'operatingCashflow': {u'fmt': u'6.85M',
                                            u'longFmt': u'6,853,000',
                                            u'raw': 6853000},
                     u'operatingMargins': {u'fmt': u'16.47%',
                                           u'raw': 0.16465001},
                     u'profitMargins': {u'fmt': u'12.02%', u'raw': 0.12023},
                     u'quickRatio': {u'fmt': u'1.92', u'raw': 1.917},
                     u'recommendationKey': u'strong_buy',
                     u'recommendationMean': {u'fmt': u'1.00', u'raw': 1.0},
                     u'returnOnAssets': {u'fmt': u'7.79%', u'raw': 0.07793},
                     u'returnOnEquity': {u'fmt': u'15.05%', u'raw': 0.15054},
                     u'revenueGrowth': {u'fmt': u'5.00%', u'raw': 0.05},
                     u'revenuePerShare': {u'fmt': u'1.51', u'raw': 1.513},
                     u'targetHighPrice': {},
                     u'targetLowPrice': {},
                     u'targetMeanPrice': {},
                     u'targetMedianPrice': {},
                     u'totalCash': {u'fmt': u'20.28M',
                                    u'longFmt': u'20,277,000',
                                    u'raw': 20277000},
                     u'totalCashPerShare': {u'fmt': u'0.96', u'raw': 0.957},
                     u'totalDebt': {u'fmt': None,
                                    u'longFmt': u'0',
                                    u'raw': 0},
                     u'totalRevenue': {u'fmt': u'31.76M',
                                       u'longFmt': u'31,764,000',
                                       u'raw': 31764000}}}
</code></pre>

<p>What you want is in <code>data[u'financialData']</code>:</p>

<pre><code> pp(data[u'financialData'])

 {u'currentPrice': {u'fmt': u'3.41', u'raw': 3.4134},
 u'currentRatio': {u'fmt': u'1.97', u'raw': 1.974},
 u'debtToEquity': {},
 u'earningsGrowth': {u'fmt': u'-33.30%', u'raw': -0.333},
 u'ebitda': {u'fmt': u'5.5M', u'longFmt': u'5,501,000', u'raw': 5501000},
 u'ebitdaMargins': {u'fmt': u'17.32%', u'raw': 0.17318001},
 u'freeCashflow': {u'fmt': u'4.06M',
                   u'longFmt': u'4,062,250',
                   u'raw': 4062250},
 u'grossMargins': {u'fmt': u'79.29%', u'raw': 0.79288},
 u'grossProfits': {u'fmt': u'25.17M',
                   u'longFmt': u'25,172,000',
                   u'raw': 25172000},
 u'maxAge': 86400,
 u'numberOfAnalystOpinions': {},
 u'operatingCashflow': {u'fmt': u'6.85M',
                        u'longFmt': u'6,853,000',
                        u'raw': 6853000},
 u'operatingMargins': {u'fmt': u'16.47%', u'raw': 0.16465001},
 u'profitMargins': {u'fmt': u'12.02%', u'raw': 0.12023},
 u'quickRatio': {u'fmt': u'1.92', u'raw': 1.917},
 u'recommendationKey': u'strong_buy',
 u'recommendationMean': {u'fmt': u'1.00', u'raw': 1.0},
 u'returnOnAssets': {u'fmt': u'7.79%', u'raw': 0.07793},
 u'returnOnEquity': {u'fmt': u'15.05%', u'raw': 0.15054},
 u'revenueGrowth': {u'fmt': u'5.00%', u'raw': 0.05},
 u'revenuePerShare': {u'fmt': u'1.51', u'raw': 1.513},
 u'targetHighPrice': {},
 u'targetLowPrice': {},
 u'targetMeanPrice': {},
 u'targetMedianPrice': {},
 u'totalCash': {u'fmt': u'20.28M',
                u'longFmt': u'20,277,000',
                u'raw': 20277000},
 u'totalCashPerShare': {u'fmt': u'0.96', u'raw': 0.957},
 u'totalDebt': {u'fmt': None, u'longFmt': u'0', u'raw': 0},
 u'totalRevenue': {u'fmt': u'31.76M',
                   u'longFmt': u'31,764,000',
                   u'raw': 31764000}}
</code></pre>

<p>You can see <code>u'currentRatio'</code> in there, the fmt is the formatted output you see on the site, formatted to two decimal places. So to get the 1.97:</p>

<pre><code>In [5]: import requests
   ...: data = {"formatted": "true",
   ...:         "crumb": "AKV/cl0TOgz",
   ...:         "lang": "en-US",
   ...:         "region": "US",
   ...:         "modules": "defaultKeyStatistics,financialData,calendarEvents",
   ...:         "corsDomain": "finance.yahoo.com"}
   ...: r = requests.get("https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v10/finance/quoteSumm
   ...: ary/GSB", params=data)
   ...: data = r.json()[u'quoteSummary']["result"][0][u'financialData']
   ...: ratio = data[u'currentRatio']
   ...: print(ratio)
   ...: print(ratio["fmt"])
   ...: 
{'raw': 1.974, 'fmt': '1.97'}
1.97
</code></pre>

<p>The equivalent code using <em>urllib</em>:</p>

<pre><code>In [1]: import urllib
   ...: from urllib import urlencode
   ...: from json import load
   ...: 
   ...: 
   ...: data = {"formatted": "true",
   ...:         "crumb": "AKV/cl0TOgz",
   ...:         "lang": "en-US",
   ...:         "region": "US",
   ...:         "modules": "defaultKeyStatistics,financialData,calendarEvents",
   ...:         "corsDomain": "finance.yahoo.com"}
   ...: url = "https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v10/finance/quoteSummary/GSB"
   ...: r = urllib.urlopen(url, data=urlencode(data))
   ...: data = load(r)[u'quoteSummary']["result"][0][u'financialData']
   ...: ratio = data[u'currentRatio']
   ...: print(ratio)
   ...: print(ratio["fmt"])
   ...: 
{u'raw': 1.974, u'fmt': u'1.97'}
1.97
</code></pre>

<p>It works fine for APPL also:</p>

<pre><code>In [1]: import urllib
   ...: from urllib import urlencode
   ...: from json import load
   ...: data = {"formatted": "true",
   ...:         "lang": "en-US",
   ...:         "region": "US",
   ...:         "modules": "defaultKeyStatistics,financialData,calendarEvents",
   ...:         "corsDomain": "finance.yahoo.com"}
   ...: url = "https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v10/finance/quoteSummary/AAPL"
   ...: r = urllib.urlopen(url, data=urlencode(data))
   ...: data = load(r)[u'quoteSummary']["result"][0][u'financialData']
   ...: ratio = data[u'currentRatio']
   ...: print(ratio)
   ...: print(ratio["fmt"])
   ...: 
{u'raw': 1.312, u'fmt': u'1.31'}
1.31
</code></pre>

<p>Adding the crumb parameters seems to have no effect, if you need to get it at a later date:</p>

<pre><code>soup = BeautifulSoup(urllib.urlopen("http://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GSB/key-statistics?p=GSB").read())
script = soup.find("script", text=re.compile("root.App.main")).text
data = loads(re.search("root.App.main\s+=\s+(\{.*\})", script).group(1))
print(data["context"]["dispatcher"]["stores"]["CrumbStore"]["crumb"])
</code></pre>

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