S&P Global Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
S&P Global's CEO is Martina Cheung, appointed in Jan 2019, has a tenure of 5.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.94M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth €3.07M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.5 years and 7.8 years respectively.
Key information
Martina Cheung
Chief executive officer
US$5.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.6% |
| CEO tenure | 5.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.002% |
| Management average tenure | 1.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$6m | US$750k | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$12m | US$750k | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$5m | US$625k | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$5m | US$625k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$3m | US$550k | US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Martina's total compensation ($USD5.94M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.84M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Martina's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Martina Cheung (48 yo)
5.9yrs
Tenure
US$5,937,549
Compensation
Ms. Martina L. Cheung has been President and CEO of S&P Global Inc. since November 1, 2024 and has been its Board Member since July 1, 2024. Ms. Cheung served as President of S&P Global Ratings, Inc. until...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 5.9yrs | US$5.94m | 0.0020% € 3.1m | |
| Special Advisor & Director | less than a year | US$19.51m | 0.049% € 73.8m | |
| Chief Executive Officer of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC | 4.5yrs | US$4.63m | 0.0014% € 2.1m | |
| Chief Enterprise Data Officer & President of S&P Global Market Intelligence | less than a year | US$5.38m | 0.00046% € 691.5k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Digital Solutions Officer | no data | no data | 0.0013% € 2.0m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer | 8.3yrs | US$2.79m | 0.00047% € 706.5k | |
| President of S&P Global Mobility | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.0043% € 6.4m | |
| Chief Client Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.00088% € 1.3m | |
| President of S&P Global Sustainable1 and Head of Client Coverage | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Communications Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.00019% € 285.6k | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.00032% € 481.0k | |
| Co-President of S&P Global Commodity Insights | less than a year | no data | 0.0012% € 1.8m |
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: MHL's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$5.94m | 0.0020% € 3.1m | |
| Special Advisor & Director | 11.4yrs | US$19.51m | 0.049% € 73.8m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 13yrs | US$496.06k | 0.00042% € 631.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$329.81k | 0.0051% € 7.7m | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$306.31k | 0.00013% € 195.4k | |
| Independent Director | 13.9yrs | US$304.81k | 0.00032% € 481.0k | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$296.56k | 0.00041% € 616.3k | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | US$291.31k | 0.00013% € 195.4k | |
| Independent Director | 8.2yrs | US$362.81k | 0.00013% € 195.4k | |
| Independent Director | 7.9yrs | US$299.81k | 0.00013% € 195.4k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$346.56k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$345.06k | no data |
7.8yrs
Average Tenure
61.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MHL's board of directors are considered experienced (7.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 19:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
S&P Global Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |