S&P Global
Market Cap
US$73.6b
Last Updated
2021/01/16 00:01 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Solid track record with adequate balance sheet and pays a dividend.
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Share Price & News
How has S&P Global's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: SPGI is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: SPGI's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-6.4%
SPGI
-0.4%
US Capital Markets
-0.9%
US Market
1 Year Return
3.1%
SPGI
15.7%
US Capital Markets
19.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: SPGI underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 17.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SPGI underperformed the US Market which returned 21% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| SPGI | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -6.4% | -0.4% | -0.9% |
| 30 Day | -4.7% | 7.8% | 3.0% |
| 90 Day | -12.1% | 20.0% | 11.5% |
| 1 Year | 3.9%3.1% | 18.6%15.7% | 22.3%19.6% |
| 3 Year | 73.8%68.9% | 30.9%20.9% | 45.3%35.7% |
| 5 Year | 277.4%257.8% | 145.5%114.8% | 124.8%99.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is S&P Global's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Does S&P Global Inc's (NYSE:SPGI) PE Ratio Warrant A Sell?Valuation
Is S&P Global undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
48.1%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: SPGI ($305.95) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($589.43)
Significantly Below Fair Value: SPGI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: SPGI is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.5x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (27.3x).
PE vs Market: SPGI is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.5x) compared to the US market (21.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: SPGI is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: SPGI is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (166.5x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (5.2x).
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Future Growth
How is S&P Global forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 15 analysts?
7.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: SPGI's forecast earnings growth (7.6% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: SPGI's earnings (7.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: SPGI's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: SPGI's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: SPGI's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: SPGI's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (291%).
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Past Performance
How has S&P Global performed over the past 5 years?
15.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: SPGI has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: SPGI's current net profit margins (33.2%) are higher than last year (32.2%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SPGI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 15.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: SPGI's earnings growth over the past year (15.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (15.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: SPGI earnings growth over the past year (15.9%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 4.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst SPGI's Return on Equity (86.91%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is S&P Global's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SPGI's short term assets ($4.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: SPGI's short term assets ($4.8B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($5.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SPGI's debt to equity ratio (136.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: SPGI's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 231.8% to 136.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SPGI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (83.5%).
Interest Coverage: SPGI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (19x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is S&P Global current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.88%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: SPGI's dividend (0.88%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.38%).
High Dividend: SPGI's dividend (0.88%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.84%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: SPGI's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SPGI's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (25.7%), SPGI's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: SPGI's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (21.9% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Doug Peterson (62 yo)
7.17yrs
Tenure
US$12,152,512
Compensation
Mr. Douglas L. Peterson, also known as Doug, M.B.A., has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of S&P Global Inc. since November 1, 2013 and has been its Executive Director since July 11, 2013. Mr...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Doug's total compensation ($USD12.15M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Doug's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.17yrs | US$12.15m | 0.061% $ 44.8m | |
| President of S&P Global Ratings Inc | no data | US$3.41m | 0.011% $ 8.4m | |
| President of S&P Global Market Intelligence | no data | US$2.70m | 0.0033% $ 2.5m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 4.17yrs | US$4.90m | 0.0058% $ 4.3m | |
| Chief Executive Officer of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC | no data | no data | 0.000050% $ 36.8k | |
| Senior VP | 2.33yrs | no data | 0.0019% $ 1.4m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 3yrs | no data | 0.0023% $ 1.7m | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | 4.42yrs | US$2.79m | 0.0036% $ 2.7m | |
| Chief Communications Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Corporate Development & Strategy | 3.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief People Officer | 2.67yrs | no data | 0.0012% $ 883.3k |
3.5yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SPGI's management team is considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.17yrs | US$12.15m | 0.061% $ 44.8m | |
| Chairman Emeritus | 5.75yrs | US$363.55k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.5yrs | US$422.13k | 0.0013% $ 920.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 0.25yr | US$297.13k | 0.00054% $ 397.5k | |
| Independent Director | 20yrs | US$285.13k | 0.00083% $ 611.0k | |
| Independent Director | 3.83yrs | US$282.13k | 0.00017% $ 125.1k | |
| Independent Director | 10yrs | US$285.13k | 0.00042% $ 309.2k | |
| Independent Director | 17.92yrs | US$270.13k | 0.00043% $ 316.5k | |
| Independent Director | 4.25yrs | US$275.13k | 0.00021% $ 154.6k | |
| Independent Director | 6.25yrs | US$272.13k | 0.00017% $ 125.1k | |
| Independent Director | 4.25yrs | US$292.13k | 0.00017% $ 125.1k | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$275.13k | 0.00017% $ 125.1k |
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SPGI's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
S&P Global Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: S&P Global Inc.
- Ticker: SPGI
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1860
- Industry: Financial Exchanges and Data
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Market Cap: US$73.612b
- Shares outstanding: 240.60m
- Website: https://www.spglobal.com
Number of Employees
Location
- S&P Global Inc.
- 55 Water Street
- New York
- New York
- 10041
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPGI | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jan 1968 |
| SPGI * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Jan 1968 |
| MHL | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jan 1968 |
| 0KYY | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Jan 1968 |
| SPGI | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | AT | EUR | Jan 1968 |
| SPGI34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EACH 4 REPR 1 COM SHS USD1 | BR | BRL | May 2019 |
Biography
S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. The company operates through four segments: S&P Global Rat...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/16 00:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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