S&P Global Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
S&P Global has a total shareholder equity of $38.4B and total debt of $11.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 29.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $60.4B and $22.0B respectively. S&P Global's EBIT is $5.5B making its interest coverage ratio 18.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.7B.
Key information
29.7%
Debt to equity ratio
US$11.40b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 18.3x |
| Cash | US$1.70b |
| Equity | US$38.39b |
| Total liabilities | US$21.98b |
| Total assets | US$60.37b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
S&P Global: The Maturity Wall Presents A Huge Opportunity Heading Into 2025
Dec 16S&P Global: Cheaper Than Investors Realize
Nov 29S&P Global Q3: Accelerating Shares Buyback In Coming Weeks
Oct 24S&P Global: The Long-Term Trajectory And The Ratings Pull-Forward Risk
Sep 20S&P Global: Built Like A Fortress
Sep 03S&P Global Q2: Rating Recovery And Guidance Raise
Jul 30SPGI Earnings: High P/E, But Another Metric Better Reflects The Opportunity
Jul 22S&P Global: Strong Business Characteristics Make Them A Buy At This Price
Jun 15S&P Global: Aligned For Market-Beating Returns As Transition Period Continues
May 12From Ratings To Riches: Why S&P Global Deserves A Spot In Your Portfolio
May 01S&P Global: Guidance Raise Is Highly Likely Due To Strong Ratings Growth (Rating Upgrade)
Apr 11S&P Global: Everything Investors Didn't (And Shouldn't) Like In The Report
Feb 19S&P Global: Powering Global Markets At A Discount To Peers
Feb 07S&P Global: Triple Beat Incoming
Jan 18S&P Global: One Of The Most Impressive Financial Stocks On The Market
Dec 18S&P Global: Very Strong Q3 2023 That Reinforces My Buy Rating
Nov 23S&P Global: My Favorite Stock In The Market Today
Nov 03S&P Global: Great Business, But Expensive Valuation
Oct 22S&P Global: Top-Notch, Wide-Moat, And Highly Profitable - It Might Never Be Cheap
Oct 05S&P Global Is A Gem, But A Too Expensive One
Sep 11S&P Global: Rebounding From Weak Ratings Business
Sep 04S&P Global: Take Advantage Of The Post-Earnings Selloff (Rating Downgrade)
Jul 29S&P Global: High Quality Has Its Price
Jul 17S&P Global: A Collection Of High-Quality Assets With Strong Moats And Long-Term Compounding Opportunities
Jun 28Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SPGI's short term assets ($5.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($5.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: SPGI's short term assets ($5.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($16.5B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SPGI's net debt to equity ratio (25.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: SPGI's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 151% to 29.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SPGI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (46.3%).
Interest Coverage: SPGI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (18.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 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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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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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 |
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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |