S&P Global Inc.

NYSE:SPGI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$154.4b

S&P Global Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

S&P Global has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.6%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 7.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.3% per year. S&P Global's return on equity is 10%, and it has net margins of 25.8%.

Key information

6.6%

Earnings growth rate

-0.4%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate16.3%
Return on equity10.0%
Net Margin25.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

S&P Global: The Maturity Wall Presents A Huge Opportunity Heading Into 2025

Dec 16

S&P Global: Cheaper Than Investors Realize

Nov 29

S&P Global Q3: Accelerating Shares Buyback In Coming Weeks

Oct 24

S&P Global: The Long-Term Trajectory And The Ratings Pull-Forward Risk

Sep 20

S&P Global: Built Like A Fortress

Sep 03

S&P Global Q2: Rating Recovery And Guidance Raise

Jul 30

SPGI Earnings: High P/E, But Another Metric Better Reflects The Opportunity

Jul 22

S&P Global: Strong Business Characteristics Make Them A Buy At This Price

Jun 15

S&P Global: Aligned For Market-Beating Returns As Transition Period Continues

May 12

From Ratings To Riches: Why S&P Global Deserves A Spot In Your Portfolio

May 01

S&P Global: Guidance Raise Is Highly Likely Due To Strong Ratings Growth (Rating Upgrade)

Apr 11

S&P Global: Everything Investors Didn't (And Shouldn't) Like In The Report

Feb 19

S&P Global: Powering Global Markets At A Discount To Peers

Feb 07

S&P Global: Triple Beat Incoming

Jan 18

S&P Global: One Of The Most Impressive Financial Stocks On The Market

Dec 18

S&P Global: Very Strong Q3 2023 That Reinforces My Buy Rating

Nov 23

S&P Global: My Favorite Stock In The Market Today

Nov 03

S&P Global: Great Business, But Expensive Valuation

Oct 22

S&P Global: Top-Notch, Wide-Moat, And Highly Profitable - It Might Never Be Cheap

Oct 05

S&P Global Is A Gem, But A Too Expensive One

Sep 11

S&P Global: Rebounding From Weak Ratings Business

Sep 04

S&P Global: Take Advantage Of The Post-Earnings Selloff (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 29

S&P Global: High Quality Has Its Price

Jul 17

S&P Global: A Collection Of High-Quality Assets With Strong Moats And Long-Term Compounding Opportunities

Jun 28

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How S&P Global makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SPGI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2413,7683,5512,8140
30 Jun 2413,2763,3232,6840
31 Mar 2412,8282,8222,6430
31 Dec 2312,4972,6262,6400
30 Sep 2312,2822,4802,7490
30 Jun 2312,0592,3462,5800
31 Mar 2311,9522,8082,2240
31 Dec 2211,1813,2482,4740
30 Sep 2210,3323,4902,0420
30 Jun 229,5583,6781,9330
31 Mar 228,6703,5041,9610
31 Dec 218,2973,0241,4070
30 Sep 218,0762,8031,3470
30 Jun 217,8352,4611,3140
31 Mar 217,6722,4551,2790
31 Dec 207,4422,3391,2720
30 Sep 207,3102,4261,2170
30 Jun 207,1532,5891,1630
31 Mar 206,9142,3521,2140
31 Dec 196,6992,1231,2470
30 Sep 196,5012,0931,2610
30 Jun 196,3571,9721,3310
31 Mar 196,2621,8771,3440
31 Dec 186,2581,9581,2530
30 Sep 186,3091,7091,4460
30 Jun 186,2771,6271,4780
31 Mar 186,1771,5881,4760
31 Dec 176,0631,4961,4380
30 Sep 175,8741,7711,4480
30 Jun 175,8002,2491,4290
31 Mar 175,7732,2111,4300
31 Dec 165,6612,1061,4180
30 Sep 165,6371,8161,4040
30 Jun 165,5211,1771,3910
31 Mar 165,3811,1471,3900
31 Dec 155,3131,1561,3850
30 Sep 155,228-1001,4070
30 Jun 155,168-1651,4270
31 Mar 155,128-2311,4610
31 Dec 145,051-2931,4580
30 Sep 144,9678821,4310
30 Jun 144,8569221,4390
31 Mar 144,7178711,3970

Quality Earnings: SPGI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SPGI's current net profit margins (25.8%) are higher than last year (20.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SPGI's earnings have grown by 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SPGI's earnings growth over the past year (43.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SPGI earnings growth over the past year (43.2%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 12.8%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SPGI's Return on Equity (10%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 05:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* 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.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research