S&P Global Inc. (SPGI): price, analyst ratings, earnings and fundamentals

Updated 16 September 2026, 08:02 ET

S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) closed at $412.52 on 15 September 2026, down 1.4%. The stock is down 1.5% over one month and down 24.2% over one year. It trades 25.3% below its 52-week high of $552.25. Analysts recorded 15 actions in the last 90 days; the median price target of $525 is 27.3% above the last close. The company last reported on 28 July 2026 for Q2 2026: EPS of $4.83 against an estimate of $4.95, a miss of 2.4%, on revenue of $4.1 billion.

Price and performance

Last close$412.52
Day change-1.44%
1 week-3.91%
1 month-1.50%
3 months-2.72%
6 months-3.30%
Year to date-21.06%
1 year-24.20%
52-week high$552.25
52-week low$381.61
Volume1,699,147
Average volume, 3 months2,156,202
Market cap$121.1B

Performance figures use dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so a one-year move compares the last close with the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52-week range uses the adjusted daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: Momentum, trend and technical indicators.

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Analyst ratings

Over the last 90 days FundSpec recorded 15 analyst actions on SPGI from 10 firms: 15 maintained or reiterated a view. Price targets were 5 raised and 9 lowered. The most recent targets from 12 firms range from $500 to $554, with a median of $525, 27.3% above the last close.

Actions, 90 days15
Firms10
Median target$525
Target range$500 to $554
Median vs close+27.27%
DateFirmActionPrice target
26 Aug 2026RBC CapitalReiterates Outperform$510.00
29 Jul 2026JP MorganMaintains Overweight$555.00 to $530.00
29 Jul 2026CitigroupMaintains Buy$454.00 to $500.00
29 Jul 2026BarclaysMaintains Overweight$555.00 to $553.00
29 Jul 2026BairdMaintains Outperform$521.00 to $513.00
21 Jul 2026BairdMaintains Outperform$520.00 to $521.00
20 Jul 2026JP MorganMaintains Overweight$535.00 to $555.00
17 Jul 2026StifelMaintains Buy$489.00 to $521.00
10 Jul 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintains Buy$575.00 to $550.00
8 Jul 2026JP MorganMaintains Overweight$550.00 to $535.00

A price target is one firm's twelve-month view, and the median across firms is a steadier reading than any single call. Upgrades and downgrades matter more when they change a rating, not only a target. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets actually tell you.

Every action with the firm's history is in Analyst Ratings.

Earnings

The next report is scheduled for 29 October 2026 before the open for Q3 2026, with EPS expected at $4.42 on revenue of $3.6 billion. S&P Global Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reported quarters.

PeriodReportedEPS estimateEPS actualSurpriseRevenue
Q2 202628 Jul 2026$4.95$4.83-2.42%$4.1B
Q1 202628 Apr 2026$4.82$4.97+3.11%$4.2B
Q4 202510 Feb 2026$4.33$4.30-0.69%$3.9B
Q3 202530 Oct 2025$4.41$4.73+7.26%$3.9B
Q2 202531 Jul 2025$4.23$4.43+4.73%$3.8B
Q1 202529 Apr 2025$4.19$4.37+4.30%$3.8B
Q4 202411 Feb 2025$3.47$3.77+8.65%$3.6B
Q3 202424 Oct 2024$3.64$3.89+6.87%$3.6B

An earnings surprise is the reported EPS against the consensus estimate on the day. The price reaction depends as much on guidance and on what was already priced in as on the surprise itself. Read the guide: Earnings season: estimates, surprises and price reaction.

Estimates, confirmed dates and alerts for every company are in Earnings.

Fundamentals

For the period ended 31 March 2026, S&P Global Inc. reported revenue of $4.2 billion and net income of $1.4 billion. On a trailing twelve month basis the company shows revenue growth of 8.53%, a gross margin of 70.47%, an operating margin of 43.88% and a return on equity of 14.80%.

Income statement

LineAmount
Revenue$4,171,000,000
Gross Profit$2,936,000,000
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses$802,000,000
Depreciation & Amortization$307,000,000
Total Operating Expenses$2,169,000,000
Operating Profit$2,002,000,000
Interest Expense$96,000,000
Pre-tax Income$1,908,000,000
Income Tax Expense$404,000,000
Net Income$1,395,000,000

Cash flow

LineAmount
Cash from Operating Activities$1,037,000,000
Stock-based Compensation$39,000,000
Cash from Investing Activities$291,000,000
Capital Expenditures$27,000,000
Cash from Financing Activities-$1,237,000,000
Dividends Paid$288,000,000
Share Repurchases$1,000,000,000
Free Cash Flow$1,010,000,000

Assets

LineAmount
Cash & Cash Equivalents$1,810,000,000
Short-term Investments$56,000,000
Accounts & Notes Receivable, Net$3,493,000,000
Prepaid Expenses$889,000,000
Total Current Assets$6,320,000,000
Plant, Property & Equipment, Net$261,000,000
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets$388,000,000
Goodwill Intangible Assets, Net$52,334,000,000
Deferred Tax Asset$71,000,000
Other Long-term Assets$884,000,000
Total Assets$60,792,000,000

Liabilities and equity

LineAmount
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses$510,000,000
Operating Lease Liabilities, Current$124,000,000
Income Taxes Payable$482,000,000
Deferred Liability Charges$3,980,000,000
Other Current Liabilities$1,200,000,000
Total Current Liabilities$9,335,000,000
Long-term Debt$10,621,000,000
Operating Lease Liabilities, Long-term$458,000,000
Deferred Income Taxes$3,226,000,000
Pension Post Retirement Obligation$176,000,000
Minority Interest$115,000,000
Other Liabilities$771,000,000
Total Liabilities$24,587,000,000
Common Stock$415,000,000
Retained Earnings$24,804,000,000
Treasury Stock-$37,817,000,000
Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income-$736,000,000
Total Stockholders Equity$31,173,000,000
Total Liability & Stockholders Equity$60,792,000,000

Figures as filed with the SEC for the period ended 31 March 2026, in US dollars.

FundSpec fundamental metrics

Each metric is computed from the company's filings and ranked against every company FundSpec covers; the percentile is the share of covered companies with a lower value.

Liquidity

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Cash Ratio0.2045thCalculated as the ratio of Cash and cash equivalents / Current liabilities. This metric calculates the company's ability to repay its short-term debt
Current Ratio0.6835thCalculated as the ratio of Current Assets / Current Liabilities. The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations
Quick Ratio0.5737thCalculated as the ratio of (Cash + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities. The quick ratio is a measure of how well a company can meet its short-term financial liabilities.

Leverage

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Debt/Assets0.1764thCalculated as the ratio of Short-Term Debt + Long-Term Debt / Total Assets. The higher the ratio, the higher the degree of leverage, and consequently, financial risk
Debt/Equity0.3456thCalculated as the ratio of Total Liabilities / Shareholders' Equity. The ratio indicates how much debt a company is using to finance its assets relative to the amount of value represented in shareholders’ equity
Degree of Combined Leverage2.4069thThis ratio summarizes the combined effect that the degree of operating leverage (DOL) and the degree of financial leverage have on earnings per share (EPS), given a particular change in sales
Degree of Financial Leverage1.0561stCalculated as the ratio of Percentage change in EPS / Percentage change in EBIT. A higher degree of financial leverage means that the company has more volatile EPS.
Degree of Operational Leverage2.2972ndCalculated as the ratio of Percentage change in EBIT / Percentage change in revenue. It is a measure of how earnings for the company is impacted by its sales activity.
Long Term Debt/Long Term Capital0.2535thCalculated as Long-Term Debt / (Long-Term Debt + Shareholders' Equity). The ratio is an indicator of the company's leverage

Earnings Growth (EBIT)

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
EBIT Pct Growth19.6%95thThe EBIT growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)

Profitability

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Free Cashflow Margin Pct35.3%93rdCalculated as the ratio of Free Cashflow from Operating Activities / Net Sales. It measures how much per dollar of revenue the company is able to convert into free cash flow.
Gross Margin Pct70.5%83rdCalculated as the ratio of Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) / Revenue. The gross margin represents the percent of total sales revenue that the company retains after incurring the direct costs associated with producing the goods and services sold by a company.
Operating Margin Pct43.9%95thCalculated as the ratio of (Revenue - (Cost of Goods Sold + Labour + Sales, General & Administrative)) / Revenue. Operating margins are important because they measure efficiency. The higher the operating margin, the more profitable a company's core business is.
Operating Profit Pct Growth19.6%61stThe Operating Profit growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Operating Profit Pct Growth 3 year CAGR (FY)18.0%71stThe Operating Profit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Operating Profit Pct Growth 5 year CAGR (FY)12.8%71stThe Operating Profit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years
PreTax Margin Pct39.8%92ndCalculated as the ratio of (Gross profit - (Operating Expense + Interest Expense)) / Revenue. The pretax profit margin enables profitability to be compared across companies with significant differences in size, scale, capital structure and tax rates.
Return on Assets Pct7.9%87thCalculated as the ratio of Net Income / Total Assets. It is an indicator of how efficient the company is at using its assets to generate earnings.
Return on Equity Pct14.8%78thCalculated as the ratio of Net Income / Shareholders' equity. It is a measure of how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
Return on Invested Capital Pct12.5%78thCalculated as the ratio of (Net Income - Dividends) / (Debt + Equity). It is a measure of how efficient the company is at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments.

Cashflow

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
FCF Pct Growth0.1%43rdThe Free Cash Flow growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
FCF Pct Growth 3 year CAGR93.3%74thThe Free Cash Flow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
FCF Pct Growth 5 year CAGR55.5%58thThe Free Cash Flow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years
FCF Return on Assets Pct9.2%83rdCalculated as the ratio of Cashflow from Operations / Total Assets. A high cash return on assets means a company is generating more cash flow from every asset dollar
Operating Cashflow Pct Growth0.7%45thThe Operating Cashflow growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Operating Cashflow Pct Growth 3 year CAGR (FY)24.5%78thThe Operating Cashflow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Operating Cashflow Pct Growth 5 year CAGR (FY)9.4%66thThe Operating Cashflow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years

Earnings Growth (Net Income)

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Net Income Pct Growth20.9%58thThe Net Income growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Net Income Pct Growth 3 year CAGR19.4%74thThe Net Income compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Net Income Pct Growth 5 year CAGR14.2%73rdThe Net Income compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years

Top Line Growth

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Revenue Pct Growth8.5%58thThe Revenue (Sales) growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM)
Revenue Pct Growth 3 year CAGR9.6%64thThe Revenue (Sales) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years
Revenue Pct Growth 5 year CAGR15.4%75thThe Revenue (Sales) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years

Taxes

MetricValuePercentileWhat it measures
Effective Tax Rate Pct22.4%74thThe effective tax rate of the company over the trailing twelve months (TTM).

Margins and returns say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit and how hard the balance sheet is working; leverage and liquidity say how much room the company has when conditions turn. Read the guide: A practical guide to discounted cash flow valuation.

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Insider activity

In the last 90 days insiders filed 12 transactions: 3 acquisitions covering 18,761 shares and 9 disposals covering 28,830 shares. Acquisitions include awards and option exercises as well as open market purchases. The largest by value was a disposal of 227 shares by Darren Robert Thomas, Co-Head, Market Intelligence on 1 August 2026, worth about $93,508 at the transaction price.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
1 Aug 2026Darren Robert ThomasCo-Head, Market IntelligenceDisposal227$411.93$94K
1 Aug 2026Darren Robert ThomasCo-Head, Market IntelligenceDisposal558
1 Aug 2026Darren Robert ThomasCo-Head, Market IntelligenceAcquisition558
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityDisposal263
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityDisposal119
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityDisposal3,784
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityDisposal2,107
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityDisposal4,917
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityAcquisition4,917
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityDisposal13,286
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityAcquisition13,286
1 Jul 2026William W EagerPresident, S&P Global MobilityDisposal3,569
1 May 2026Catherine R ClayCEO, S&P Dow Jones IndicesAcquisition2,500$431.39$1.1M
1 May 2026Firdaus BhathenaEVP, CTTOAcquisition2,743
1 May 2026Firdaus BhathenaEVP, CTTOAcquisition4,115

Insider filings record what officers and directors did with their own shares. Disposals are often planned sales or tax related, so a pattern across several insiders says more than one filing.

SEC filings

The latest filing is a 10-Q from 28 July 2026.

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28 Jul 202610-QView on sec.gov
28 Apr 202610-QView on sec.gov
11 Feb 202610-KView on sec.gov
30 Oct 202510-QView on sec.gov
1 Aug 202510-QView on sec.gov
29 Apr 202510-QView on sec.gov
11 Feb 202510-KView on sec.gov
25 Oct 202410-QView on sec.gov
30 Jul 202410-QView on sec.gov
25 Apr 202410-QView on sec.gov

Company profile

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Software and Business Services
Industry
Business Services
Headquarters
New York, New York
Chief executive
Douglas L. Peterson
Employees
40,000
Website
spglobal.com
SEC CIK
0000064040

S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. It operates in six divisions, including S &P Global Ratings, Dow Jones Indices, Commodity Insights, S& P Global Market Intelligence, and Engineering Solutions. Its solutions empower business and technical leaders to transform workflows and make decisions.

Sector and peers

S&P Global Inc. is part of the Software and Business Services sector, which FundSpec tracks across 462 companies.

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