S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) is a publicly traded company in the Financial Services — Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
S&P Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides benchmarks, data, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, energy and commodity, and automotive markets. It operates through five segments: S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Energy, S&P Global Mobility, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P Global Market Intelligence segment provides multi-asset-class data and analytics integrated with purpose-built workflow solutions.
Analysis Summary
S&P Global Inc. reported revenue of $15.34B in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 15.6%. Net income reached $4.47B, with a 13.8% 5-year CAGR.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 70.9%, operating margin 46.3%, net margin 30.5%. Free cash flow grew at 9.3% CAGR over 5 years.
At the current price of $404.11, SPGI trades at a P/E of 24.25 and an ROE of 14.31%. Market capitalisation stands at $119.1B, placing it among large-cap names.
Balance sheet quality for SPGI: current ratio of 0.8, net debt of $12.40B. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Cash flow quality is strong: free cash flow of $5.46B represents 122% conversion of reported net income. High conversion (above 90%) suggests earnings translate cleanly into cash; lower conversion may indicate working capital tightness or accounting timing differences.
Price
| Price | $404.11 |
| Market Cap | $119.1B |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Country | US |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 24.25 |
| Price / Book | 3.72 |
| EV / EBITDA | 22.32 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.97% |
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 14.31% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.22% |
| Return on Assets | 7.31% |
| Gross Margin | 70.90% |
| Operating Margin | 46.27% |
| Net Margin | 30.53% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.50 |
| Current Ratio | 0.95 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 4.93 |
What to look at in Financial Services
Asset managers, brokers, fintech, exchanges. They are not banks — look at AUM, fees and FCF quality.
- 5y revenue growth — Without growth, there is no long-term value creation
- Operating margin — Good asset managers have >30% margins thanks to scalability
- ROE — Quality financial services have a consistent ROE >15%
- FCF / Net Income — Earnings quality — >90% expected in capital-light businesses
- Debt / Equity — Fintech and brokers with high D/E are time bombs in crises
- P/E vs own 5y — Asset managers have stable multiples in well-known ranges
- Dividend yield + buybacks — These businesses return a lot of capital — look at total yield (div + buybacks)
Peer Comparison
| Symbol | Company | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | $119.1B | 24.25 | 3.72 | 14.3% |
| BAC | Bank of America Corporation | $412.9B | 12.52 | 1.31 | 11.1% |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corporation | $123.9B | 12.21 | 1.08 | 9.3% |
| IBKR | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. | $152.7B | 34.36 | 6.59 | 20.5% |
| SAN | Banco Santander, S.A. | $217.5B | 11.49 | 1.71 | 15.5% |
| TD | The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $205.8B | 18.18 | 2.21 | 12.8% |
| BLK | BlackRock, Inc. | $163.4B | 24.20 | 2.76 | 11.7% |
| MCO | Moody's Corporation | $80.1B | 28.95 | 26.56 | 79.7% |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -5.29% |
| 3 months | +3.97% |
| Year-to-date | -22.67% |
| 1 year | -20.42% |
| 3 years | +3.80% |
52-Week Range
| 52-week High | $552.25 |
| 52-week Low | $371.75 |
| Avg Volume (90d) | 2.2M |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | $0.9700 | 0.96% |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.9700 | 0.96% |
| 2026-02-25 | $0.9700 | 0.96% |
| 2025-11-25 | $0.9600 | 0.95% |
| 2025-08-26 | $0.9600 | 0.95% |
| 2025-05-28 | $0.9600 | 0.95% |
| 2025-02-26 | $0.9600 | 0.95% |
| 2024-11-26 | $0.9100 | 0.90% |
| 2024-08-27 | $0.9100 | 0.90% |
| 2024-05-29 | $0.9100 | 0.90% |
Related companies: BAC · BLK · COF · IBKR · MCO · SAN · TD
Explore sector: Financial Services · Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges
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