S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) (NYSE: SPGI) is a global provider of financial information, analytics, benchmarks and credit ratings. The company serves financial institutions, corporations, governments and other organizations by helping them assess credit risk, evaluate markets, manage portfolios, analyze supply chains and make business decisions.
Its principal businesses include S&P Global Ratings, which provides credit ratings, research and related analytical services; S&P Global Market Intelligence, which delivers financial and industry data, research and workflow solutions; and S&P Global Commodity Insights, which supplies pricing information, market analysis and intelligence for energy and commodities markets. The company also operates S&P Global Mobility, which provides automotive data and analytics, and S&P Dow Jones Indices, known for benchmarks such as the S&P 500.
The company traces its roots to 1860, when Henry Varnum Poor published financial information about U.S. railroad companies. Standard Statistics was established in 1916, and Poor’s Publishing later merged with it in 1941. The business operated for many years as part of McGraw Hill Financial before adopting the S&P Global name in 2016. Today, S&P Global serves clients across major financial and commercial markets worldwide.
