Q4 Earnings Forecast for S&P Global Issued By Zacks Research

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for S&P Global in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will earn $4.11 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.07. The consensus estimate for S&P Global's current full-year earnings is $17.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for S&P Global's Q1 2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.18 EPS.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $4.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.23 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $3.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.72 billion. S&P Global had a return on equity of 14.33% and a net margin of 27.12%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $616.00 to $589.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on S&P Global from $595.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on S&P Global from $599.00 to $608.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. StockNews.com downgraded S&P Global from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Argus upgraded S&P Global to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $592.71.

S&P Global Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SPGI opened at $510.07 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $156.44 billion, a PE ratio of 41.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. The company's fifty day moving average price is $490.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $503.16. S&P Global has a 1 year low of $419.49 and a 1 year high of $545.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On S&P Global

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in S&P Global by 19.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 37,746 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $18,799,000 after acquiring an additional 6,051 shares during the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of S&P Global in the 4th quarter valued at $14,040,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 110.8% during the 4th quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 23,868 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $12,066,000 after purchasing an additional 12,547 shares during the period. James Hambro & Partners LLP increased its position in shares of S&P Global by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. James Hambro & Partners LLP now owns 217,029 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $108,173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freestone Capital Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of S&P Global by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 11,499 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,727,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. 87.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at S&P Global

In related news, EVP Sally Moore sold 500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $510.43, for a total value of $255,215.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 5,131 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,619,016.33. This represents a 8.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

S&P Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be paid a $0.96 dividend. This represents a $3.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 28th. S&P Global's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.16%.

About S&P Global

S&P Global, Inc engages in the provision of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. It operates through the following segments: Market Intelligence, Ratings, Commodity Insights, Mobility, Indices, and Engineering Solutions.

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