S&P Global (SPGI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) provides financial information, analytics, benchmarks and credit ratings to businesses, governments and investors worldwide. Its services are used to evaluate credit risk, analyze markets, value assets, assess commodities and support investment and business decisions.

The company operates through businesses that include S&P Global Ratings, which provides credit ratings and related research; S&P Global Market Intelligence, which delivers financial and industry data, analytics and workflow tools; S&P Global Commodity Insights, which supplies information and pricing assessments for energy and commodity markets; and S&P Dow Jones Indices, which develops and maintains market indexes such as the S&P 500. Its mobility business provides automotive data, forecasting and related analytics.

S&P Global traces its history to 1860 and the publication of Henry Varnum Poor’s History of Railroads and Canals in the United States. The company developed through the combination and expansion of financial information and analytics businesses, including Standard & Poor’s and McGraw Hill Financial, and adopted the S&P Global name in 2016. It serves clients across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

Martina Cheung serves as president and chief executive officer of S&P Global. The company is headquartered in New York City.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $410.26 to $420.20
• 50-Day Range: $405.14 to $457.34
• 52-Week Range: $381.61 to $552.25
• Volume: 1.71 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $121.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.08
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $523.59
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

S&P Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

S&P Global scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 840 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

S&P Global has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

S&P Global has a consensus price target of $523.59, representing about 27.5% upside from its current price of $410.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

S&P Global has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for S&P Global are expected to grow by 13.07% in the coming year, from $17.75 to $20.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 25.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 25.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

S&P Global has a PEG Ratio of 2.02. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

S&P Global has a P/B Ratio of 3.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.38% of the float of S&P Global has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

S&P Global has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in S&P Global has recently decreased by 8.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

S&P Global has a dividend yield of 0.93%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

S&P Global has been increasing its dividend for 53 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of S&P Global is 23.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, S&P Global will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.33% next year. This indicates that S&P Global will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

S&P Global has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for S&P Global this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

38 people have searched for SPGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 12 people have added S&P Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, S&P Global insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% of the stock of S&P Global is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.17% of the stock of S&P Global is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Financial Exchanges & Data
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SPGI
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MHP
• CIK: 64040
• Web: www.spglobal.com
• Phone: (212) 438-1000
• Fax: 212-512-3840
• Employees: 44,500
• Year Founded: 1860

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for S&P Global: $523.59
• High Price Target: $560.00
• Low Price Target: $485.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.14
• P/E Growth: 2.02
• Net Income: $4.47 billion
• Net Margins: 31.37%
• Pretax Margin: 43.86%
• Return on Equity: 17.74%
• Return on Assets: 9.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.90
• Cash Flow: $21.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.89
• Book Value: $104.54 per share
• Price / Book: 3.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 294,800,000
• Free Float: 294,712,000
• Market Cap: $121.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07