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

Company Overview

S&P Global is a leading provider of financial information, analytics and benchmark indices that serve investors, issuers, corporations and public institutions worldwide. The company operates through well-known businesses that include credit ratings, market intelligence and index licensing, as well as commodity and energy information services. Its products and services are used to assess creditworthiness, inform investment decisions, construct and track benchmark portfolios, and support risk and commodity market analysis.

S&P Global Ratings provides independent credit ratings, research and data used by fixed income investors and capital market participants to evaluate issuer and transaction risk. S&P Dow Jones Indices maintains widely followed equity and fixed-income benchmarks, including the S&P 500 and related products that underpin index-linked investment vehicles. S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Commodity Insights (formerly Platts) supply data, analytics, and research across sectors such as banking, energy, commodities and corporate finance, delivering tools for valuation, workflow integration and sector-specific market intelligence.

The company serves a global client base from its headquarters in New York and through regional offices in major financial centers. Its offerings include subscription data platforms, proprietary analytics, credit assessments, index licensing, benchmark calculation and market reporting. These capabilities are integrated into workflows for asset managers, investment banks, corporate treasuries, government entities and commodity traders, enabling decision‑making across capital markets and commodity markets.

S&P Global traces its corporate heritage to established market information businesses and adopted the S&P Global name following a rebranding from McGraw Hill Financial. The firm is led by a senior management team responsible for steering its strategic focus on data, analytics and benchmarks; its leadership emphasizes expanding digital platforms and analytics offerings to meet evolving client needs across regions and asset classes.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $428.55 to $435.72
• 50-Day Range: $395.41 to $457.34
• 52-Week Range: $381.61 to $579.05
• Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $126.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.15
• Dividend Yield: 0.90%
• Price Target: $533.59
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

S&P Global Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

S&P Global scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 876 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 $533.59, representing about 24.4% upside from its current price of $428.98.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

S&P Global has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for S&P Global are expected to grow by 12.08% in the coming year, from $18.37 to $20.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 27.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of S&P Global is 27.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

S&P Global has a PEG Ratio of 2.19. 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 4.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.16% 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 1.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in S&P Global has recently decreased by 29.67%, 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 0.90%, 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 24.56%. 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 18.84% next year. This indicates that S&P Global will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

S&P Global has a news sentiment score of 1.05. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 64 news articles for S&P Global this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

40 people have searched for SPGI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added S&P Global to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of S&P Global in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $2,576,775.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0020% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, S&P Global insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,576,775.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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: 4/28/2026
• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2026
• Today: 7/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2026
• Orbit as the Next Data Frontier: Capital Flows, Risk, and Realities: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Securities Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• 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: $533.59
• High Price Target: $635.00
• Low Price Target: $485.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $15.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.35
• P/E Growth: 2.19
• Net Income: $4.47 billion
• Net Margins: 30.37%
• Pretax Margin: 42.21%
• Return on Equity: 17.26%
• Return on Assets: 9.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 0.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.28
• Cash Flow: $22.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.47
• Book Value: $104.54 per share
• Price / Book: 4.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 296,000,000
• Free Float: 295,911,000
• Market Cap: $126.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08