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Rating:79Outperform
Price Target:
$480.00
â–²(10.86% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/30/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high margins and robust free cash flow) and a positive earnings call with upbeat growth/margin guidance plus increased buybacks. These strengths are tempered by mixed technical positioning (below the 20-day and 200-day moving averages) and a moderate-to-rich valuation with a low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Benchmark business scale and profitability
The benchmark franchises are becoming an increasingly important earnings engine, combining strong growth with high incremental margins. Their scale, market relevance, and integration into financial products support durable recurring revenue and provide operating leverage as adoption expands.
Negative Factors
Leverage rising above target
Funding buybacks partly with new debt is expected to push leverage above management’s target range in 2026. Although natural deleveraging is expected by 2027, higher leverage temporarily reduces financial flexibility and increases sensitivity to weaker earnings or elevated financing costs.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Benchmark business scale and profitability
The benchmark franchises are becoming an increasingly important earnings engine, combining strong growth with high incremental margins. Their scale, market relevance, and integration into financial products support durable recurring revenue and provide operating leverage as adoption expands.
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S&P Global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Recurring Revenue as a Percent of Revenue
Indicates the stability and predictability of income, showcasing the strength of subscription-based or repeat business models.
Indicates the stability and predictability of income, showcasing the strength of subscription-based or repeat business models.
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Market Cap
$126.12B
Dividend Yield0.9%
Average Volume (3M)1.77M
Price to Earnings (P/E)26.0
Beta (1Y)0.81
Revenue Growth9.67%
EPS Growth26.18%
CountryUS
Employees44,500
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Data & Stock Exchanges
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)16.43
Shares Outstanding294,800,000
10 Day Avg. Volume1,578,185
30 Day Avg. Volume1,770,316
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.91
Price to Book (P/B)5.10
Price to Sales (P/S)10.39
P/FCF Ratio29.19
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.09
Enterprise Value/Revenue8.50
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit11.99
Enterprise Value/Ebitda16.66
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$519.88Price Target Upside20.07% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering17
EPS Forecast (FY)17.85
Revenue Forecast (FY)$14.83B
S&P Global Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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...
How the Company Makes Money
S&P Global primarily makes money by selling subscription-based and transactional information services and by charging fees for credit ratings and index-linked services across its operating segments. (1) Ratings: S&P Global Ratings generates revenu...
S&P Global Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 28, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 27, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented multiple strong operational and financial highlights — record quarters in Ratings and Indices, double-digit EPS growth, solid AI adoption and monetization signals, disciplined productivity enabling margin expansion, and an increased $7B+ buyback program. Lowlights were concentrated in the Energy division (short-term impacts from the Middle East conflict, sanctions and GTS volatility), some subscale/consulting softness in Market Intelligence, and temporary elongated sales cycles and slightly elevated leverage due to buybacks. Overall, positives (broad revenue and margin outperformance, AI traction, strategic M&A and capital return) materially outweigh the limited and described near-term headwinds.Positive Updates
Consolidated Revenue and EPS Growth
Total revenue grew 11% year-over-year (organic constant currency and all-in) and adjusted diluted EPS grew 23% in Q2 2026, driven by benchmark strength and margin expansion.
Negative Updates
Energy Division Headwinds from Middle East Conflict
Energy revenue grew only 3% YoY in Q2; Iran conflict complicated contract renewals and led to intentional pricing flexibility for affected customers; conference and one-time sales were pressured, and sanctions had a negative impact (estimated -120 bps to Platts and -30 bps to CERA growth in Q2).
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Q2-2026 Updates
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Negative
Consolidated Revenue and EPS Growth
Total revenue grew 11% year-over-year (organic constant currency and all-in) and adjusted diluted EPS grew 23% in Q2 2026, driven by benchmark strength and margin expansion.
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Company Guidance
S&P Global introduced guidance that excludes Mobility for the full year (spin completed July 1) and calls for 6–8% organic constant‑currency revenue growth, consolidated margin expansion ex‑OSTTRA of 75–100 basis points, and adjusted EPS of $17.50–$17.75 (double‑digit growth across the range). Division guidance (recast) is: Ratings +5–8% (up 1ppt), Indices +12–14% (up 2ppt), Market Intelligence +5.5–7%, and Energy +4.5–6%. Cash flow and capital return targets include H1 adjusted FCF (including Mobility) of $2.4B, H2 adjusted FCF (ex‑Mobility) of $2.9–3.1B, a Mobility dividend of ~$2B (about $500M used for debt paydown), planned ~$2B of incremental debt to fund buybacks, and an increased share repurchase program of over $7B (more than 5% of market cap). They expect year‑end gross leverage of ~2.7–2.8x EBITDA (vs. 2.0–2.5x target) with natural deleveraging back into the target by end‑2027.S&P Global Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
84
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 16.12B | 15.34B | 14.21B | 12.50B | 11.18B | 8.30B |
| Gross Profit | 11.43B | 10.77B | 9.82B | 8.36B | 7.43B | 6.12B |
| EBITDA | 8.23B | 7.69B | 6.78B | 5.15B | 6.02B | 4.46B |
| Net Income | 4.92B | 4.47B | 3.85B | 2.63B | 3.25B | 3.02B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 62.91B | 61.20B | 60.22B | 60.59B | 61.78B | 15.03B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.14B | 1.80B | 1.69B | 1.32B | 1.30B | 6.51B |
| Total Debt | 15.75B | 14.20B | 11.93B | 12.00B | 11.65B | 4.70B |
| Total Liabilities | 26.27B | 25.05B | 22.71B | 22.49B | 22.04B | 9.49B |
| Stockholders Equity | 31.62B | 31.23B | 33.16B | 34.20B | 36.48B | 2.03B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 5.57B | 5.46B | 5.57B | 3.57B | 2.51B | 3.56B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.73B | 5.65B | 5.69B | 3.71B | 2.60B | 3.60B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -321.00M | -704.00M | -255.00M | 562.00M | 3.63B | -120.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.06B | -4.93B | -5.00B | -4.28B | -11.33B | -1.01B |
S&P Global Risk Analysis
S&P Global disclosed 32 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. S&P Global reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
S&P Global Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $126.12B | 26.04 | 15.47% | 0.90% | 9.67% | 26.18% | |
77 Outperform | $83.35B | 30.44 | 79.69% | 0.84% | 11.67% | 33.94% | |
76 Outperform | $88.92B | 22.72 | 13.81% | 1.29% | 12.60% | 35.84% | |
74 Outperform | $7.72B | 19.54 | 35.29% | 0.97% | 9.33% | 12.16% | |
73 Outperform | $10.78B | 20.74 | 25.61% | 1.49% | 6.65% | -7.20% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $40.97B | 31.30 | -54.14% | 1.41% | 11.62% | 21.00% |
* Financial Sector Average
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S&P Global Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
S&P Global Posts Strong Q2 Results After Mobility Spin-Off
Positive
Jul 28, 2026
On July 28, 2026, SP Global reported strong second-quarter 2026 results, with GAAP revenue rising 10% year on year to $4.146 billion and operating profit up 17% to $1.812 billion. Net income climbed 14% to $1.217 billion, while diluted EPS increas...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial Disclosures
S&P Global Restructures Market Intelligence for AI Growth
Positive
Jul 6, 2026
On July 6, 2026, SP Global unveiled a new operating model for its Market Intelligence division, structuring it into two verticals—Kensho Data Platforms and Enterprise Solutions—to deepen its AI-driven offerings and streamline client i...
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