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S&P Global Inc.

$SPGI·$124B·Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges·Financial Services
$410.92-1.7%YTD-21.3%1Y-18.2%
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SPSPGI
S&P Global Inc.$SPGI
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SPGI, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-06-19

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Wide-moat financial-data franchise compressed by AI-disruption fears; valuation has reset materially against still-strong free-cash-flow generation.

S&P Global is the wide-moat financial-data and ratings powerhouse that has been compressed by AI-disruption fears, with the stock down 21% YTD even as fundamentals remain strong. Over $5.33B in free cash flow over the last 12 months yields 4.2% on cash, with NTM levered FCF yield of 5% matching CME and ICE. Bulls explicitly counter the AI threat: 'AI cannot kill the Ratings & Indices business (26x LTM) and Market Intelligence is unlikely to be a zero.' The S&P Global Energy launch of the UN Global Compact Screening Dataset (June 12) is a continuing product-expansion signal. At $410.92 the stock is -21% YTD and -18% T12M on a $123.7B market cap, with gross margin 70%, ROE 15% and ROIC 9.9%. Debt-to-equity 0.45 is conservative. The bear case is that AI-driven competition (Bloomberg, FactSet, alt data) plus IRA/CCRA regulatory pressure on ratings agencies could meaningfully compress S&P Global's earnings power; the offsetting case is that index licensing economics and the IHS Markit integration moat are exactly the type of subscription/data revenue base that has resisted disruption for decades.

Agrees with X sentimentX correctly identifies the FCF-yield framing and the AI-resilience case; we agree directionally.

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-18

S&P Global generated over $5.33B FCF in the last 12 months for a 4.2% FCF yield, with NTM levered FCF yield of 5% matched by CME and ICE. Bulls argue AI cannot kill the Ratings & Indices business (26x LTM) and Market Intelligence is unlikely to be a zero. SPGI ranks as a top-10 position for one investor alongside AMZN, AXON, MSFT, NFLX, MELI, UBER, and V. The 69 dividend aristocrats reinforce quality framing.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

S&P Global Inc., through its affiliated entities, delivers crucial services like credit assessments, market benchmarks, advanced analytics, and comprehensive workflow tools. Their reach extends across the worldwide capital, commodity, and automotive industries. The company is structured into six key operating segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Mobility, and S&P Global Engineering Solutions. S&P Global Ratings functions as an independent authority, supplying credit assessments, research, and analytical insights. It equips investors and other market players with essential data, ratings, and comparative metrics. S&P Dow Jones Indices specializes in crafting and upholding diverse valuation and index benchmarks. These are vital resources for investment advisors, wealth managers, and large institutional investors. S&P Global Commodity Insights delivers critical data and intelligence pertaining to global energy and commodity markets, empowering clients to make informed decisions. S&P Global Market Intelligence provides advanced data and technological tools, furnishing customers with insights crucial for strategic choices. Its extensive portfolio encompasses end-to-end workflow solutions, addressing areas such as capital structuring, data dissemination, ESG practices, leveraged finance, private equity, industry-specific analysis, supply chain management, issuer support, and comprehensive credit, risk, and regulatory compliance solutions. S&P Global Mobility leverages unparalleled automotive data to generate foresight, helping clients foresee market shifts and execute sound business decisions. S&P Global Engineering Solutions supplies specialized engineering knowledge and remedies across various sectors, including aerospace, defense, energy, architecture, construction, and transportation. Its offerings enable both business and technical leaders to optimize processes and make effective determinations. Established in 1860, S&P Global Inc. maintains its primary corporate offices in New York, New York.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SPGI.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
26.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
43.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
7.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
14.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
70.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$4.97$4.84+2.7%
Q4 2025Feb 10, 2026$4.30$4.33-0.7%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$4.73$4.42+7.0%
Q2 2025Jul 31, 2025$4.43$4.21+5.2%
Next earningsThu, Jul 30·consensus EPS $4.92

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$4.2B+10.4%70.4%48.0%$4.69$1.0B
Q4 FY25$3.9B+9.0%70.1%42.7%$3.76$1.7B
Q3 FY25$3.9B+8.8%71.2%43.1%$3.86$1.5B
Q2 FY25$3.8B+5.8%70.2%41.3%$3.50$1.4B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 17 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$16.5B$16.4B – $16.6B$19.63$19.49 – $19.8317
FY27$17.7B$17.5B – $17.8B$22.24$21.73 – $22.6517
FY28$19.0B$19.0B – $19.0B$25.39$24.52 – $26.0413
FY29$20.1B$19.9B – $20.3B$27.71$27.36 – $28.0112
FY30$21.2B$21.0B – $21.3B$30.41$30.02 – $30.736

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.15%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-12.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 295.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.085-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

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  • Position vs 50d & 200d MAs and 52-week range — trend direction at a glance
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Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMay 1Catherine R ClayCEO2.5K sh$1.1MBuyApr 30Moritz Robert Edward Jr.Director1.2K sh$500KBuyApr 29Martina CheungCEO2.3K sh$998KBuyFeb 11Hubert JolyDirector199 sh$79K
+ 38 other (22 awards · 13 inkinds · 3 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 268-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

S&P Global Inc. filed an 8-K on May 26, 2026 (event date May 19, 2026) covering Items 5.02 (officer/director change), 7.01 (Reg FD presentation), and 9.01. The filing covers a personnel change alongside investor materials furnished under Reg FD. The excerpt is boilerplate only; the specific director/officer change and presentation topic are in the attached exhibits. The 5.02 disclosure is the notable element — leadership changes at SPGI are material given its scale and ongoing strategic initiatives.

8-KShareholder voteMay 218-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

S&P Global Inc. filed an 8-K (Item 5.07) on May 21, 2026 (event date May 20, 2026) reporting shareholder vote results from its annual meeting. The excerpt is boilerplate only; vote tallies on directors, executive compensation, auditor, and any other proposals are in the attached exhibit. Routine annual meeting disclosure — no indication of contested outcomes for this large-cap financial data company.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 128-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

S&P Global Inc. filed an 8-K under Item 7.01 (Reg FD) on May 12, 2026, furnishing a presentation or investor materials for public disclosure. The excerpt is XBRL header only with no narrative body detailing the presentation topic or specific data disclosed. Filed May 12, 2026; exhibits attached under Item 9.01. This is a routine Reg FD disclosure — informational and non-dilutive, with no structural corporate change.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 78-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

S&P Global Inc. filed an 8-K under Item 7.01 (Reg FD) on May 7, 2026, furnishing a presentation or investor document to comply with fair disclosure rules. The excerpt is pure XBRL boilerplate with no topic, slide count, or data visible. Routine Reg FD furnishing — non-dilutive and administratively driven; the actual presentation content attached as an exhibit is the relevant read.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 303
AI summary

Firdaus Bhathena filed a Form 3 (initial statement of beneficial ownership) for S&P Global Inc. on April 30, 2026, reporting his position as EVP and Chief Technology & Transformation Officer effective April 27, 2026, with no non-derivative securities listed. Routine insider ownership filing — the CTTO role is a senior appointment; derivative grants would be disclosed in subsequent Form 4 filings.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 288-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

S&P Global Inc. filed an 8-K under Items 2.02 (earnings) and 7.01 (Reg FD) on April 28, 2026, reporting Q1 2026 financial results and furnishing an investor presentation. The excerpt is XBRL header only with no revenue, adjusted EPS, or segment data visible; the press release is under Item 9.01. Routine quarterly earnings — revenue growth across Ratings, Market Intelligence, Commodity Insights, and Mobility segments, along with free cash flow conversion, are the key metrics for this financial data and analytics franchise.

8-KPress release / Reg FDFeb 108-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
3New insider — initial holdingsFeb 93
+ 14 other (3 routine 8-Ks · 2 13Gs · 2 IRANNOTICEs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

SPGI Gains From Recurring Revenues & Buyouts Amid High Expenseszacks.com·20h agoIs S&P Global the Best Wide-Moat Financial Stock to Buy Right Now?fool.com·7d agoS&P Global Energy Launches United Nations Global Compact Screening Datasetprnewswire.com·7d agoCARFAX Canada: Used Vehicle Prices Continue to Stabilize while Inventory Ramps Upbusinesswire.com·8d agoS&P Global Stock Has Been a Rollercoaster. Hold on Tight.barrons.com·8d ago

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