S&P Global Inc. SPGI

Company Overview

S&P Global Inc. is a publicly traded financial information and analytics company that operates primarily in the financial services, capital markets, and data and analytics industries. The company provides credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data that support decision-making across global financial markets. Its core customers include institutional investors, asset managers, corporations, governments, and financial intermediaries. S&P Global is widely recognized for its role in global capital markets infrastructure, particularly through its credit ratings and market indices.

The company’s primary business lines include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global Market Intelligence, and S&P Global Commodity Insights, which together generate the majority of its revenue through subscription-based data services, transaction-based credit ratings, and licensing fees. S&P Global’s strategic advantage lies in its scale, long-standing brand credibility, proprietary datasets, and embedded role in global financial workflows. The company traces its origins to 1860 through the publication of financial information by Henry Varnum Poor and has evolved through mergers and product expansion into a diversified global financial information provider.