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S&P Global’s sales from ratings, indices, data and energy, quarter by quarter, its latest results, the money it hands back to shareholders, plus directors’ share deals and the latest news.
Sales by business
S&P Global earns most from rating debt and selling financial data. Index fees are the fastest-growing part.
Jul–Sep 2026
- Ratings+2.5% on a year ago$1.27bn34%
- Market Intelligence (data)+6.8% on a year ago$1.26bn34%
- Energy (Platts)+5.9% on a year ago$645m17%
- Indices (S&P 500 and more)+20% on a year ago$554m15%
The last five quarters
| Q3 2025Jul–Sep 2025 | Q4 2025Oct–Dec 2025 | Q1 2026Jan–Mar 2026 | Q2 2026Apr–Jun 2026 | Q3 2026Jul–Sep 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratings | $1.24bn | $1.19bn | $1.30bn | $1.34bn | $1.27bn |
| Market Intelligence (data) | $1.18bn | $1.26bn | $1.30bn | $1.29bn | $1.26bn |
| Energy (Platts) | $609m | $576m | $653m | $568m | $645m |
| Indices (S&P 500 and more) | $462m | $498m | $519m | $534m | $554m |
Leaves out Mobility, now a separate company. Sources: Q3 2025, Q4 2025, Q1 2026, Q2 2026, Q3 2026
Money back to shareholders
S&P Global hands cash back by buying its own shares (which leaves fewer shares, so each one owns more of the company) and by paying dividends. Read automatically from its quarterly filings with the US regulator.
- Shares bought back, last 12 months
- $6.60bn
- Dividends paid, last 12 months
- $1.15bn
- Shares in issue
- 0.29bn
- −7.1% since Jan–Mar 2024
Cash handed back each quarter
Cash paid out in each quarter; the year is S&P Global’s own. Shares in issue is the average number in the quarter, counting options. SEC filings
Q3 2026 results
Published 27 Oct 2026. Sales rose 7% to $3.68bn, led by index fees, up 20%. S&P Global is looking at selling or splitting off its Capital IQ data business.
In brief
- Sales of $3.68bn, up 7%.
- Index sales up 20% to $554m.
- Ratings sales up 2% to $1.27bn.
- Operating margin of 53.2%, up 8 points, helped by a one-off gain.
- Diluted earnings per share up 26% to $4.45.
- Started a review of Capital IQ, which could lead to a sale or split.
Against a year ago (Q3 2025)
| Q3 2025 | Q3 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | $3.44bn | $3.68bn | up +6.8% |
| Index sales | $462m | $554m | up +20% |
| Ratings sales | $1.24bn | $1.27bn | up +2.5% |
| Operating margin | 45.2% | 53.2% | +8.0 pts |
Red and green show whether a change is good or bad for S&P Global, so more spending shows in red.
Sales
Index sales
Sales leave out Mobility, which became a separate company on 1 July 2026. S&P Global Q3 2026 results, 27 Oct 2026
Products and progress
Where each S&P Global product has got to, from first announcement to widely available. Checked against S&P Global’s Q3 2026 report (27 Oct 2026).
Ratings
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Credit ratings Widely available
$1.27bn of sales in Jul–Sep 2026, up 2%
Ratings that show how safe company and government debt is. S&P Global Q3 2026 results
Indices
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S&P Dow Jones Indices Widely available
$554m of sales in Jul–Sep 2026, up 20%
The S&P 500 and other indices. Fund firms pay fees to use them. S&P Global Q3 2026 results
Market Intelligence
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Capital IQ data Widely available
Under review, and may be sold or split off
Financial data and research tools used by banks and investors. S&P Global Q3 2026 results
Energy
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Energy data (Platts) Widely available
$645m of sales in Jul–Sep 2026, up 6%
Prices and news for oil, gas, metals and farm goods. S&P Global Q3 2026 results
What’s new
- Filing Quarterly report SEC,
- Filing Company announcement: results or delivery report, statement to investors SEC,
- Filing Company announcement: other company news SEC,
- Filing Girish Ganesan: used options 186 shares SEC,
The last 30 days. Headlines link to the full stories on the publishers’ own sites.
Numbers
Sales each quarter
Net profit each quarter
| Quarter | Months | Sales | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | Jul–Sep 2026 | $3.68bn | $1.24bn |
| Q2 2026 | Apr–Jun 2026 | $3.68bn | $1.22bn |
| Q1 2026 | Jan–Mar 2026 | $3.72bn | $1.40bn |
| Q4 2025 | Oct–Dec 2025 | $3.47bn | $1.13bn |
| Q3 2025 | Jul–Sep 2025 | $3.44bn | $1.18bn |
From S&P Global’s results filed with the SEC; newer quarters appear automatically, with the business split added after each report is checked.
Directors’ share deals
Directors and senior staff must tell the SEC within two business days when they buy, sell or are given shares.
| Reported | Who | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Girish GanesanEVP, Chief People Officer | Used options 186 shares Shares kept back for tax 103 shares |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Darren Robert ThomasCo-Head, Market Intelligence | Used options 558 shares Shares kept back for tax 227 shares |
| 6 Jul 2026 | William W EagerPresident, S&P Global Mobility | See the filing |
| 5 May 2026 | Firdaus BhathenaEVP, CTTO | See the filing |
| 4 May 2026 | Robert Edward Jr. MoritzDirector | Bought 1,152 shares at $434.03 ($500,001) |
| 4 May 2026 | Catherine R ClayCEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices | Bought 2,500 shares at $431.39 ($1.1m) |
| 1 May 2026 | Martina CheungCEO & President, Director | Bought 2,322 shares at $429.93 ($998,297) |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Christopher CraigSVP and Controller | Used options 1,480 shares Shares kept back for tax 756 shares |
From Form 4 filings on SEC EDGAR. ‘Used options’ means turning share options into shares; it is not a purchase on the market.
Share price
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Timeline
- Jul 2026Spins off Mobility as a separate company.
- Nov 2024Martina Cheung becomes chief executive.
- Feb 2022Completes its merger with IHS Markit.
- Apr 2016McGraw Hill Financial is renamed S&P Global.
- 1966McGraw-Hill buys Standard & Poor’s.
- Mar 1957The S&P 500 index is launched.
- 1860Henry Varnum Poor publishes his guide to US railways, the start of S&P.
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- US filings, results, buybacks and insider deals: SEC EDGAR
- Sales by business: S&P Global’s quarterly results
- Headlines: TechCrunch
- Products, cities and timeline: checked by ChartsView against the company’s own reports, last on 28 Oct 2026.
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