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S&P Global Inc. SPGI
S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.97% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $15.3B at a 29.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.43 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Baird | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-21 | Baird | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-20 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.022 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.387 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.106 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.247 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPGI | S&P Global Inc. | 6/9 | 3.14 | 27 | +7.9% |
| MCO | MOODYS CORP /DE/ | 8/9 | 6.39 | 32 | +8.9% |
| EFX | EQUIFAX INC | 6/9 | 2.56 | 28.6 | +6.9% |
| TRU | TransUnion | 8/9 | 2.55 | 29.8 | +9.4% |
| CRMZ | CREDITRISKMONITOR COM INC | 3/9 | 0.96 | 23.2 | +1.6% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 5/9 | 6.79 | 31.1 | +15.1% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 6/9 | 4.49 | 20.7 | +17.8% |
About S&P Global Inc.
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 four segments: S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Energy, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P Global Market Intelligence segment provides multi-asset-class data and analytics integrated with purpose-built workflow solutions. This segment offers Data, Analytics & Insights, a desktop product suite that provides data, analytics, and third-party research for global finance and corporate professionals; research, reference data, market data, derived analytics, and valuation services; enterprise solutions, such as software and workflow solutions; and credit and risk solutions for selling Ratings' credit ratings and related data and research, analytics, and financial risk solutions. The S&P Global Ratings segment operates as an independent provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics offering investors information and independent benchmarks for their investment and financial decisions as well as access to the capital markets. The S&P Global Energy segment provides information and benchmark prices for the energy and commodity markets. The S&P Dow Jones Indices segment operates as an index provider that maintains various valuation and index benchmarks for investment advisors, wealth managers, and institutional investors. It has operations in the United States, European region, Asia, and internationally. S&P Global Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is SPGI financially healthy?
S&P Global Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does SPGI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. S&P Global Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.97% with a 26.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is SPGI?
In FY2025, S&P Global Inc. had a net margin of 29.2% and a return on equity of 14.3%.
Is SPGI overvalued or undervalued?
S&P Global Inc. trades at about 28.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.3×–51.5×, median 32.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SPGI?
The average Wall-Street price target for S&P Global Inc. is $516.95, about 26.1% above the recent price, from 20 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is SPGI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on S&P Global Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.0×, a dividend yield of 0.97%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.