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How S&P Global Inc. stacks up
SPGI · against 12 other Financial Services companies of similar size
Valuation
32/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #5 of 13 · scores higher than 67% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score3 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including SPGI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 32?
Weighted metrics compared with all Financial Services companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Financial Services peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 70% of peers. Earnings yield: 3.6% vs peer median 5.7%
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 63% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 4.1% vs peer median 6.1%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 62% of peers. EBITDA yield: 5.6% vs peer median 6.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SPGI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SPGI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 15 reported | 3.5% | 3.8% | 36% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 10 reported | 5.3% | 5.6% | 44% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | 4.1% | 3.9% | 62% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 15 reported | 22.9% | 22.9% | 50% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SPGI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 128.0B USD | 76 | 61 | |
| 2 | 70.0B USD | 44 | 53 | |
| 3 | 96.0B USD | 38 | 48 | |
| 4 | 97.2B USD | 35 | 44 | |
| 5 | 137.4B USD | 32 | 50 | |
| 6 | 141.3B USD | 29 | 52 | |
| 7 | 188.7B USD | 28 | 45 | |
| 8 | 109.3B USD | 27 | 53 | |
| 9 | 90.7B USD | 25 | 33 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score