What is S&P Global's goodwill?

S&P Global (SPGI) reported goodwill of $36.36B in Q1 2026.

How has S&P Global's goodwill changed year-over-year?

S&P Global's goodwill increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $34.96B to $36.36B.

What is the long-term trend for S&P Global's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), S&P Global's goodwill has grown at a 57.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.74B to $36.48B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

S&P Global SPGI Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Market Intelligence$19.66B+7.4%

Mobility$8.86B0.0%

Energy$5.56B—

Indices$1.51B+9.9%

Ratings$164M-36.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.2B+10.4%

Gross profit$2.9B+11.9%

Operating income$2.0B+26.9%

Net income$1.4B+28.0%

EPS (diluted)$4.69+32.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.8B+23.2%

Total debt$11.2B-6.8%

Total equity$31.2B-6.6%

Total assets$60.8B+1.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.0B+8.8%

CapEx$27.0M-37.2%

Free cash flow$1.0B+11.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$124.32B-23.6%

Enterprise value$133.71B-22.7%

P/E26×-14.5×

P/S7.9×-3.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin70.5%+0.9pp

Operating margin43.9%+4.0pp

Net margin30.4%+3.1pp

FCF margin35.3%-3.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.8%+3.1pp

Debt / equity0.4×0.0×

Current ratio0.7×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by S&P Global in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: S&P Global’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is S&P Global's goodwill?: S&P Global (SPGI) reported goodwill of $36.36B in Q1 2026.
How has S&P Global's goodwill changed year-over-year?: S&P Global's goodwill increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $34.96B to $36.36B.
What is the long-term trend for S&P Global's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), S&P Global's goodwill has grown at a 57.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.74B to $36.48B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.