Reportable Legal Entities — Selling General And Administrative Expense
S&P Global Reportable Legal Entities — Selling General And Administrative Expense decreased by 23.3% to $802.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.0%, from $764.00M to $802.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Reportable Legal Entities — Selling General And Administrative Expense shows an upward trend with a 18.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Lower expenses relative to revenue suggest high operational efficiency, while rising expenses may indicate scaling costs or potential inefficiencies.
Detailed definition
Includes all non-production costs incurred by the legal entity, such as salaries for administrative staff, marketing, re...
Peer comparison
Standard SG&A metric; peers in data and financial services typically manage this to maintain operating margins.
spgi_segment_reportable_legal_entities_selling_general_and_administrative_expenseHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $374.00M | $423.00M | $572.00M | $958.00M | $768.00M | $725.00M | $945.00M | $705.00M | $771.00M | $741.00M | $942.00M | $714.00M | $741.00M | $815.00M | $926.00M | $764.00M | $803.00M | $805.00M | $1.05B | $802.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.1% | +35.2% | +67.5% | -19.8% | -5.6% | +30.3% | -25.4% | +9.4% | -3.9% | +27.1% | -24.2% | +3.8% | +10.0% | +13.6% | -17.5% | +5.1% | +0.2% | +29.8% | -23.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +105.3% | +71.4% | +65.2% | -26.4% | +0.4% | +2.2% | -0.3% | +1.3% | -3.9% | +10.0% | -1.7% | +7.0% | +8.4% | -1.2% | +12.9% | +5.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is S&P Global's reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense?
- S&P Global (SPGI) reported reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense of $802.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has S&P Global's reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense changed year-over-year?
- S&P Global's reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense increased by 5.0% year-over-year, from $764.00M to $802.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for S&P Global's reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), S&P Global's reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense has grown at a 18.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.73B to $3.42B.
- What does reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense mean?
- The overhead costs required to run the legal entity's daily business operations.