SPGI vs MCO vs TW Stock Comparison

S&P Global, Moodys and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SPGI S&P Global Inc.
$460.50 +17.3% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$133.50B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.21B
Div. yield
0.84%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
7 wins
MCO Moodys Corp /De/
$488.83 +7.5% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$84.27B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.18B
Div. yield
0.82%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
3 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$118.88 +18.2% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.83B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
0.45%
Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

S&P Global leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (S&P Global 7, Moodys 3, Tradeweb Markets 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPGIMCOTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $133.50B $84.27B $27.83B SPGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 29.3x 27.8x SPGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.4x 27.3x 28.3x SPGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.2% +9.0% +14.4% SPGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.0% 35.3% — MCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 27.9% — MCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.3x — SPGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.84% 0.82% 0.45% SPGI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% +3.6% +12.7% TW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +3.9%/yr +5.9%/yr TW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 28.3% 30.8% MCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 60/100 42/100 SPGI

Percentile Scorecard

SPGIMCOTW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSPGIMCOTW
Valuation 26 #700 of 941 19 #767 of 941 37 #61 of 96
Growth 76 #148 of 615 71 #178 of 615 69 #21 of 65
Profitability 93 #45 of 586 96 #24 of 586 –
Financial Health 65 #233 of 667 55 #303 of 667 –
Shareholder Returns 52 #336 of 704 61 #278 of 704 21 #32 of 40
Overall 62 60 42
  • SPGI ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • MCO ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSPGIMCOTWSPY
1 month +17.3%+7.5%+18.2% +0.7%
3 months +11.0%+1.3%+21.6% +3.7%
6 months +6.8%+5.8%+5.0% +7.1%
Year to date -11.9%-4.3%+10.5% +12.8%
1 year -2.7%+3.6%+12.7% +11.9%
3 years +33.5%+59.6%+33.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +10.1%+16.9%+10.2% +22.8%
5 years -2.9%+21.0%+33.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.6%+3.9%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years +276.6%+383.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.2%+17.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPGIMCOTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%28.3%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%29.9%31.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.48-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.130.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-41.4%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.7%-9.4%-6.1% -1.2%
52-week high $546.35$539.61$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $386.35$412.23$91.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSPGIMCOTW
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 13.0x 29.3xmedian 13.0x 27.8xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 12.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 7.7x 21.6xmedian 7.7x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 10.7x 28.3xmedian 10.7x 20.6xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.2x 24.7xmedian 1.2x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.90median 0.90 1.11median 0.90 0.78median 0.48

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSPGIMCOTW
Revenue $17.21B $8.18B $2.28B
Gross profit $12.21B $6.10B –
Operating income $7.77B $3.64B $1.01B
Net income $5.40B $2.89B –
Free cash flow $5.84B $2.98B –
EPS (diluted) $17.10 $16.64 $4.27
Cash & equivalents $2.44B $1.51B –
Total debt $13.06B $6.91B –
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 173.30M 212.80M
Enterprise value $128.70B $77.34B $27.83B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSPGIMCOTW
P/E 26.9x 29.3x 27.8x
P/FCF 22.9x 28.3x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 25.3x –
P/S 7.8x 10.3x 12.2x
P/B 6.7x 24.7x –
P/Tangible book 16.9x 49.1x –
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 21.6x –
EV/EBIT 18.5x 24.6x –
EV/Revenue 8.4x 11.0x 12.2x
EV/FCF 24.7x 30.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 26.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.90 1.11 0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPGIMCOTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.2% 9.0% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 12.6% 21.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 10.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% 16.0% 25.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 23.3% 30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.3% 28.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 24.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 23.4% 33.1% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 26.5% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% 22.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 17.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 24.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 18.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPGIMCOTW
Gross margin 70.9% 74.6% –
EBITDA margin 53.1% 50.6% –
Operating margin 45.1% 44.6% –
Pretax margin 43.4% 45.2% –
Net margin 29.0% 35.3% –
FCF margin 33.9% 36.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 40.7% –
Return on equity 21.0% 87.8% –
Return on assets 9.7% 19.6% –
Return on invested capital 14.9% 27.9% –
Return on capital employed 16.6% 31.8% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPGIMCOTW
Debt / assets 27.2% 46.6% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 77.0% –
Equity / assets 41.3% 23.0% –
Interest coverage 24.0x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 4.16 7.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPGIMCOTW
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.9% 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.3% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.2% 24.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.6% 23.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% 3.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 8.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSPGIMCOTW
Forward P/E 24.4xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.86FY2026 $17.93FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% -1.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.46BFY2026 $8.69BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% -2.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPGIMCOTW
Held by institutions 87.5% 90.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,003 1,405 562
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -1.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 873 645 301
Institutions selling 876 522 211
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.24 1.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SPGIMCOTW
SPGI 1.00 0.88 0.30
MCO 0.88 1.00 0.26
TW 0.30 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPGI, MCO and TW?

S&P Global (SPGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: S&P Global (SPGI) $133.50B, Moodys (MCO) $84.27B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $27.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPGI, MCO and TW?

S&P Global (SPGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (S&P Global (SPGI) 26.9x, Moodys (MCO) 29.3x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, S&P Global (SPGI) is cheapest (S&P Global (SPGI) 24.4x, Moodys (MCO) 27.3x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

S&P Global (SPGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: S&P Global (SPGI) +18.2%, Moodys (MCO) +9.0%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Moodys (MCO) has the highest net margin (S&P Global (SPGI) 29.0%, Moodys (MCO) 35.3%). On return on invested capital, Moodys (MCO) leads (S&P Global (SPGI) 14.9%, Moodys (MCO) 27.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tradeweb Markets (TW) returned the most: S&P Global (SPGI) -2.7%, Moodys (MCO) +3.6%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +12.7%. Over five years, Tradeweb Markets (TW) compounded fastest (S&P Global (SPGI) -0.6%/yr, Moodys (MCO) +3.9%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

S&P Global (SPGI) has the highest dividend yield: S&P Global (SPGI) 0.84%, Moodys (MCO) 0.82%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Moodys (MCO) has been the steadiest (S&P Global (SPGI) 30.6%, Moodys (MCO) 28.3%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPGI, MCO and TW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, S&P Global (SPGI) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.