S&P Global (SPGI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

S&P Global (SPGI) posted FCF Margin of 24.21% for Q1 2026, down 44.29% on a QoQ basis from 43.46% in Q4 2025, and up 12.0% year-over-year from 21.62% in Q1 2025.

S&P Global (SPGI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

S&P Global's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.21% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 12.0% year-over-year to 24.21% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 35.32% (down 298.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 35.58%, down 359.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 24.21% for Q1 2026 at S&P Global, down from 43.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 47.52% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 8.62% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 30.85% and a median of 31.68% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin sank 2913 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1914 bps.
  • S&P Global's FCF Margin stood at 36.94% in 2022, then rose by 10 bps to 40.8% in 2023, then climbed by 16 bps to 47.52% in 2024, then fell by 9 bps to 43.46% in 2025, then sank by 44 bps to 24.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SPGI's FCF Margin at 24.21% in Q1 2026, 43.46% in Q4 2025, and 37.55% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 124.74 Bn 122.93 Bn 2.94 Bn 24.21%
2 Cme 93.40 Bn 93.40 Bn 1.65 Bn 54.13%
3 Intercontinental Exchange 85.52 Bn 83.77 Bn - 40.78%
4 Moodys 84.42 Bn 82.93 Bn 1.67 Bn 31.49%
5 Nasdaq 53.40 Bn 52.69 Bn 1.50 Bn 25.04%
6 Coinbase Global 42.58 Bn 32.14 Bn 1.33 Bn 12.93%
7 Msci 41.94 Bn 41.59 Bn 717.10 Mn 41.68%
8 Cboe Global Markets 30.24 Bn 28.07 Bn 728.90 Mn 152.48%
9 TransUnion 16.13 Bn 15.40 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.53%
10 Factset Research Systems 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 310.73 Mn 40.78%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.21%
Dec 31, 2025 43.46%
Sep 30, 2025 37.55%
Jun 30, 2025 36.86%
Mar 31, 2025 24.09%
Dec 31, 2024 47.52%
Sep 30, 2024 39.44%
Jun 30, 2024 42.94%
Mar 31, 2024 26.47%
Dec 31, 2023 40.80%
Sep 30, 2023 31.68%
Jun 30, 2023 23.80%
Mar 31, 2023 17.91%
Dec 31, 2022 36.94%
Sep 30, 2022 27.72%
Jun 30, 2022 14.37%
Mar 31, 2022 8.62%
Dec 31, 2021 44.92%
Sep 30, 2021 45.95%
Jun 30, 2021 43.49%