Growth Metrics

S&P Global (SPGI) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

S&P Global filings provide 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.29 for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 12.04% year-over-year to 0.29, compared with a TTM value of 0.21 through Mar 2026, up 1.57%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.21, up 5.24% over the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.29 in Q1 2026 for S&P Global, up from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.78 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.09 in Q3 2022.
  • Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.22 (2025), compared with a mean of 0.28.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio plummeted 80.44% in 2022, then skyrocketed 310.32% in 2023.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.78 in 2022, then tumbled by 70.14% to 0.23 in 2023, then crashed by 32.75% to 0.16 in 2024, then rose by 4.06% to 0.16 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 75.84% to 0.29 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.29, 0.16, and 0.2 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.