Growth Metrics

S&P Global (SPGI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

S&P Global posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.06% year-on-year from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.69% on a QoQ basis from $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

S&P Global (SPGI) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.06% year-over-year to $2.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.3 billion (up 5.3% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $9.2 billion, up 4.91% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $2.3 billion, down from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.5 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.2 billion (2024), against an average of $2.2 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses soared 118.28%; it then climbed 0.19% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then climbed by 1.62% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 3.05% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 7.67% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then declined by 6.69% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.3 billion (Q1 2026), $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 2.34 Bn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 570.40 Mn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 1.31 Bn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.16 Bn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 750.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 1.43 Bn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 393.90 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 223.30 Mn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 1.00 Bn
10 Factset Research Systems 9.06 Bn 8.78 Bn 314.28 Mn 426.06 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.22 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 952.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 937.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 910.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 839.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 881.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 917.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 847.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 891.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 866.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 833.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 842.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 937.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 856.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 961.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 864.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 841.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 814.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 949.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 813.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 831.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 829.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 951.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 914.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 771.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 772.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 2.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 897.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 817.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 776.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 899.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 781.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 814.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 903.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 793.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 841.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 764.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 753.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -669.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -822.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 1.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 1.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 1.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 1.02 Bn