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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |