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

S&P Global (SPGI) reported Operating Margin of 48.0% for Q1 2026, up 622.0% on a YoY basis from 6.65% in Q1 2025, and up 12.28% quarter-over-quarter from 42.75% in Q4 2025.

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

S&P Global has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 48.0% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 622.0% year-over-year to 48.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 43.88% (up 404.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 42.24%, up 297.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 48.0%, up from 42.75% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 79.2% in Q1 2022, with the low at 24.38% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 40.33% across 5 years, with a median of 40.11% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 2558 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 4299 bps.
  • S&P Global's Operating Margin stood at 24.38% in 2022, then gained by 16 bps to 28.24% in 2023, then increased by 29 bps to 36.44% in 2024, then grew by 17 bps to 42.75% in 2025, then advanced by 12 bps to 48.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 48.0% (Q1 2026), 42.75% (Q4 2025), and 43.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 122.27 Bn 125.38 Bn 2.94 Bn 48.00%
2 Cme 88.49 Bn 88.49 Bn 1.83 Bn 69.66%
3 Moodys 79.74 Bn 78.38 Bn 1.55 Bn 44.35%
4 Intercontinental Exchange 76.18 Bn 74.71 Bn - 55.93%
5 Nasdaq 46.59 Bn 45.91 Bn 1.41 Bn 30.74%
6 Coinbase Global 43.23 Bn 42.70 Bn 1.33 Bn -1.52%
7 Msci 42.63 Bn 42.25 Bn 765.10 Mn 53.70%
8 Cboe Global Markets 26.37 Bn 24.20 Bn 728.90 Mn 39.72%
9 TransUnion 12.50 Bn 11.93 Bn 726.20 Mn 19.65%
10 Factset Research Systems 8.21 Bn 7.92 Bn 314.28 Mn 30.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 48.00%
Dec 31, 2025 42.75%
Sep 30, 2025 43.08%
Jun 30, 2025 41.30%
Mar 31, 2025 41.78%
Dec 31, 2024 36.44%
Sep 30, 2024 40.11%
Jun 30, 2024 40.91%
Mar 31, 2024 39.67%
Dec 31, 2023 28.24%
Sep 30, 2023 34.82%
Jun 30, 2023 29.38%
Mar 31, 2023 36.20%
Dec 31, 2022 24.38%
Sep 30, 2022 29.81%
Jun 30, 2022 49.52%
Mar 31, 2022 79.20%
Dec 31, 2021 43.30%
Sep 30, 2021 51.89%
Jun 30, 2021 54.80%