S&P Global (SPGI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
S&P Global (SPGI) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 8.60% for Q2 2026, up 1.37 percentage points from 7.22% a year earlier and up 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
S&P Global (SPGI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, S&P Global posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.94%, up 1.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -13.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.90% in FY2024 (+2.17 pp), 4.73% in FY2023 (-4.44 pp), 9.17% in FY2022 (-14.51 pp) and 23.68% in FY2021 (+2.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 2.14 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 16.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.45% (Q1 2026), 7.97% (Q4 2025) and 7.60% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 113.90 Bn | 109.50 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 8.60% |
| 2 | Moodys | 76.48 Bn | 68.91 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 19.03% |
| 3 | Msci | 38.99 Bn | 37.33 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 24.36% |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 21.33 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 572.90 Mn | 19.47% |
| 5 | Equifax | 16.47 Bn | 15.87 Bn | 926.40 Mn | 5.82% |
| 6 | TransUnion | 12.16 Bn | 9.14 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 9.52 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 310.73 Mn | 13.46% |
| 8 | Morningstar | 6.89 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 423.90 Mn | 10.63% |
| 9 | Mastercard | 480.84 Bn | 440.75 Bn | - | 29.52% |
| 10 | Cme | 94.54 Bn | 94.54 Bn | - | 2.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.04% |
API Access
S&P Global Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SPGI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "SPGI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SPGI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();