S&P Global (SPGI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

S&P Global has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.36% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 270.0% year-over-year to 13.36%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.36% (up 270.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.21%, up 187.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 13.36%, up from 12.26% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.42% in Q1 2022, with the low at 6.55% in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.65% across 5 years, with a median of 8.9% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 3040 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 297 bps.
• S&P Global's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.86% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 7.38% in 2023, then jumped by 40 bps to 10.35% in 2024, then increased by 18 bps to 12.26% in 2025, then advanced by 9 bps to 13.36% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.36% (Q1 2026), 12.26% (Q4 2025), and 11.26% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.