Growth Metrics

S&P Global (SPGI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

S&P Global filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 0.13% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.13%, compared with a TTM value of 0.13% through Mar 2026, up 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.12%, up 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.13% in Q1 2026 for S&P Global, up from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.14% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.07% in Q2 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.09% (2022), compared with a mean of 0.1%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -30bps in 2022, then rose 3bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09% in 2022, then fell by -17bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 40bps to 0.1% in 2024, then increased by 18bps to 0.12% in 2025, then increased by 9bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.12%, and 0.11% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.