Growth Metrics

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

S&P Global filings provide 18 years of Return on Invested Capital readings, the most recent being 0.12% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.12%, compared with a TTM value of 0.12% through Mar 2026, up 2.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.11%, up 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.12% in Q1 2026 for S&P Global, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.13% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.06% in Q2 2023.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.08% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.09%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital plummeted -79bps in 2022, then rose 3bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.08% in 2022, then decreased by -12bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 42bps to 0.1% in 2024, then rose by 16bps to 0.11% in 2025, then increased by 7bps to 0.12% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.12%, 0.11%, and 0.11% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.