S&P Global (SPGI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
S&P Global's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 12.14% in Q2 2026, up 2.01 percentage points from 10.13% a year earlier and up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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S&P Global (SPGI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at S&P Global came in at 11.27%, up 1.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -50.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.69% in FY2024 (+2.89 pp), 6.80% in FY2023 (-7.01 pp), 13.80% in FY2022 (-46.88 pp) and 60.68% in FY2021 (-1.28 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.15 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 2.89 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 47.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SPGI's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 12.05% (Q1 2026), 11.27% (Q4 2025) and 10.65% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msci | 236.00 Bn | 234.48 Bn | 739.80 Mn | 44.06% |
| 2 | S&P Global | 137.30 Bn | 132.50 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 14.90% |
| 3 | Moodys | 87.63 Bn | 80.69 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 27.86% |
| 4 | Verisk Analytics | 26.66 Bn | 22.85 Bn | 567.00 Mn | 31.95% |
| 5 | Equifax | 22.03 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 940.10 Mn | 9.29% |
| 6 | TransUnion | 15.46 Bn | 12.30 Bn | - | 7.66% |
| 7 | Factset Research Systems | 11.73 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 308.40 Mn | 16.92% |
| 8 | Morningstar | 9.14 Bn | 7.03 Bn | 431.40 Mn | 17.75% |
| 9 | Mastercard | 572.29 Bn | 532.37 Bn | - | 56.59% |
| 10 | Cme | 113.65 Bn | 101.99 Bn | 359.20 Mn | 11.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.00% |
API Access
S&P Global Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SPGI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SPGI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();