Growth Metrics

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

S&P Global filings provide 18 years of Return on Sales readings, the most recent being 0.36% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.36%, compared with a TTM value of 0.33% through Mar 2026, up 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.31%, up 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.36% in Q1 2026 for S&P Global, up from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.54% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.17% in Q4 2022.
  • Median Return on Sales over the past 5 years was 0.31% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.3%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales grew 14bps in 2022, then dropped -27bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.17% in 2022, then increased by 21bps to 0.2% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 32bps to 0.27% in 2024, then grew by 16bps to 0.31% in 2025, then increased by 15bps to 0.36% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.36%, 0.31%, and 0.33% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.