S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI)

S&P Global Inc., commonly known as S&P Global, is a prominent player in the financial services industry, specializing in credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions. The company's operations span across various sectors, including global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. S&P Global is organized into five primary businesses: Market Intelligence, Ratings, Commodity Insights, Mobility, and Indices.

Market Intelligence, a global provider of multi-asset-class data and analytics, offers purpose-built workflow solutions designed to help trading and investment professionals, government agencies, corporations, and universities. Its capabilities include tracking performance, generating alpha, identifying investment ideas, understanding competitive and industry dynamics, performing valuations, and managing credit risk. Market Intelligence's revenue comes mainly from subscription revenue, sales usage-based royalties, and non-subscription revenue.

Ratings, an independent provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics, offers investors and other market participants information, ratings, and benchmarks. Ratings' revenue is generated primarily through transaction and non-transaction revenue.

Commodity Insights is a leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodity and energy markets. The company provides essential price data, analytics, industry insights, and software and services, enabling the commodity and energy markets to operate with greater transparency and efficiency. Commodity Insights' revenue comes primarily from subscription revenue, sales usage-based royalties, and non-subscription revenue.

Mobility is a leading provider of solutions serving the full automotive value chain, including vehicle manufacturers, automotive suppliers, mobility service providers, retailers, consumers, and finance and insurance companies. Mobility's revenue is generated primarily through subscription revenue and non-subscription revenue.

Indices, a global index provider, maintains a wide variety of valuation and index benchmarks for investment advisors, wealth managers, and institutional investors. Indices' revenue comes primarily through asset-linked fees, sales-usage based royalties, index-related licensing fees, and data and customized index subscription fees.

S&P Global operates in highly competitive markets, and its ability to innovate and compete with new or enhanced products and services of its competitors could impact its profitability. The company's reliance on network systems and the Internet also presents risks, as failures or disruptions could impair its ability to serve its customers.

Furthermore, S&P Global faces legal and regulatory risks, including exposure to litigation and government and regulatory proceedings, investigations, and inquiries. The company's failure to comply with laws and regulations could result in fines, penalties, and reputational damage.

S&P Global is also exposed to cybersecurity risks, including the threat of cyber attacks, data breaches, and other cyber threats. The company's information systems and networks are exposed to risks related to cybersecurity and protection of confidential information, including material non-public information, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Despite these challenges, S&P Global remains focused on creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture that promotes employee engagement, satisfaction, and performance. The company's human capital management strategy is centered on supporting employees worldwide through its "people first" approach. S&P Global's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives include measuring progress on its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, tracking and monitoring employee sentiments on DEI, and connecting colleagues across the organization through its People Resource Groups.

In terms of compensation and benefits, S&P Global offers a mix of annual salary, annual bonus, and equity awards to its employees. The company also provides a range of benefits, including recharge, flexible and unlimited time off, parental leave, sick leave, and financial well-being reimbursement.