S&P Global Inc.NYSE: SPGI

Third Quarter 2026 Supplemental

· Issued by S&P Global Inc.

Summary by 6ix AI

S&P Global, a provider of credit ratings, indices, energy and market data, reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $3,678 million, up 7% from $3,443 million in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $4.58, compared with $4.20; adjusted figures exclude items such as deal-related amortization. The company also updated its 2026 guidance.

Key details

  • Third quarter 2026 adjusted operating profit was $1,969 million, up 8%, with an adjusted operating margin of 53.5% versus 52.9%. Adjusted net income after non-controlling interests was $1,337 million, up 4%.
  • By division, third quarter 2026 revenue was $1,271 million at S&P Global Ratings (up 2%), $554 million at S&P Dow Jones Indices (up 20%), $645 million at S&P Global Energy (up 6%) and $1,263 million at S&P Global Market Intelligence (up 7%), each compared with the third quarter of 2025.
  • Updated 2026 guidance from continuing operations: adjusted diluted EPS of $17.70 to $17.95 (previously $17.50 to $17.75), GAAP diluted EPS of $16.25 to $16.50 (previously $16.35 to $16.60), and reported revenue growth of 7.4% to 8.4% (previously 5.9% to 7.9%).
  • Third quarter 2026 free cash flow was $1,413 million, and adjusted free cash flow excluding certain items was $1,520 million. The company paid dividends of $281 million in the quarter.
  • Results are presented on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise stated. S&P Global completed the spin-off of its Mobility division into Mobility Global (NYSE: MBGL), a separate public company, on July 1, 2026. Mobility is now reported as discontinued operations, and prior periods have been restated.

What’s still pending

  • The 2026 guidance figures are company forecasts for continuing operations and are not final results.

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3Q 2026

Earnings Supplemental Disclosure

October 27, 2026

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Comparison of adjusted information to

U.S. GAAP information

This presentation includes Company financials on an as-reported basis. The Company also refers to and presents certain additional non-GAAP financial measures, within the meaning of Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These measures are: adjusted operating profit and margin; trailing twelve-month adjusted operating profit and margin; adjusted operating profit from OSTTRA JV (net of tax); adjusted expenses; adjusted corporate unallocated expense; organic constant currency revenue; adjusted interest expense, net; adjusted effective tax rate; adjusted net income (less NCI); adjusted diluted EPS; free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow, excluding certain items; EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA; adjusted gross debt; and adjusted net debt.

The Company is not able to provide reconciliations of certain forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP measures because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted without unreasonable effort.

The Company's non-GAAP measures include adjustments that reflect how management views our businesses. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information that, in the case of non-GAAP financial measures other than free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow excluding certain items, enables investors to better compare the Company's performance across periods, and management also uses these measures internally to assess the operating performance of its business, to assess performance for employee compensation purposes and to decide how to allocate resources. The Company believes that the presentation of free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow excluding certain items allows investors to evaluate the cash generated from our underlying operations in a manner similar to the method used by management and that such measures are useful in evaluating the cash available to us to prepay debt, make strategic acquisitions and investments, and repurchase stock. However, investors should not consider any of these non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information that the Company reports.

The Company completed the spin-off of its Mobility division, creating an independent public company, Mobility Global (NYSE: MBGL), on July 1, 2026. Effective with the Company's third-quarter 2026 financial statements, Mobility has been reclassified as discontinued operations for all completed periods presented. All financial information presented in this presentation reflects the Company's results on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise stated, and prior periods have been recast accordingly to conform to this presentation. Division results presented in this presentation also reflect a recast of the Company's division financial information for all periods presented, including inter-segment adjustments and changes to expense allocation methodologies as outlined in the Company's press release dated July 6, 2026.

The Company's earnings releases, including its earnings release dated October 27, 2026, contain financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP that correspond to the non-GAAP measures included in this presentation, and the earnings releases and this presentation contain reconciliations of such GAAP and non-GAAP measures. The Company's earnings releases and this presentation are available on the Company's website at https://investor.spglobal.com/quarterly-earnings.

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Table of Contents

Section

Page

Financial Results

5

Guidance

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Appendix

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Financial Results

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Adjusted financials*

3Q 2026

3Q 2025

Change

Revenue

$3,678

$3,443

+7%

Corporate unallocated expense

$31

$52

(41)%

Total expense

$1,709

$1,622

+5%

Operating profit

$1,969

$1,819

+8%

Operating margin

53.5%

52.9%

+60 bps

Interest expense, net

$93

$85

+9%

Adjusted effective tax rate

23.1%

21.2%

+190 bps

Net income (less NCI)

$1,337

$1,280

+4%

Diluted EPS

$4.58

$4.20

+9%

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

291.6

304.5

(4)%

($ in millions, except per share data; some amounts may not sum due to rounding)

*All financials other than revenue and weighted average diluted shares outstanding refer to non-GAAP adjusted metrics. Revenue and weighted average diluted shares outstanding refer to GAAP metrics. 6

Enterprise financial results

Pre-tax items excluded to arrive at adjusted results

3Q 2026

Deal-related amortization

$199

Acquisition and disposition-related costs

12

Gain on dispositions

(200)

Other

2

Total

$13

($ in millions; some amounts may not sum due to rounding)

Non-GAAP adjustments

3Q 2026

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations 1,560

Capital expenditures (40)

Distributions to non-controlling interest holders (107)

Free cash flow $1,413

Employee severance and transition costs 32

Tax on gain from divestitures

25

50

Acquisition-related, disposition-related and separation costs

Adjusted free cash flow, excluding certain items $1,520

($ in millions)

  • Paid dividends of $281 million in 3Q 2026

    Adjusted Free Cash Flow, excluding certain items

    3Q 2026

    Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

    $2,441

    Gross debt (short- and long-term debt)

    $13,062

    Adjusted gross debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio1,2

    2.4x

    Adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio2,3

    2.1x

    Gross debt to EBITDA ratio4

    1.7x

    ($ in millions; EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA exclude contributions from Mobility)

    1. Adjusted gross debt includes debt, unfunded portion of pension liabilities (~$189 million), redeemable noncontrolling interests (~$5.35 billion), and the expected NPV of operating leases (~$521 million)

    2. For purposes of this ratio, adjusted EBITDA includes EBITDA plus net lease expense (~$105 million) less income adjustment on qualified U.S. pension plans (~$(15) million)

    3. Adjusted net debt represents adjusted gross debt less cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

    4. For purposes of this ratio, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") includes adjustments to non-GAAP adjusted operating profit as depicted on Exhibit 5 of the Company's 3Q 2026 quarterly earnings release furnished to the SEC on October 27, 2026

      Gross and net leverage

      Inorganic Impact

      Ratings

      Indices

      Energy

      Market Intelligence

      Total

      Net Impact of Acquisitions & Divestitures on Revenue1

      0.2%

      0.3%

      (0.7)%

      (0.1)%

      -%

      Foreign Currency Impact

      Revenue

      $(7.4)

      $(0.8)

      $-

      $(1.9)

      $(10.0)

      Expense

      $5.5

      $0.1

      $0.6

      $5.7

      $11.9

      Adjusted Operating Profit

      $(1.9)

      $(0.6)

      $0.6

      $3.8

      $1.9

      ($ in millions; numbers in parentheses indicate unfavorable impact; some amounts may not sum due to rounding)

      Key factors mitigating impact of currency changes
  • S&P Global revenue had an unfavorable impact primarily driven by the strengthening of the USD against the EUR, with the most impact occurring within Ratings.

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    1. Net Impact includes revenue contributions from acquisitions in the current period less revenue from divestitures in all periods. Note: All financials other than revenue refer to non-GAAP adjusted metrics. Revenue refers to GAAP revenue.

      3Q 2026 Inorganic and foreign currency impacts

      Adjusted 3Q results*

      3Q 2026

      3Q 2025

      Change

      Revenue

      $1,271

      $1,240

      +2%

      Transaction

      $677

      $668

      +1%

      Non-transaction

      $594

      $572

      +4%

      Segment operating profit

      $835

      $831

      -%

      Segment operating margin

      65.7%

      67.0%

      (130) bps

      ($ in millions)

      3Q 2026 highlights:
  • Revenue increased 2%, driven by 1% growth in transaction revenue as Investment Grade strength, including M&A and hyperscaler deals, offset by softness in High-Yield, Bank Loans, and Structured Finance, and 4% growth in non-transaction revenue from annual and program fees and Crisil.

  • Adjusted expenses increased 7%, driven by compensation costs and continued investments in strategic initiatives.

    Financial results: S&P Global Ratings

    Adjusted 3Q results*

    3Q 2026

    3Q 2025

    Change

    Revenue

    $554

    $462

    +20%

    Recurring revenue as % of revenue

    83.4%

    83.3%

    +10 bps

    Segment operating profit

    $398

    $325

    +22%

    Segment operating margin

    71.9%

    70.4%

    +150 bps

    ($ in millions)

    3Q 2026 highlights:
  • Revenue increased 20%, primarily driven by growth in asset-linked fees, supported by higher AUM, robust trading volumes in exchange-traded derivatives, and high single-digit growth in Data & Custom Subscriptions.

  • Adjusted expenses increased 14%, primarily driven by investments in growth initiatives and higher compensation costs.

    Financial results: S&P Dow Jones Indices

    Adjusted 3Q results*

    3Q 2026

    3Q 2025

    Change

    Revenue

    $645

    $609

    +6%

    Recurring revenue as % of revenue

    90.4%

    91.2%

    (80) bps

    Segment operating profit

    $310

    $281

    +10%

    Segment operating margin

    48.1%

    46.2%

    +190 bps

    ($ in millions)

    3Q 2026 highlights:
  • Revenue increased 6%, primarily driven by growth in Platts subscriptions, including strength in LNG and biofuels market data, alongside growth in CERA's Insights & Analytics offerings.

  • Adjusted expenses increased 2%, driven by higher technology expenses and compensation, partially offset by productivity savings and expense management.

    Financial results: S&P Global Energy

    Adjusted 3Q results*

    3Q 2026

    3Q 2025

    Change

    Revenue

    $1,263

    $1,183

    +7%

    Recurring revenue as % of revenue

    97.0%

    96.7%

    +30 bps

    Segment operating profit

    $457

    $416

    +10%

    Segment operating margin

    36.2%

    35.1%

    +110 bps

    Operating profit from OSTTRA JV (net of tax, not included above)

    $-

    $21

    N/M

    ($ in millions)

    3Q 2026 highlights:
  • Revenue increased 7%, driven by growth in Platforms, including contributions from With Intelligence, and growth in Data, supported by demand for Data Management Solutions and RatingsXpress. Enterprise Solutions grew low-single digits, with reported growth constrained by the divestitures of EDM and thinkFolio.

  • Adjusted expenses increased 5%, reflecting With Intelligence expenses and higher technology expenses, partially offset by the divestitures of EDM and thinkFolio.

*All financials, other than revenue, refer to non-GAAP adjusted metrics. Revenue refers to GAAP revenue.

Financial results: S&P Global Market Intelligence

2026 Guidance

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Updated 2026 Enterprise GAAP financial guidance (from continuing operations)

Previous

Current

Revenue growth

5.9% to 7.9%

7.4% to 8.4%

Corporate Unallocated Expense

$205 to $215 million

$185 to $195 million

Deal-related Amortization

~$785 million

~$800 million

Operating Profit Margin expansion

335 to 360 bps

310 to 335 bps

Interest Expense, net

$365 to $385 million

$380 to $390 million

Tax Rate

22% to 23%

22% to 23%

Diluted EPS

$16.35 to $16.60

$16.25 to $16.50

Capital Expenditures

$190 to $210 million

$155 to $165 million

Updated 2026 Enterprise adjusted financial guidance (from continuing operations)

Previous

Current

Organic, Constant Currency Revenue growth

6.0% to 8.0%

7.5% to 8.5%

Net impact to reported revenue growth from Acquisitions & Divestitures

(0.2)%

(0.2)%

Net impact to reported revenue growth from Foreign Exchange

0.1%

0.1%

Reported Revenue growth

5.9% to 7.9%

7.4% to 8.4%

Corporate Unallocated Expense

$185 to $195 million

$160 to $170 million

Deal-related Amortization

~$785 million

~$800 million

Operating Profit Margin expansion

35 to 60 bps

75 to 100 bps

Operating Profit Margin expansion, excluding OSTTRA

75 to 100 bps

125 to 150 bps

Interest Expense, net

$390 to $410 million

$405 to $415 million

Tax Rate

22% to 23%

22% to 23%

Diluted EPS

$17.50 to $17.75

$17.70 to $17.95

Capital Expenditures

$190 to $210 million

$155 to $165 million

Updated 2026 Division financial guidance

Previous

OCC Revenue Growth

Current

OCC Revenue Growth

Net impact to reported revenue growth from:

A&D FX

S&P Global Ratings

5% to 8%

6.5% to 8%

0.2%

0.2%

S&P Dow Jones Indices

12% to 14%

17% to 18.5%

0.2%

-%

S&P Global Energy

4.5% to 6%

4.5% to 6%

(1.4)%

-%

S&P Global Market Intelligence

5.5% to 7%

5.5% to 7%

-%

0.1%

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Note: OCC = organic constant currency, A&D = acquisitions & divestitures, FX = foreign exchange;

Financial guidance in the table above reflects the previously disclosed segment recast that took effect during Q3 2026.

Appendix

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Quarterly global rated issuance*

United States

Europe

Asia

$1,203

$1,222

$1,090

$1,130

$970

$606

$658

$475

$422

$514

$191

$121

$181

$226

$186

3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 3Q26

3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 3Q26

3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 3Q26

  • United States issuance increased 4% y/y

    • Investment Grade increased 34%

    • High Yield decreased 18%

    • Public Finance increased 8%

    • Structured Finance was flat

    • Bank Loans decreased 24%

  • Europe issuance increased 8% y/y

    • Investment Grade increased 19%

    • High Yield decreased 25%

    • Structured Finance increased 7%

    • Bank Loans decreased 16%

  • Asia issuance decreased 3% y/y

    • Investment Grade decreased 18%

    • High Yield decreased 25%

    • Structured Finance increased 103%

($ in billions)

Global rated issuance

Investment-Grade

$963

$977

$800

$857

$684 $726

$748

$639

$524

$406

$438

$1,115$1,078

Global High-Yield Issuance & Leveraged Loan Volume*

$453

$354 $392

$330

$386 $361

$408

$274

$299 $345

$352

$190 $163

3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 3Q26 3Q23 4Q23 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 4Q25 1Q26 2Q26 3Q26

($ in billions)

Industrials Financial Services

High-Yield Issuance Leveraged Loan Volume

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