Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SPGI in the last 90 days.
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S&P Global (SPGI) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$405.32+1.21 (+0.3%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:15 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryS&P Global closes at $405.32, up 0.3%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $425.38 and its 200-day average of $445.04, with the shorter average also below the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 66, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price stands 12.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $463.35.
The week's news centers on S&P Global's acquisition of OpenZeppelin, a smart contract security and auditing firm whose open-source code underpins more than $37 trillion in transferred value. Coverage frames the deal as part of a push into tokenized finance and onchain risk assessment, with OpenZeppelin operating as a separate unit reporting into S&P Global Ratings; it is described as the company's second crypto-related acquisition in three days, following an earlier investment in Kaiko. Separately, an S&P Global energy study concludes that energy demand growth will limit more ambitious climate targets while a 2-degree Celsius ceiling remains achievable.
Looking ahead, the next earnings date is 29 October 2026, 39 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior print on 28 July showed EPS of $4.83 against a $4.49 estimate, yet the shares reacted -4.6%, with 7 beats in the last 8 quarters. Congress recorded 1 buy and 0 sales in the last 90 days. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -4.7% over 5 years, positive in 2 of those years. Analyst coverage stands at 16 buy and 2 hold ratings among 18 firms, with a consensus target of $520.30.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $405.32200-day averageGekko Fair Value $463.35
Key stats
- Market cap
- $119.5B
- P/E ratio
- 24.8
- Forward P/E
- 19.9
- EPS, TTM
- $16.33
- Revenue, TTM
- $16.12B
- Profit margin
- 30.5%
- Dividend yield
- 0.95%
- Beta
- 1.08
- Volume
- 2.34M avg 1.79M
- 1-year return
- −25.5%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- 50-day average
- $425.38
- 200-day average
- $445.04
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 294.8M
S&P Global swing-trade checklist
S&P Global scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $405.32 is below the 50-day ($425.38) and 200-day ($445.04) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
66, Accumulation
Reading 66 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
12.5% below
Price is 12.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 39 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−4.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −4.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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S&P Global stock chart and price history
S&P Global closed at $405.32 on Sep 18, 2026, −25.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $380.79 to $552.25.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −5.0%
- 3 months
- −1.4%
- 6 months
- −4.9%
- 1 year
- −25.5%
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About S&P Global
S&P Global builds pricing benchmarks, datasets, analytical tools, and workflow software for participants in capital markets, energy and commodities, and the auto industry. It has become particularly known for grading the creditworthiness of borrowers and issuers, giving investors independent reference points to guide financing and investment choices, and for the market indices it maintains.
The business runs through five divisions. Its Market Intelligence unit combines multi-asset financial data with analytics and software built into everyday research and risk workflows for finance and corporate teams. A separate ratings division assigns and publishes credit ratings and accompanying research. Its energy-focused arm tracks pricing and supply information across energy and commodity markets. A mobility division serves carmakers, parts suppliers, transport service operators, dealers, drivers, and lenders and insurers tied to the auto sector. Its indices unit constructs and maintains benchmark indices relied on by wealth managers, financial advisors, and large institutional investors. Clients are spread across the United States, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
Dating back to 1860, S&P Global is based in New York, New York, and its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker SPGI.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Commercial services
- Industry
- Financial publishing/Services
- Website
- spglobal.com
S&P Global GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
S&P Global’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.3 points over five sessions.
66Accumulation
Up 1.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 39 | −0.3% | +1.9% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 183 | +0.9% | +2.1% | ||
| Neutral | 407 | −0.3% | −0.7% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | +0.2% | −2.9% | ||
| Selling | 8 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SPGI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is S&P Global stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
S&P Global trades 12.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $463.35, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what S&P Global shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$463.35
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
12.5% Undervalued
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S&P Global insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for S&P Global, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Michael T. McCaul House, TX, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Jul 13 traded Jun 25 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
S&P Global has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $500.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.42%
- Trailing four quarters
- $7.80B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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S&P Global earnings: next date and track record
S&P Global reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (39 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 39 days away
- EPS estimate
- $4.43
- Revenue estimate
- $3.63B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.4%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- S&P Global reported a strong Q2 2026 with broad-based revenue and earnings growth driven by benchmark businesses (Ratings and Indices) and accelerating AI/data monetization. Consolidated revenue was up 11% year-over-year (organic constant currency), recurring revenue up 8%, and benchmark revenues up 15%. Management highlighted 200 basis points of adjusted margin expansion, 23% adjusted diluted EPS growth, and continued productivity-led funding for reinvestment. Strategic moves included the completed Mobility spin, consolidation of supply chain into Energy, a Market Intelligence (MI) reorganization with Kensho elevated into MI (Kensho Data & Platforms), and acquisitions including datacenterHawk and a majority stake in Agusto & Company. Management emphasized rapid adoption of AI products (Kensho LLM-ready APIs, adaptive retrieval, MCP connectors), strong private markets momentum, and an increase in the 2026 buyback target by nearly $3 billion to over $7 billion. During Q&A, management reiterated confidence in delivering on full-year guidance, noted some subscale/lagging MI products (consulting, certain sustainability products) under watch for potential portfolio actions, and discussed near-term elongation of sales cycles driven by complex AI/IP contract negotiations. They called out macro and geopolitical risks (Iran conflict, market volatility) and acknowledged guidance ranges with inherent uncertainty.
- Guidance
- - Increased 2026 share repurchase target by nearly $3 billion to more than $7 billion for the full year (repurchases equivalent to >5% of current market capitalization). - Company reaffirmed full-year guidance and stated comfort with its guide; noted guidance ranges include allowance for macro, geopolitical, and rate/credit spread uncertainty. - Ratings: guidance expects continued strong issuance, with mention of double-digit growth expectation for M&A-related issuance for the year. - Hyperscale issuance view: a full-year assessed range of ~$250 billion to $300 billion for announced CapEx issuance estimates. - Cost/productivity: cited productivity programs (e.g., EDO 20% productivity on a $0.5B base) that support margin expansion and reinvestment. - Upstream software business divestiture expected to close likely in Q3 (included in OCC guide updates).
- Risks flagged
- - Geopolitical risk (Iran conflict) and heightened volatility cited as factors prompting disciplined spending. - Macroeconomic uncertainty: interest rate movements and credit-spread changes could widen the guidance range and impact issuance activity. - Some MI subscale products (consulting, certain sustainability products) are facing headwinds; management may divest or reallocate resources if growth does not return. - Elongated sales cycles with large clients due to complex AI/IP contract negotiations (near-term impact on timing of bookings/renewals). - GTS/energy-related revenues sensitive to commodity price volatility and trading activity. - Guidance has inherent range and lumpiness (software renewals can cause quarter-to-quarter variability).
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $4.83 est $4.49 | $3.68B est $4.09B | −4.6% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $4.97 est $4.82 | $4.17B est $4.08B | −0.9% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $4.30 est $4.33 | $3.92B est $3.91B | −12.0% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $4.73 est $4.41 | $3.89B est $3.83B | +3.0% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $4.43 est $4.21 | $3.76B est $3.67B | +3.1% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $4.37 est $4.20 | $3.78B est $3.70B | +4.3% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $3.77 est $3.47 | $3.59B est $3.50B | +3.1% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $3.89 est $3.64 | $3.58B est $3.43B | −4.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
S&P Global stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for S&P Global is $520.30, +28.4% from the last close, from 18 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$520.30consensus 12-month target, +28.4% from the last close
Now $405.32Avg $520.30
Low $500High $553
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 18 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | Barclays | $553 | +36.4% |
| Sep 11 | Wells Fargo | $525 | +29.5% |
| Sep 11 | Clear Street | $516 | +27.3% |
| Sep 8 | Barclays | $553 | +36.4% |
| Sep 2 | Bank of America Securities | $550 | +35.7% |
+2.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−4.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
S&P Global seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, S&P Global averaged −4.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −3.9% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −6.0% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −5.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −4.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −4.7% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, SPGI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.
S&P Global market cap and key statistics
S&P Global’s market cap is $119.5B, with a P/E ratio of 24.8 and revenue of $16.12B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $119.5B
- P/E ratio
- 24.8
- Forward P/E
- 19.9
- EPS, TTM
- $16.33
- Gekko Fair Value
- $463.35
Trading
- Volume
- 2.34M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.79M
- 52-week high
- $552.25
- 52-week low
- $380.79
- Shares outstanding
- 294.8M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $16.12B
- Profit margin
- 30.5%
- Return on equity
- 14.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +17.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.08
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.95%
S&P Global stock news this week
Coverage of S&P Global this week reads positive: 8 positive, 4 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Massive Crypto Acquisition: Why S&P Global Is Buying Blockchain Security Giant OpenZeppelinCryptoPotato, Sep 19
- S&P Global Buys OpenZeppelin After 900+ Security AuditsFinanceFeeds, Sep 18
- S&P Global Acquires OpenZeppelin In Tokenized Finance PushYahoo Finance, Sep 17
- S&P Global agrees to buy blockchain security firm OpenZeppelinCrypto Briefing, Sep 17
- S&P Global Buys the Auditor Behind Most Stablecoins: Why Now, and Why Twice?Yahoo Finance, Sep 17
- S&P Global to Acquire Onchain Security Company OpenZeppelinmarketscreener.com, Sep 17
S&P Global peers
S&P Global’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MCOMoody's | Accumulation | 9.5% below |
| MSCIMSCI | Accumulation | 10.8% below |
| FICOFair Isaac | Accumulation | 4.1% below |
| EFXEquifax | Buying | 5.3% below |
| TRUTransUnion | Buying | 16.7% below |
| FDSFactSet Research Systems | Neutral | 3.6% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
S&P Global stock FAQ
What is S&P Global’s market cap?
S&P Global’s market cap is $119.5B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $405.32, with 294.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 24.8.
What is the S&P Global stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for S&P Global is $520.30, +28.4% from the last close. Of the 18 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 16 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is S&P Global stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate S&P Global is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $405.32 is 12.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $463.35. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does S&P Global report earnings next?
S&P Global is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $4.43 per share on revenue of $3.63B. S&P Global beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.4% on average across the report.
What is S&P Global’s 52-week high and low?
S&P Global’s 52-week high is $552.25 and its 52-week low is $380.79; it closed at $405.32 on Sep 18, 2026, −25.5% over the past year.
Is S&P Global stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk) and 2 as headwinds (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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