S&P Global (SPGI)

The company is best known for S&P Global Ratings, one of the world’s leading credit rating agencies. This business evaluates the creditworthiness of sovereigns, companies, structured finance securities, and other debt issuers, giving S&P Global a central role in bond markets. Ratings is highly profitable, while the group’s largest revenue contributor is Market Intelligence, which provides financial data, research, workflow tools, risk analytics, and enterprise data feeds used throughout the financial services industry.

S&P Global also operates major benchmark and data franchises. Its index business, S&P Dow Jones Indices, administers widely followed equity and fixed-income benchmarks, including the S&P 500, which underpin ETFs, mutual funds, derivatives, and institutional performance measurement. Its energy division includes Platts and related commodity pricing, news, and analytics, making the company influential in oil, gas, power, metals, agriculture, and energy-transition markets.

The mobility segment, which includes Carfax and automotive data services, supplies vehicle history and market intelligence to dealers, consumers, manufacturers, and lenders. S&P Global plans to separate this mobility business in 2026. Across its portfolio, the company’s strength lies in proprietary datasets, trusted brands, regulated-market relevance, and deeply embedded customer workflows.