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S&P Global (S&P Global) Interest Coverage

: 11.68 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. S&P Global's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $888 Mil. S&P Global's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-76 Mil. S&P Global's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for S&P Global's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SPGI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.07   Med: 18.02   Max: 35.38
Current: 12.17


SPGI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56% of 450 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 19.12 vs SPGI: 12.17

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


S&P Global Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for S&P Global's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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S&P Global Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.53 25.54 35.38 9.93 12.14

S&P Global Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.24 12.71 11.58 12.69 11.68

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, S&P Global's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


S&P Global Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, S&P Global's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S&P Global's Interest Coverage falls into.



S&P Global Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

S&P Global's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, S&P Global's Interest Expense was $-334 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4,054 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,953 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4054/-334
=12.14

S&P Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, S&P Global's Interest Expense was $-76 Mil. Its Operating Income was $888 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,953 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*888/-76
=11.68

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


S&P Global  (NYSE:SPGI) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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S&P Global (S&P Global) Business Description

Address
55 Water Street, New York, NY, USA, 10041
S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. Its ratings business is the largest credit rating agency in the world and S&P's largest segment by profitability. S&P's largest segment by revenue is market intelligence, which provides desktop, data and advisory solutions, enterprise solutions, and credit/risk solutions mostly in the financial-services industry. S&P's other segments include commodity insights (Platts and other data), mobility (Carfax), and indexes.
Executives
Douglas L. Peterson director, officer: CEO & President MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL, 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Saugata Saha officer: President, S&P Global Platts 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Ewout L Steenbergen officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Adam Jason Kansler officer: President, Market Intelligence C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Dimitra Manis officer: Chief People Officer 55 WATER STREET, S&P GLOBAL, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
Steven J Kemps officer: EVP, General Counsel 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Sally Moore officer: EVP, Strategic Alliances 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Deborah D Mcwhinney director PO BOX 40 EAST BROADWAY, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert P Kelly director ONE MELLON CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15258-0001
Christopher Craig officer: SVP and Controller 55 WATER STREET, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK NY 10041
Martina Cheung officer: EMD, Head of Global Risk Svcs 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10020
John L Berisford officer: President, S&P Ratings C/O THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Nancy Luquette officer: SVP, Chief Risk & Audit Exec S&P GLOBAL, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Jacques Esculier director C/O AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Gay Huey Evans director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084