SPGI (S&P Global) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.60 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is S&P Global Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

S&P Global's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3 Mil. S&P Global's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $11,910 Mil. S&P Global's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $7,468 Mil. S&P Global's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.60.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for S&P Global's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

SPGI' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1 Med: 1.38 Max: 2.33
Current: 1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of S&P Global was 2.33. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 1.38.

SPGI's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
50.93% of 428 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs SPGI: 1.71

S&P Global Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for S&P Global's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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S&P Global Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

S&P Global Annual Data

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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1.33

1.05

1.92

2.33

1.76

S&P Global Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.82	1.71	1.73	1.84	1.60

Competitive Comparison of S&P Global's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, S&P Global's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, S&P Global's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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S&P Global Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

S&P Global's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(4	+	11929)	/	6778
	=	1.76

S&P Global's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(3	+	11910)	/	7468
	=	1.60

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) EBITDA data.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

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S&P Global Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

SPGI:Mexico 0KYY:UK MHL:Germany MHL:Germany MHL:Germany SPGI:Canada SPGI34:Brazil SPGI:Austria

Address

55 Water Street, New York, NY, USA, 10041

Website

https://www.spglobal.com

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

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
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
Martina Cheung	officer: EMD, Head of Global Risk Svcs	55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10020
Robert P Kelly	director	ONE MELLON CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15258-0001
Adam Jason Kansler	officer: President, Market Intelligence	C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Sitarama Swamy Kocherlakota	officer: Chief Information Officer	55 WATER STREET, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
Dimitra Manis	officer: Chief People Officer	55 WATER STREET, S&P GLOBAL, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
Edouard Tavernier	officer: Head of Global Transportation	C/O IHS MARKIT LTD., 4TH FLOOR, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND X0 EC2Y 9LY
Ewout L Steenbergen	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Deborah D Mcwhinney	director	PO BOX 40 EAST BROADWAY, BUTTE MT 59701
Christopher Craig	officer: SVP and Controller	55 WATER STREET, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK NY 10041
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