S&P Global
The S&P Global Inc. is an American publicly traded financial information and analytics company specializing in credit ratings, market intelligence, benchmark indices, commodity insights, and financial data services. Headquartered in New York City, the company traces its origins to the publishing businesses founded by Henry Varnum Poor in 1860 and the Standard Statistics Bureau, established in 1906. The modern company was formed through the merger of Standard Statistics and Poor's Publishing in 1941 as Standard & Poor's. It adopted the name S&P Global in 2016 to reflect the diversification of its businesses beyond credit ratings. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SPGI and is a constituent of the S&P 500.
S&P Global operates through several principal business divisions, including S&P Global Ratings, one of the world's largest credit rating agencies; S&P Dow Jones Indices, a leading provider of stock market indices; S&P Global Market Intelligence, which delivers financial data, analytics, and research; S&P Global Commodity Insights, which provides energy, commodities, and sustainability information; and S&P Global Mobility, specializing in automotive intelligence. The company's acquisition of IHS Markit in 2022 significantly expanded its capabilities in financial analytics, economic forecasting, supply chain intelligence, and industry-specific data services.
S&P Global serves financial institutions, corporations, governments, investors, and policymakers in more than 150 countries. Its products and services support investment analysis, credit risk assessment, capital market operations, benchmark administration, and economic research. Through widely recognized products such as the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and global credit ratings, S&P Global plays a central role in the functioning of international financial markets. The company is regarded as one of the world's leading providers of financial intelligence and market infrastructure alongside organizations such as Moody's, MSCI Inc., Bloomberg L.P., and the London Stock Exchange Group.