---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000064040-24-000146"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPGI"
cik: "0000064040"
company_name: "S&P Global Inc."
filed_at: "2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T15:30:18.284332+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# S&P Global Q2 revenue $3.55B (+14%); raises 2024 EPS guidance; CEO succession announced

## Summary
- Revenue $3.549B (+14% YoY); GAAP EPS $3.23 (+102%), adjusted EPS $4.04 (+30%).
- CEO Douglas Peterson retiring Nov 1; Martina Cheung (Ratings President) named successor; Yann Le Pallec to lead Ratings.
- Raised 2024 guidance: revenue growth 8-10%, GAAP EPS $11.15-11.40, adjusted EPS $14.35-14.60.
- Expects additional $1.5B accelerated share repurchase in coming weeks; quarterly dividend $0.91.
- Closed Visible Alpha acquisition May 1; announces planned Fincentric divestiture in Q3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000064040-24-000146
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPGI
- cik: 0000064040
- company_name: S&P Global Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404024000146/0000064040-24-000146-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404024000146/spgi-20240730.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-24-000146
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-24-000146.txt

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