---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000064040-26-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SPGI"
cik: "0000064040"
company_name: "S&P Global Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:24:25.859786+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# S&P Global Q1 2026 Revenue Up 10% to $4.171B, GAAP EPS $4.69 (+32%)

## Summary
- Q1 GAAP net income rose 28% to $1.395B and diluted EPS increased 32% to $4.69.
- Adjusted diluted EPS grew 14% to $4.97; adjusted operating margin expanded 100 bps to 51.8%.
- Company repurchased $1B in shares; expects to return 100%+ of adjusted free cash flow in 2026.
- Full-year 2026 guidance: reported revenue growth 6.3%-8.3%, adjusted EPS $19.40-$19.65.
- Mobility division spin-off on track; Investor Day set for May 12, 2026; agreement to divest geoscience software portfolio.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000064040-26-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SPGI
- cik: 0000064040
- company_name: S&P Global Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404026000019/0000064040-26-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404026000019/spgi-20260428.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-26-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-26-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064040-26-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  S&P Global Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $4.171 billion, net income $1.395 billion, EPS $4.69. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $4.171 billion
  - Net income: $1.395 billion
  - EPS: $4.69
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The Company reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $4.171 billion, an increase of 10% compared to the first quarter of 2025. First quarter GAAP net income increased 28% to $1.395 billion and GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 32% to $4.69.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64040/000006404026000019/0000064040-26-000019-index.htm

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