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Earnings window · 2026-04-07 to 2026-08-09 · anchored on the 10-Q report

One earnings window, everything merged: the filing, the call, press releases and news digests, folded into ranked threads.

What to look at first

  1. Acquisitions and Divestitures · M&A and divestituresPriority 67
    +4.0% net_income (realized); 2 sources (news, sec_filing); 6 forward row(s); quote_verified
    The increase in cash provided by investing activities in Q1 2026 was primarily due to proceeds from the disposition of the Enterprise Data Management and thinkFolio businesses within the Market Intelligence segment.
  2. Ratings performance · UnclassifiedPriority 65
    2 sources (news, sec_filing); quote_verified
    TeraWulf announced a 20-year, $19 billion lease with Anthropic for a new 401-megawatt AI data center, according to the S&P Global Ratings note.
  3. Remaining Performance Obligations · Demand, orders & backlogPriority 65
    +116.1% revenue; 1 forward row(s)
    Aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations as of March 31, 2026: $5.7 billion.
  4. Capital Return Program · Buybacks & dividendsPriority 62
    -3.6% cash (realized); 2 sources (news, sec_filing); 3 forward row(s); quote_verified
    On January 14, 2026, S&P Global's Board of Directors approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.97 per share.
  5. Sustainability-linked Credit Facility · Debt, leverage & refinancingPriority 56
    2 forward row(s)
    S&P Global's commitment fee and drawn margin under the credit facility will be reduced by 1 basis point and 5 basis points, respectively, for the approximately year-long period beginning April 6, 2026 as a result of its emissions performance for the year ended December 31, 2025.
  6. Quarterly Results Snapshot (Earnings and EPS) · Operating income & profitabilityPriority 53
    +15.3% net_income (realized)
    Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026: $1,504 million; for the three months ended March 31, 2025: $1,171 million.
  7. Revenue Performance and Mix · Revenue growth & mixPriority 52
    +15.9% revenue (realized)
    Ratings total revenue was $1,302 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $1,149 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 13%.
  8. Unearned Revenue Trends · Revenue growth & mixPriority 52
    +43.1% revenue (realized)
    The decrease in the unearned revenue balance at March 31, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025 was primarily driven by $1.8 billion of revenues recognized that were included in the unearned revenue balance at the beginning of the period.
  9. Mobility Segment Separation · UnclassifiedPriority 51
    2 forward row(s)
    On April 29, 2025, the Board decided to pursue a full separation of the Mobility segment creating a new publicly traded company named Mobility Global Inc.
  10. Operating Expense Trends · Operating expenses (SG&A)Priority 51
    -9.8% operating_income (realized)
    Ratings amortization of intangibles from acquisitions was $1 million in 2026 and $2 million in 2025.
  11. Operating Profit and Margin Drivers · Operating income & profitabilityPriority 49
    +10.2% operating_income (realized)
    Operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2026: $2,002 million; for the three months ended March 31, 2025: $1,578 million.
  12. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests · UnclassifiedPriority 48
    +8.0% liability (realized)
    $4,914 million of the redeemable noncontrolling interest as of March 31, 2026 relates to the company's redeemable noncontrolling interest in the Indices business.

Threads by pillar

Revenue & Demand Priority 86 · 10 threads

Costs & Margins Priority 73 · 5 threads

Capital & Balance Sheet Priority 78 · 6 threads

Strategy & Portfolio Priority 67 · 1 thread

Macro & Market Conditions Priority 50 · 4 threads

Unclassified Priority 86 · 5 threads

Expected impact by metric

metricforward netforward grossrealized
revenue+116.1%+116.1%+70.8%
cash——-0.9%
assets——-0.6%
operating_income——+0.4%
net_income——+19.3%
liability——+12.4%