S&P Global (S&P Global) GF Value Rank

: 6 (As of Today)

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S&P Global has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, S&P Global's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank 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 GF Value Rank Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, S&P Global's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S&P Global's GF Value Rank falls into.

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S&P Global (S&P Global) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

SPGI:Mexico MHL:Germany MHL:Germany MHL:Germany SPGI34:Brazil

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

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
Ewout L Steenbergen	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Adam Jason Kansler	officer: President, Market Intelligence	C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Dimitra Manis	officer: Chief People Officer	55 WATER STREET, S&P GLOBAL, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
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
Deborah D Mcwhinney	director	PO BOX 40 EAST BROADWAY, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert P Kelly	director	ONE MELLON CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15258-0001
Christopher Craig	officer: SVP and Controller	55 WATER STREET, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK NY 10041
Martina Cheung	officer: EMD, Head of Global Risk Svcs	55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10020
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
Jacques Esculier	director	C/O AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Gay Huey Evans	director	SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084