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For the transition period from                      to                     

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

13-1026995

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

55 Water Street

,

New York

,

New York

10041

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-438-1000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Exchange on which registered

Common stock (par value $1.00 per share)

SPGI

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.                            Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).                                         Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

☑

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES ☐ NO ☑

As of April 19, 2024 (latest practicable date), 312.9 million shares of the issuer's classes of common stock (par value $1.00 per share) were outstanding excluding 7.2 million outstanding common shares held by the Markit Group Holdings Limited Employee Benefit Trust.

 

			Page Number
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023			4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023			5
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023			6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023			7
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023			8
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements			9
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			26
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			48
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			48
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			49
Item 1A. Risk Factors			49
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			49
Item 5. Other Information			49
Item 6. Exhibits			51
Signatures			52

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of S&P Global Inc.  

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of S&P Global Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of March 31, 2024, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and equity for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes and schedule (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 8, 2024, we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)			Three Months Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023
Revenue			$	3,491					$	3,160
Expenses:
Operating-related expenses			1,120						1,088
Selling and general expenses			705						705
Depreciation			23						25
Amortization of intangibles			264						262
Total expenses			2,112						2,080
Gain on disposition			—						(50)
Equity in income on unconsolidated subsidiaries			(6)						(14)
Operating profit			1,385						1,144
Other (income) expense, net			(9)						11
Interest expense, net			78						85
Income before taxes on income			1,316						1,048
Provision for taxes on income			248						188
Net income			1,068						860
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(77)						(65)
Net income attributable to S&P Global Inc.			$	991					$	795
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income:
Basic			$	3.16					$	2.47
Diluted			$	3.16					$	2.47
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic			313.6						321.3
Diluted			314.0						322.1
Actual shares outstanding at period end			313.1						320.8

(Unaudited)

 

(in millions)			Three Months Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023
Net income			$	1,068					$	860
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(71)						42
Income tax effect			(8)						3
			(79)						45
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans			1						1
Income tax effect			—						—
			1						1
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges			21						(27)
Income tax effect			(5)						6
			16						(21)
Comprehensive income			1,006						885
Less: comprehensive income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests			(7)						(4)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			(70)						(61)
Comprehensive income attributable to S&P Global Inc.			$	929					$	820

 

(in millions)			March 31, 2024						December 31, 2023
			(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	1,543					$	1,290
Restricted cash			1						1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts: 2024 - $55; 2023 - $54			2,979						2,826
Prepaid and other current assets			845						1,026
Assets of a business held for sale			60						—
Total current assets			5,428						5,143
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation: 2024 - $800; 2023 - $794			247						258
Right of use assets			371						379
Goodwill			34,748						34,850
Other intangible assets, net			17,120						17,398
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries			1,775						1,787
Other non-current assets			788						774
Total assets			$	60,477					$	60,589
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			$	458					$	557
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans			419						906
Short-term debt			301						47
Income taxes currently payable			179						121
Unearned revenue			3,535						3,461
Other current liabilities			975						1,033
Liabilities of a business held for sale			10						—
Total current liabilities			5,877						6,125
Long-term debt			11,404						11,412
Lease liabilities — non-current			524						541
Pension and other postretirement benefits			197						199
Deferred tax liability — non-current			3,631						3,690
Other non-current liabilities			595						522
Total liabilities			22,228						22,489
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 8)			3,825						3,800
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value: authorized - 600 million shares; issued - 2024 and 2023 415 million shares			415						415
Additional paid-in capital			44,295						44,231
Retained income			19,433						18,728
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(825)						(763)
Less: common stock in treasury			(28,991)						(28,411)
Total equity — controlling interests			34,327						34,200
Total equity — noncontrolling interests			97						100
Total equity			34,424						34,300
Total liabilities and equity			$	60,477					$	60,589

    

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(in millions)			Three Months Ended
			March 31,
			2024						2023
Operating Activities:
Net income			$	1,068					$	860
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			23						25
Amortization of intangibles			264						262
Provision for losses on accounts receivable			15						8
Deferred income taxes			(67)						(167)
Stock-based compensation			33						46
Gain on disposition			—						(50)
Other			81						10
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable			(185)						23
Prepaid and other current assets			63						(98)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(602)						(343)
Unearned revenue			84						61
Other current liabilities			(194)						(158)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes			192						169
Net change in other assets and liabilities			173						(54)
Cash provided by operating activities			948						594
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			(24)						(28)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(1)						(272)
Proceeds from dispositions			—						50
Changes in short-term investments			5						(3)
Cash used for investing activities			(20)						(253)
Financing Activities:
Additions to short-term debt, net			250						710
Dividends paid to shareholders			(286)						(290)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net			(73)						(78)
Repurchase of treasury shares			(500)						(500)
Exercise of stock options and other			1						3
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments			(49)						(75)
Cash used for financing activities			(657)						(230)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			(18)						7
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			253						118
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period			1,291						1,287
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period			$	1,544					$	1,405

(Unaudited)

1Excludes comprehensive income of $70 million and $61 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, attributable to our redeemable noncontrolling interests.

(Unaudited)

 

S&P Global Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “S&P Global,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets.

•Market Intelligence is a global provider of multi-asset-class data and analytics integrated with purpose-built workflow solutions.

•Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics, offering investors and other market participants information, ratings and benchmarks.

•Commodity Insights is a leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodity and energy markets.

•Mobility is a leading provider of solutions serving the full automotive value chain including vehicle manufacturers (Original Equipment Manufacturers or OEMs), automotive suppliers, mobility service providers, retailers, consumers, and finance and insurance companies.

•Indices is a global index provider maintaining a wide variety of valuation and index benchmarks for investment advisors, wealth managers and institutional investors.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, the financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (our “Form 10-K”).

In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods have been included. The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those related to revenue recognition, business combinations, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, pension plans, incentive compensation and stock-based compensation, income taxes, contingencies and redeemable noncontrolling interests. Since the date of our Form 10-K, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash included in our consolidated balance sheets was $1 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Contract Assets

Contract assets include unbilled amounts from when the Company transfers service to a customer before a customer pays consideration or before payment is due. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, contract assets were $77 million and $75 million, respectively, and are included in accounts receivable in our consolidated balance sheets.

Unearned Revenue

We record unearned revenue when cash payments are received in advance of our performance. The increase in the unearned revenue balance at March 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023 is primarily driven by cash payments received in advance of satisfying our performance obligations, offset by $1.4 billion of revenues recognized that were included in the unearned revenue balance at the beginning of the period.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of contracts for work that has not yet been performed. As of March 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $4.1 billion. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately sixty percent and eighty-five percent of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 and 24 months, respectively, with the remainder recognized thereafter.

We do not disclose the value of unfulfilled performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts where revenue is a usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a license of intellectual property.

Costs to Obtain Contracts

We recognize an asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year. We have determined that the costs associated with certain sales commission programs are incremental to the costs to obtain contracts with customers and therefore meet the criteria to be capitalized. Total capitalized costs to obtain contracts were $234 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and are included in prepaid and other current assets and other non-current assets on our consolidated balance sheets. The capitalized asset will be amortized over a period consistent with the transfer to the customer of the goods or services to which the asset relates, calculated based on the customer term and the average life of the products and services underlying the contracts which has been determined to be approximately 5 years. The expense is recorded within selling and general expenses.

We expense sales commissions when incurred if the amortization period is one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling and general expenses.

Equity in Income on Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

The Company holds an investment in a 50/50 joint venture arrangement with shared control with CME Group that combined each company’s post-trade services into a joint venture, OSTTRA. The joint venture provides trade processing and risk mitigation operations and incorporates CME Group’s optimization businesses (Traiana, TriOptima, and Reset) and the Company’s MarkitSERV business. The combination is intended to increase operating efficiencies of both the company's business to more effectively service clients with enhanced platforms and services for OTC markets across interest rate, FX, equity, and credit asset classes. Our share of earnings or losses are recognized in Equity in income on unconsolidated subsidiaries in our consolidated statements of income.

Other (Income) Expense, net

The components of other (income) expense, net for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:

2024

2023

On February 16, 2023, we completed the acquisition of Market Scan Information Systems, Inc. (“Market Scan”), a leading provider of automotive pricing and incentive intelligence, including Automotive Payments as a ServiceTM and its powerful payment calculation engine. The addition of Market Scan to Mobility enabled the integration of detailed transaction intelligence in areas that are complementary to existing services for dealers, OEMs, lenders, and other market participants. The acquisition of Market Scan is not material to our consolidated financial statements.

On January 3, 2023, we completed the acquisition of ChartIQ, a premier charting provider for the financial services industry. ChartIQ is a professional grade charting solution that allows users to visualize data with a fully interactive web-based library that works seamlessly across web, mobile and desktop. It provides advanced capabilities including trade visualization, options analytics, technical analysis and more. Additionally, ChartIQ allows clients to visualize vendor-supplied data combined with their own proprietary content, alternative datasets or analytics. The acquisition is part of our Market Intelligence segment and further enhances our S&P Capital IQ Pro platform and other workflow solutions to provide the industry with leading visualization capabilities. The acquisition of ChartIQ is not material to our consolidated financial statements.

On January 4, 2023, we completed the acquisition of TruSight Solutions LLC (“TruSight”) a provider of third-party vendor risk assessments. The acquisition was integrated into our Market Intelligence segment and further expanded the breadth and depth of S&P Global’s third party vendor risk management solutions by offering high-quality validated assessment data to clients designed to reduce further the vendor due diligence burden on service providers to the financial services industry. The acquisition of TruSight is not material to our consolidated financial statements.

2024

2023

In the first quarter of 2023, we received a contingent payment following the sale of Leveraged Commentary and Data (“LCD”) along with a related family of leveraged loan indices in June of 2022. The contingent payment was payable six months following the closing upon the achievement of certain conditions related to the transition of LCD customer relationships. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the contingent payment resulted in a pre-tax gain of $46 million ($34 million after-tax) related to the sale of LCD in our Market Intelligence segment and $4 million ($3 million after-tax) in Gain on disposition related to the sale of a family of leveraged loan indices in our Indices segment.

The components of assets and liabilities held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets consist of the following:

1 Assets and liabilities held for sale as of March 31, 2024 relate to Fincentric.

The operating profit (loss) of our businesses that were held for sale or disposed of for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:

(in millions)			2024						2023
Operating profit (loss) 2			$	(3)					$	15

2 The operating profit (loss) presented includes the revenue and recurring direct expenses associated with businesses held for sale or disposed of. The three months ended March 31, 2023 excludes a pre-tax gain related to the sale of LCD and leveraged loan indices of $50 million.

The effective income tax rate was 18.8% and 17.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively. The increase in the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to change in mix of income by jurisdiction.

At the end of each interim period, we estimate the annual effective tax rate and apply that rate to our ordinary quarterly earnings. The tax expense or benefit related to significant unusual or infrequently occurring items that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effect, and are individually computed, is recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates or tax status is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.

The Company is subject to tax examinations in various jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the total amount of federal, state and local, and foreign unrecognized tax benefits was $225 million and $230 million, respectively, exclusive of interest and penalties. We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and operating-related expense, respectively. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had $52 million and $50 million, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits. Based on the current status of income tax audits, we believe that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by approximately $12 million in the next twelve months as a result of the resolution of local tax examinations.

A summary of short-term and long-term debt outstanding is as follows:

(in millions)			March 31, 2024						December 31, 2023
3.625% Senior Notes, due 2024 1			47						47
4.75% Senior Notes, due 2025 2			4						4
4.0% Senior Notes, due 2026 3			3						3
2.95% Senior Notes, due 2027 4			497						497
2.45% Senior Notes, due 2027 5			1,240						1,240
4.75% Senior Notes, due 2028 6			807						810
4.25% Senior Notes, due 2029 7			1,014						1,016
2.5% Senior Notes, due 2029 8			497						497
2.70% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes, due 2029 9			1,236						1,236
1.25% Senior Notes, due 2030 10			595						595
2.90% Senior Notes, due 2032 11			1,475						1,474
5.25% Senior Notes, due 2033 12			743						743
6.55% Senior Notes, due 2037 13			291						291
4.5% Senior Notes, due 2048 14			272						272
3.25% Senior Notes, due 2049 15			590						590
3.70% Senior Notes, due 2052 16			975						975
2.3% Senior Notes, due 2060 17			683						683
3.9% Senior Notes, due 2062 18			486						486
Commercial paper			250						—
Total debt			11,705						11,459
Less: short-term debt including current maturities			301						47
Long-term debt			$	11,404					$	11,412

1     Interest payments are due semiannually on May 1 and November 1.

2     Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15.

3     Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1.

4    Interest payments are due semiannually on January 22 and July 22, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $3 million.

5    Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $10 million.

6     Interest payments are due semiannually on February 1 and August 1.

7 Interest payments are due semiannually on May 1 and November 1.

8    Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $3 million.

9    Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $14 million.

10    Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $5 million.

11 Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $25 million.

12 Interest payments are due semiannually on March 15 and September 15, beginning on March 15, 2024, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $7 million.

13    Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $2 million.

14    Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $11 million.

15 Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $10 million.

16    Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $25 million.

17    Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15, and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $17 million.

18    Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $14 million.

The fair value of our total debt borrowings was $10.1 billion and $10.3 billion as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and was estimated based on quoted market prices.

We have the ability to borrow a total of $2.0 billion through our commercial paper program, which is supported by our $2.0 billion five-year credit agreement (our “credit facility”) that will terminate on April 26, 2026. As of March 31, 2024, there was $250 million of commercial paper outstanding. As of December 31, 2023, we had no outstanding commercial paper.

Our exposure to market risk includes changes in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. We have operations in foreign countries where the functional currency is primarily the local currency. For international operations that are determined to be extensions of the parent company, the U.S. dollar is the functional currency. We typically have naturally hedged positions in most countries from a local currency perspective with offsetting assets and liabilities. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we have entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to mitigate or hedge the effect of adverse fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and held cross currency swap contracts to hedge a portion of our net investment in a foreign subsidiary against volatility in foreign exchange rates. As of December 31, 2023, we held a series of interest rate swaps to mitigate or hedge the adverse fluctuations in interest rates on our future debt refinancing. These contracts are recorded at fair value that is based on foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates in active markets; therefore, we classify these derivative contracts within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. We do not enter into any derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, we entered into foreign exchange forward contracts in order to mitigate the change in fair value of specific assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. These forward contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the aggregate notional value of these outstanding forward contracts was $2.9 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively. The changes in fair value of these forward contracts are recorded in prepaid and other current assets or other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets with their corresponding change in fair value recognized in selling and general expenses in the consolidated statements of income. The amount recorded in prepaid and other current assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was less than $7 million and $69 million, respectively. The amount recorded in other current liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $15 million and $1 million, respectively. The amount recorded in selling and general expense related to these contracts was a net loss of $37 million and a net gain of $29 million for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we held cross currency swaps to hedge a portion of our net investment in one of our European subsidiaries against volatility in the Euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate. These swaps are designated and qualify as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign subsidiary and are scheduled to mature in 2024, 2029 and 2030. The notional value of our outstanding cross currency swaps designated as a net investment hedge was $1.5 billion as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The changes in the fair value of these swaps are recognized in foreign currency translation adjustments, a component of other comprehensive income (loss), and reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss in our consolidated balance sheet. The gain or loss will be subsequently reclassified into net earnings when the hedged net investment is either sold or substantially liquidated. We have elected to assess the effectiveness of our net investment hedges based on changes in spot exchange rates. Accordingly, amounts related to the cross currency swaps recognized directly in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 represent net periodic interest settlements and accruals, which are recognized in interest expense, net. We recognized net interest income of $8 million and interest expense of $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, we entered into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge a portion of the Indian rupee, British pound, and Euro exposures through the first quarter of 2026 and the fourth quarter of 2025, respectively. These contracts are intended to offset the impact of movement of exchange rates on future revenue and operating costs and are scheduled to mature within twenty-four months. The changes in the fair value of these contracts are initially reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss in our consolidated balance sheet and are subsequently reclassified into revenue and selling and general expenses in the same period that the hedged transaction affects earnings.

As of March 31, 2024, we estimate that $6 million of pre-tax gain related to foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges recorded in other comprehensive income is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the aggregate notional value of our outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was $540 million and $529 million, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we terminated our interest rate swap contracts with an aggregate notional value of $813 million and received net proceeds of $155 million upon termination. These contracts were designated as cash flow hedges and were scheduled to mature beginning in the first quarter of 2027. We performed a final effectiveness test upon the termination of each swap, and the effective portion of the gain of $155 million was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss in our consolidated balance sheet. The gain will be recognized into interest expense, net over the term which related interest payments will be made when we enter into anticipated future debt refinancing.

The following table provides information on the location and fair value amounts of our cash flow hedges and net investment hedges as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

The following table provides information on the location and amounts of pre-tax gains (losses) on our cash flow hedges and net investment hedges for the three months ended March 31:

The activity related to the change in unrealized gains (losses) in accumulated other comprehensive loss was as follows for the three months ended March 31:

We maintain a number of active defined contribution retirement plans for our employees. The majority of our defined benefit plans are frozen. As a result, no new employees will be permitted to enter these plans and no additional benefits for current participants in the frozen plans will be accrued.

We also have supplemental benefit plans that provide senior management with supplemental retirement, disability and death benefits. Certain supplemental retirement benefits are based on final monthly earnings. In addition, we sponsor a voluntary 401(k) plan under which we may match employee contributions up to certain levels of compensation as well as profit-sharing plans under which we contribute a percentage of eligible employees’ compensation to the employees’ accounts.

We also provide certain medical, dental and life insurance benefits for active employees and eligible dependents. The medical and dental plans and supplemental life insurance plan are contributory, while the basic life insurance plan is noncontributory. We currently do not prefund any of these plans.

We recognize the funded status of our retirement and postretirement plans in the consolidated balance sheets, with a corresponding adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes. The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss represent net unrecognized actuarial losses and unrecognized prior service costs.

These amounts will be subsequently recognized as net periodic pension cost pursuant to our accounting policy for amortizing such amounts.

Net periodic benefit cost for our retirement and postretirement plans other than the service cost component are included in other income, net in our consolidated statements of income.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for our retirement plans and postretirement plans for the three months ended March 31 are as follows: 

Net periodic benefit cost related to our postretirement plans reflected in the table above was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

As discussed in our Form 10-K, we changed certain discount rate assumptions for our retirement and postretirement plans which became effective on January 1, 2024. The effect of the assumption changes on retirement and postretirement expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 did not have a material impact to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In the first three months of 2024, we contributed $3 million to our retirement plans and expect to make additional required contributions of approximately $8 million to our retirement plans during the remainder of the year. We may elect to make additional non-required contributions depending on investment performance or any potential deterioration of our pension plan status in the remaining nine months of 2024.

We issue stock-based incentive awards to our eligible employees under the 2019 Employee Stock Incentive Plan and to our eligible non-employee members of the Board of Directors under a Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, total stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock and other stock-based awards was $33 million and $46 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company granted 0.4 million shares of restricted stock and other stock-based awards, which had a weighted average grant date fair value of $422.70 per share. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity awards as of March 31, 2024 was $259 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years.

On January 23, 2024, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the dividends for 2024 to a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.91 per share.

On June 22, 2022, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the purchase of 30 million shares (the “2022 Repurchase Program”), which was approximately 9% of the total shares of our outstanding common stock at that time.

Our purchased shares may be used for general corporate purposes, including the issuance of shares for stock compensation plans and to offset the dilutive effect of the exercise of employee stock options. As of March 31, 2024, 17.4 million shares remained available under the 2022 Repurchase Program. Our 2022 Repurchase Program has no expiration date and purchases under this program may be made from time to time on the open market and in private transactions, depending on market conditions.

We enter into accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreements with financial institutions to initiate share repurchases of our common stock. Under an ASR agreement, we pay a specified amount to the financial institution and receive an initial delivery of shares. This initial delivery of shares represents the minimum number of shares that we may receive under the agreement. Upon settlement of the ASR agreement, the financial institution delivers additional shares. The total number of shares ultimately delivered, and therefore the average price paid per share, is determined at the end of the applicable purchase period of each ASR agreement based on the volume weighted-average share price, less a discount. We account for our ASR agreements as two transactions: a stock purchase transaction and a forward stock purchase contract. The shares delivered under the ASR agreements resulted in a reduction of outstanding shares used to determine our weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share. The repurchased shares are held in Treasury. The forward stock purchase contracts were classified as equity instruments.

The terms of each ASR agreement entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, structured as outlined above, are as follows:

(in millions, except average price paid per share)
ASR Agreement Initiation Date						ASR Agreement Completion Date						Initial Shares Delivered						Additional Shares Delivered						Total Number of Shares Purchased						Average Price Paid Per Share						Total Cash Utilized
February 12, 2024 1												1.0						—						1.0						$	—					$	500
February 13, 2023 2						May 5, 2023						1.1						0.3						1.4						$	341.95					$	500

1 The ASR agreement was structured as an uncapped ASR agreement in which we paid $500 million and initially received shares valued at 85% of the $500 million at a price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on February 12, 2024 when the Company received an initial delivery of 1.0 million shares from the ASR program. We completed the ASR agreement on April 12, 2024 and received an additional 0.2 million shares. We repurchased a total of 1.2 million shares under the ASR agreement for an average purchase price of $421.05 per share. The ASR agreement was executed under our 2022 Repurchase Program.

2 The ASR agreement was structured as an uncapped ASR agreement in which we paid $500 million and initially received shares valued at 85% of the $500 million at a price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on February 13, 2023 when the Company received an initial delivery of 1.1 million shares from the ASR program. We completed the ASR agreement on May 5, 2023 and received an additional 0.3 million shares. The ASR agreement was executed under our 2022 Repurchase Program.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we received 1.2 million shares, including 0.2 million shares received in February of 2024 related to our November 13, 2023 ASR agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we purchased a total of 1.0 million shares for $500 million of cash. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we purchased a total of 1.1 million shares for $500 million of cash.

Our redeemable noncontrolling interests include an agreement with the minority partners that own 27% of our S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC joint venture that contains redemption features whereby interests held by minority partners are redeemable either (i) at the option of the holder or (ii) upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within our control. Specifically, under the terms of the operating agreement of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, CME Group and CME Group Index Services LLC (“CGIS”) has the right at any time to sell, and we are obligated to buy, at least 20% of their share in S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. In addition, in the event there is a change of control of the Company, for the 15 days following a change in control, CME Group and CGIS will have the right to put their interest to us at the then fair value of CME Group’s and CGIS’ minority interest.

If interests were to be redeemed under this agreement, we would generally be required to purchase the interest at fair value on the date of redemption. This interest is presented on the consolidated balance sheets outside of equity under the caption “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” with an initial value based on fair value for the portion attributable to the net assets we acquired, and based on our historical cost for the portion attributable to our S&P Index business. We adjust the redeemable noncontrolling interest each reporting period to its estimated redemption value, but never less than its initial fair value, using both income and market valuation approaches. Our income and market valuation approaches incorporate Level 3 fair value measures for instances when observable inputs are not available. The more significant judgmental assumptions used to estimate the value of the S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC joint venture include an estimated discount rate, a range of assumptions that form the basis of the expected future net cash flows (e.g., the revenue growth rates and operating margins), and a company specific beta. The significant judgmental assumptions used that incorporate market data, including the relative weighting of market observable information and the comparability of that information in our valuation models, are forward-looking and could be affected by future economic and market conditions. Any adjustments to the redemption value will impact retained income.

Noncontrolling interests that do not contain such redemption features are presented in equity.

Changes to redeemable noncontrolling interests during the three months ended March 31, 2024 were as follows:

1 Includes foreign currency translation adjustments.

The following table summarizes the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

1Includes an unrealized gain related to our cross currency swaps. See Note 5 – Derivative Instruments for additional detail of items recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

2Reflects amortization of net actuarial losses and is net of a tax benefit of less than $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. See Note 6 — Employee Benefits for additional details of items reclassed from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net earnings.

3See Note 5 — Derivative Instruments for additional details of items reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net earnings.

Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income attributable to the common shareholders of the Company by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed in the same manner as basic EPS, except the number of shares is increased to include additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potential common shares with a dilutive effect had been issued. Potential common shares consist primarily of stock options and restricted performance shares calculated using the treasury stock method.

The calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:

(in millions, except per share amounts)			2024						2023
Amounts attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income			$	991					$	795
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding			313.6						321.3
Effect of stock options and other dilutive securities			0.4						0.8
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding			314.0						322.1
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income:
Basic			$	3.16					$	2.47
Diluted			$	3.16					$	2.47

We have certain stock options and restricted performance shares that are potentially excluded from the computation of diluted EPS. The effect of the potential exercise of stock options is excluded when the average market price of our common stock is lower than the exercise price of the related option during the period or when a net loss exists because the effect would have been antidilutive. Additionally, restricted performance shares are excluded when the necessary vesting conditions have not been met or when a net loss exists. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no stock options excluded. Restricted performance shares outstanding of 0.9 million and 0.8 million as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were excluded.

We continuously evaluate our cost structure to identify cost savings associated with streamlining our management structure. Our 2024 and 2023 restructuring plans consisted of a company-wide workforce reduction of approximately 287 and 1,050 positions, respectively, and are further detailed below. The charges for each restructuring plan are classified as selling and general expenses within the consolidated statements of income and the reserves are included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

In certain circumstances, reserves are no longer needed because employees previously identified for separation resigned from the Company and did not receive severance or were reassigned due to circumstances not foreseen when the original plans were initiated. In these cases, we reverse reserves through the consolidated statements of income during the period when it is determined they are no longer needed.