S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) closed fiscal year 2025 with 316 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.63 USD per share.
S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) closed fiscal year 2025 with 316 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.63 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 9.51 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 6.2 %. The dividend per share was 3.63 USD, up 5.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1,170 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 337M | 333M | 326M | 292M | 295M | 286M | 288M | 280M | 273M | 268M | 263M | 258M | 254M | 255M | 340M | 332M | 325M | 316M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 3.17M | 0.00M | 1.69M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.42M | 85.5M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.08 % | 0.00 % | 0.59 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.17 % | 25.13 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -7.93M | -3.54M | -7.76M | -33.8M | 0.00M | -9.09M | 0.00M | -7.19M | -7.29M | -4.86M | -5.60M | -4.65M | -3.59M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -8.24M | -6.66M | -9.51M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -2.35 % | -1.06 % | -2.38 % | -11.59 % | 0.00 % | -3.18 % | 0.00 % | -2.56 % | -2.67 % | -1.81 % | -2.13 % | -1.80 % | -1.41 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.48 % | -2.05 % | -3.01 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -7.93M | -3.54M | -7.76M | -33.8M | 3.17M | -9.09M | 1.69M | -7.19M | -7.29M | -4.86M | -5.60M | -4.65M | -3.59M | 0.42M | 85.5M | -8.24M | -6.66M | -9.51M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -2.35 % | -1.06 % | -2.38 % | -11.59 % | 1.08 % | -3.18 % | 0.59 % | -2.56 % | -2.67 % | -1.81 % | -2.13 % | -1.80 % | -1.41 % | 0.17 % | 25.13 % | -2.48 % | -2.05 % | -3.01 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.55 | 1.89 | 2.16 | 2.54 | 2.91 | 3.14 | 3.41 | 3.44 | 3.63 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 35.08 % | 38.44 % | 35.27 % | 32.49 % | 225.17 % | 22.38 % | — | 31.40 % | 18.04 % | 28.14 % | 25.69 % | 26.38 % | 27.58 % | 24.57 % | 31.53 % | 43.68 % | 29.44 % | 26.17 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 280M | 281M | 292M | 296M | 984M | 308M | 326M | 363M | 380M | 421M | 503M | 560M | 645M | 743M | 1,024M | 1,147M | 1,134M | 1,170M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.82 % | 2.66 % | 2.59 % | 2.25 % | 1.92 % | 1.45 % | 1.33 % | 1.35 % | 1.32 % | 0.97 % | 1.19 % | 0.83 % | 0.84 % | 0.65 % | 1.01 % | 0.81 % | 0.73 % | 0.73 % |
Figures in USD
