S&P Global Board Approves Quarterly Dividend Increase to $0.97
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 14 2026
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The Board of Directors of S&P Global approved a 1.0% increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock. The 1.0% increase takes into consideration the expected spin of S&P Global's Mobility division into an independent, public company in 2026. The quarterly dividend will increase from 96c to 97c per share. The dividend of 97c is payable on March 11 to shareholders of record on February 25. The new annualized dividend rate is $3.88 per share.
Analyst Views on SPGI
Wall Street analysts forecast SPGI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SPGI is 617.77 USD with a low forecast of 546.00 USD and a high forecast of 675.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
14 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 526.670
Low
546.00
Averages
617.77
High
675.00
Current: 526.670
Low
546.00
Averages
617.77
High
675.00
About SPGI
S&P Global Inc. provides essential intelligence. Its operations consist of five businesses: S&P Global Market Intelligence (Market Intelligence), S&P Global Ratings (Ratings), S&P Global Commodity Insights (Commodity Insights), S&P Global Mobility (Mobility) and S&P Dow Jones Indices (Indices). 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 an independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodity and energy markets. Mobility is a provider of solutions serving the full automotive value chain, including vehicle manufacturers and retailers. Indices is a global index provider that maintains a variety of valuation and index benchmarks for investment advisors, wealth managers and institutional investors.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
