S&P Global Ratings

Credit Ratings. Research. Insights.

Spanning 26 countries, S&P Global Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and insights essential to driving growth and transparency. S&P Global Ratings’ analysts offer a combination of global perspective and local insight.

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Revenue Mix

Revenue By Type(1)

Corporate Ratings Are Now a Larger Portion of the Business

Financial Crisis and U.S. Cash Repatriation Had Modest Impacts on Revenue from Corporates, Financial Institutions, and Governments

Change in Revenue Mix: 2007 vs. 2024

(dollars in millions)

6%
44%
27%
15%
9%
10%
9%
58%
15%
8%
10%
11%
58%
14%
7%
15%
11%
49%
17%
7%
15%
12%
50%
16%
7%
12%
12%
53%
17%
6%
'07
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
CRISIL, Other*
$123
$378
$429
$472
$510
$521
Structured Finance
933
310
458
347
387
537
Corporates
578
2,098
2,356
1,498
1,666
2,314
Financial Institutions
321
537
573
510
541
726
Governments
183
283
280
224
228
272
Total
$2,138
$3,606
$4,097
$3,050
$3,332
$4,370

Revenue: 2000–2024

(dollars in millions)

S&P Global Ratings Revenue by Quarter: 2023–2024

(dollars in millions)

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Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

CRISIL, Other*

$119

$125

$121

$145

$122

$128

$131

$140

Structured Finance

86

89

104

108

107

143

134

153

Corporates

429

429

413

395

594

607

590

522

Financial Institutions

137

140

126

138

177

183

181

185

Governments

54

68

55

52

62

74

75

61

Total

$824

$851

$819

$838

$1,062

$1,135

$1,110

$1,062

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Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

CRISIL, Other*

$119

$125

$121

$145

$122

$128

$131

$140

Structured Finance

86

89

104

108

107

143

134

153

Corporates

429

429

413

395

594

607

590

522

Financial Institutions

137

140

126

138

177

183

181

185

Governments

54

68

55

52

62

74

75

61

Total

$824

$851

$819

$838

$1,062

$1,135

$1,110

$1,062

S&P Global Ratings Billed Issuance

(total par value of issuance billed by S&P Global Ratings)

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

‘24 v. ‘22

(9)%

(5)%

(6)%

(17)%

24%

12%

1%

21%

35%

47%

26%

(9)%

‘24 v. ‘23

66%

66%

28%

75%

45%

50%

124%

51%

69%

76%

11%

56%

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

‘24 v. ‘22

(9)%

(5)%

(6)%

(17)%

24%

12%

1%

21%

35%

47%

26%

(9)%

‘24 v. ‘23

66%

66%

28%

75%

45%

50%

124%

51%

69%

76%

11%

56%

Note: S&P Global Ratings’ Billed Issuance includes loans, and excludes issuance billed under the frequent issuer program as well as items that don’t impact transaction revenue including unrated debt and most international public finance

S&P Global Ratings rated $4.9 trillion in global new issuance debt in 2024, and had more than 1 million ratings outstanding at the end of 2024

Notes:
(1)

2023 results reflect the acquisition of Bridge to India. 2022 results reflect the acquisition of the Shades of Green business.

The Ratings division includes S&P Global Ratings, which is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”); Crisil Limited, a global analytical company incorporated in India; and certain other ratings-related businesses.

Division revenues do not include interdivision revenue elimination.

*

Crisil Ltd. is not part of the NRSRO. Other includes intersegment royalty, Taiwan Ratings Corporation, and adjustments

Details may not sum to total due to rounding

Data as of 12/31/2024