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S&P Global Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Financial - DiversifiedSector: Financial Services

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$501.97
5Y Range360.85 – 560.89
5Y Selected460.87
(-) Safety Margin40.13%
5Y Buy Price$275.93
Upside (to Buy Price)-45.03%
10Y Range403.54 – 609.84
10Y Selected506.69
(-) Safety Margin40.13%
10Y Buy Price$303.36
Upside (to Buy Price)-39.57%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9779
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.8741
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.5066
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8120
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.7923
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.8231
FCF R2 (5Y)0.3478
FCF R2 (10Y)0.8116
Safety Score0.5987

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth9.02%8.46%7.90%7.34%6.79%6.23%5.67%5.11%4.56%4.00%
Revenue15,489.2016,799.5718,127.1519,458.5820,779.3222,073.8623,326.0024,519.1225,636.5826,662.04
EBITDA9,495.5410,298.8611,112.7211,928.9412,738.6113,532.2314,299.8415,031.2715,716.3216,344.97
D&A-859.68-932.41-1,006.09-1,079.98-1,153.29-1,225.14-1,294.63-1,360.85-1,422.87-1,479.79
EBIT8,635.869,366.4510,106.6310,848.9611,585.3312,307.0913,005.2013,670.4214,293.4514,865.18
Pro forma Taxes-2,076.52-2,252.19-2,430.17-2,608.67-2,785.73-2,959.28-3,127.14-3,287.10-3,436.91-3,574.38
NOPAT6,559.347,114.267,676.468,240.298,799.609,347.819,878.0610,383.3210,856.5411,290.80
Capital Expenditures-198.57-215.37-232.39-249.46-266.39-282.99-299.04-314.34-328.66-341.81
NWC Investment185.43189.65192.14192.70191.16187.36181.23172.68161.73148.42
(+) D&A859.68932.411,006.091,079.981,153.291,225.141,294.631,360.851,422.871,479.79
Free Cash Flow7,405.888,020.958,642.309,263.529,877.6510,477.3211,054.8811,602.5212,112.4912,577.20
Diluted Shares Outstanding307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00307,550,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricDec-25Dec-26Dec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Dec-32Dec-33Dec-34
Period Start9/30/251/1/261/1/271/1/281/1/291/1/301/1/311/1/321/1/331/1/34
Period End12/31/2512/31/2612/31/2712/31/2812/31/2912/31/3012/31/3112/31/3212/31/3312/31/34
Mid-Point11/15/257/2/267/2/277/1/287/2/297/2/307/2/317/1/327/2/337/2/34
Time (t)0.100.451.452.463.464.465.466.467.468.46
Valuation Date1/17/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.44%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF7,341.677,712.737,617.197,477.337,308.157,105.386,871.866,610.836,325.876,020.80
Raw: 151,905.82
107,601.90
Raw: 193,421.56
88,647.49

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value145,058.97159,039.30
(-) Net Debt10,239.5010,239.50
Equity Value134,819.47148,799.80
(/) Shares Out307.55307.55
Fair Value$438.37$483.82
(-) Safety Margin40.13%40.13%
Buy Price$262.45$289.66
Current Price$501.97$501.97
Upside (to Buy Price)-47.72%-42.29%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.94%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF7,334.977,681.137,517.087,311.377,081.036,822.046,537.906,232.435,909.615,573.53
Raw: 123,380.03
84,294.32
Raw: 157,099.69
66,348.58

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value121,219.90134,349.66
(-) Net Debt10,239.5010,239.50
Equity Value110,980.40124,110.16
(/) Shares Out307.55307.55
Fair Value$360.85$403.54
(-) Safety Margin40.13%40.13%
Buy Price$216.04$241.60
Current Price$501.97$501.97
Upside (to Buy Price)-56.96%-51.87%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.94%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF7,348.437,744.757,719.587,648.647,544.747,403.277,226.197,016.016,775.696,508.59
Raw: 197,013.32
144,736.37
Raw: 250,856.90
124,859.00

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value182,742.52197,794.90
(-) Net Debt10,239.5010,239.50
Equity Value172,503.02187,555.40
(/) Shares Out307.55307.55
Fair Value$560.89$609.84
(-) Safety Margin40.13%40.13%
Buy Price$335.81$365.11
Current Price$501.97$501.97
Upside (to Buy Price)-33.10%-27.26%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$501.97
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH164.05%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue39,639.23104,667.50276,374.85729,768.601,926,956.125,088,133.2713,435,230.8035,475,766.2993,673,864.83247,346,114.52
Constant Implied Growth164.05%164.05%164.05%164.05%164.05%164.05%164.05%164.05%164.05%164.05%
Implied Free Cash Flow3.9610.4727.6472.98192.70508.811,343.523,547.589,367.3924,734.61
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF3.698.4520.4549.49119.78289.91701.671,698.254,110.289,948.13

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$273.059.10%$233.95-14.32%
20182018-12-31$169.948.60%$162.52-4.37%
20172017-12-31$169.409.27%$162.45-4.10%
20162016-12-31$107.549.66%$112.484.59%
20152015-12-31$98.588.63%$-3.34-103.39%
20142014-12-31$88.988.13%$94.285.96%
20132013-12-31$78.207.75%$56.27-28.04%
20122012-12-31$54.677.19%$46.16-15.57%
20112011-12-31$44.976.95%$82.3583.12%
20102010-12-31$36.410.16%$59.4363.23%
20092009-12-31$33.51-3.02%$44.2932.17%
20082008-12-31$23.19-3.63%$29.2025.93%
20072007-12-31$43.81-3.69%$53.3821.84%
20062006-12-31$68.020.69%$48.11-29.27%
20052005-12-31$51.632.00%$65.0425.97%
20042004-12-31$45.774.88%$47.102.91%
20032003-12-31$34.969.83%$78.30123.97%
20022002-12-31$30.2211.60%$67.26122.56%
20012001-12-31$30.499.23%$52.6172.56%
20002000-12-31$29.316.81%$28.96-1.18%
19991999-12-31$30.815.09%$21.93-28.81%
19981998-12-31$25.475.64%$25.640.68%
19971997-12-31$18.507.06%$11.23-39.30%
19961996-12-31$11.537.44%$19.1566.11%
19951995-12-31$10.898.51%$18.8272.86%
19941994-12-31$8.368.56%$16.6198.64%
19931993-12-31$8.458.08%$21.02148.77%
19921992-12-31$7.679.70%$9.4423.13%
19911991-12-31$7.179.56%$7.758.16%
19901990-12-31$6.5810.37%$4.40-33.18%
19891989-12-31$7.258.11%$1.77-75.60%
19881988-12-31$7.784.77%$-0.32-104.06%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$499.82
Median
$487.02
10th Percentile
$401.71
90th Percentile
$609.47

Fair Value Distribution

$304.36 - $343.38
9
$343.38 - $382.40
45
$382.40 - $421.43
127
$421.43 - $460.45
180
$460.45 - $499.47
200
$499.47 - $538.50
161
$538.50 - $577.52
115
$577.52 - $616.54
77
$616.54 - $655.56
39
$655.56 - $694.59
20
$694.59 - $733.61
9
$733.61 - $772.63
7
$772.63 - $811.66
2
$811.66 - $850.68
2
$850.68 - $889.70
4
$889.70 - $928.73
1
$928.73 - $967.75
1
$967.75 - $1,006.77
0
$1,006.77 - $1,045.80
0
$1,045.80 - $1,084.82
1