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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 1-1023  
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S&P Global Inc.
(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 21, 2023 (latest practicable date), 320.8 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.

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S&P Global Inc.
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Item 6. Exhibits

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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


Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of S&P Global Inc. (and subsidiaries) (the Company) as of March 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and equity for the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, 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, 2022, 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 9, 2023, 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, 2022, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

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.


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
April 27, 2023



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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

S&P Global Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Revenue $ 3,160  $ 2,389 
Expenses:
Operating-related expenses 1,088  749 
Selling and general expenses 705  958 
Depreciation 25  26 
Amortization of intangibles 262  111 
Total expenses 2,080  1,844 
Gain on dispositions (50) (1,344)
Equity in income on unconsolidated subsidiaries (14) (3)
Operating profit 1,144  1,892 
Other expense (income), net 11  (49)
Interest expense, net 85  57 
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net —  17 
Income before taxes on income 1,048  1,867 
Provision for taxes on income 188  568 
Net income 860  1,299 
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(65) (64)
Net income attributable to S&P Global Inc. $ 795  $ 1,235 
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income:
Basic $ 2.47  $ 4.49 
Diluted $ 2.47  $ 4.47 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic 321.3  275.2 
Diluted 322.1  276.3 
Actual shares outstanding at period end 320.8  339.9 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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S&P Global Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
 
(in millions) Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Net income $ 860  $ 1,299 
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments
42  (21)
Income tax effect
(5)
45  (26)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
Income tax effect
—  (1)
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges (27) 107 
Income tax effect
(26)
(21) 81 
Comprehensive income 885  1,358 
Less: comprehensive income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
(4) (5)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
(61) (59)
Comprehensive income attributable to S&P Global Inc.
$ 820  $ 1,294 


See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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S&P Global Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(in millions) March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
(Unaudited)  
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,402  $ 1,286 
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts: 2023 - $50; 2022 - $48
2,478  2,494 
Prepaid and other current assets 626  588 
Assets of a business held for sale 1,313  1,298 
Total current assets 5,822  5,667 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation: 2023 - $836; 2022 - $859
281  297 
Right of use assets 422  423 
Goodwill 34,817  34,545 
Other intangible assets, net 18,168  18,306 
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries 1,750  1,752 
Other non-current assets 764  794 
Total assets $ 62,024  $ 61,784 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 456  $ 450 
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans 385  753 
Short-term debt 936  226 
Income taxes currently payable 219  116 
Unearned revenue 3,175  3,126 
Other current liabilities 971  1,094 
Liabilities of a business held for sale 252  234
Total current liabilities 6,394  5,999 
Long-term debt 10,727  10,730 
Lease liabilities — non-current 566  577 
Pension and other postretirement benefits 183  180 
Deferred tax liability — non-current 3,906  4,065 
Other non-current liabilities 476  489 
Total liabilities 22,252  22,040 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 8) 3,402  3,267 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value: authorized - 600 million shares; issued: 2023 and 2022 415 million shares
415  415 
Additional paid-in capital 44,329  44,422 
Retained income 18,171  17,784 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (861) (886)
Less: common stock in treasury (25,779) (25,347)
Total equity — controlling interests 36,275  36,388 
Total equity — noncontrolling interests 95  89 
Total equity 36,370  36,477 
Total liabilities and equity $ 62,024  $ 61,784 
    

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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S&P Global Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
(in millions) Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Operating Activities:
Net income $ 860  $ 1,299 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 25  26 
Amortization of intangibles 262  111 
Provision for losses on accounts receivable (7)
Deferred income taxes (167) (53)
Stock-based compensation 46  94 
Gain on dispositions (50) (1,344)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net —  17 
Other 10  24 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable 23  187 
Prepaid and other current assets (98)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (343) (318)
Unearned revenue 61  (100)
Other current liabilities (158) (239)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes 169  432 
Net change in other assets and liabilities (54) 88 
Cash provided by operating activities 594  222 
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures (28) (16)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (272) 295 
Proceeds from dispositions 50  2,618 
Changes in short-term investments (3)
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities (253) 2,901 
Financing Activities:
Additions to (payments on) short-term debt, net 710  (219)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net —  5,395 
Payments on senior notes —  (3,074)
Dividends paid to shareholders (290) (186)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net (78) (55)
Repurchase of treasury shares (500) (7,003)
Exercise of stock options and other
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments (75) (66)
Cash used for financing activities (230) (5,205)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (16)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 118  (2,098)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period 1,287  6,505 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,405  $ 4,407 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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S&P Global Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
 (in millions)
Common Stock $1 par
Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Income Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Less: Treasury Stock Total SPGI Equity Noncontrolling Interests Total Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $ 415  $ 44,422  $ 17,784  $ (886) $ 25,347  $ 36,388  $ 89  $ 36,477 
Comprehensive income 1
795  25  820  824 
Dividends (Dividend declared per common share — $0.90 per share)
(287) (287) (287)
Share repurchases 50  550  (500) (500)
Employee stock plans (143) (118) (25) (25)
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest (120) (120) (120)
Other (1) (1)
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $ 415  $ 44,329  $ 18,171  $ (861) $ 25,779  $ 36,275  $ 95  $ 36,370 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
 (in millions)
Common Stock $1 par
Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Income Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Less: Treasury Stock Total SPGI Equity Noncontrolling Interests Total Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2021 $ 294  $ 1,031  $ 15,017  $ (841) $ 13,469  $ 2,032  $ 75  $ 2,107 
Comprehensive income 1
1,235  59  1,294  1,299 
Dividends (Dividend declared per common share — $0.77 per share)
(186) (186) (186)
Acquisition of IHS Markit 121 43,415  43,536  43,536 
Share repurchases (1,050) 5,953  (7,003) (7,003)
Employee stock plans 49  19  30  30 
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest (1) (1) (1)
Other —  (1) (1)
Balance as of March 31, 2022 $ 415  $ 43,445  $ 16,065  $ (782) $ 19,441  $ 39,702  $ 79  $ 39,781 

1Excludes comprehensive income of $61 million and $59 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, attributable to our redeemable noncontrolling interest.

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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S&P Global Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
1.    Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

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, automotive and engineering markets.

Our operations consist of six reportable segments: S&P Global Market Intelligence (“Market Intelligence”), S&P Global Ratings (“Ratings”), S&P Global Commodity Insights (“Commodity Insights”), S&P Global Mobility (“Mobility”), S&P Dow Jones Indices (“Indices” ) and S&P Global Engineering Solutions (“Engineering Solutions”).
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 (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.
Engineering Solutions is a leading provider of engineering standards and related technical knowledge.

On February 28, 2022, we completed the merger with IHS Markit Ltd (“IHS Markit”), and as a result, IHS Markit and its subsidiaries became wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries of S&P Global, and the financial results include IHS Markit from the date of acquisition.
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, 2022 (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, 2023 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 $3 million and $1 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

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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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, contract assets were $77 million and $60 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, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 is primarily driven by cash payments received in advance of satisfying our performance obligations, partially offset by $1.1 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, 2023, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $4.5 billion. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately half and three-quarters 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 a Contract

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 a contract were $184 million and $175 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, 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’s optimization businesses (Traiana, TriOptima, and Reset) and the Company’s MarkitSERV business. The combination is intended to increase operating efficiencies of both businesses to more effectively service clients with enhanced platforms and services for OTC markets across interest rate, FX, equity, and credit asset classes.

Other Expense (Income), net

The components of other expense (income), net for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:
(in millions) 2023 2022
Other components of net periodic benefit cost $ (6) $ (4)
Net loss (gain) from investments 17  (45)
Other expense (income), net $ 11  $ (49)
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2.    Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions

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 will enable 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 will be part of our Market Intelligence segment and further enhances our S&P Capital IQ Pro platform, our digital investment solutions provider Markit Digital 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 will be integrated into our Market Intelligence segment and further expands 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.

2022

Merger with IHS Markit

On February 28, 2022, we completed the merger with IHS Markit. The fair value of the consideration transferred for IHS Markit was approximately $43.5 billion.

Allocation of Purchase Price

The merger with IHS Markit was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The allocation of purchase price recorded for IHS Markit is as follows:

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(in millions) February 28, 2022
Assets acquired
Cash and cash equivalents $ 310 
Accounts receivable, net 968 
Prepaid and other current assets 224 
Assets of a business held for sale 1,519 
Property and equipment 118 
Right of use assets 240 
Goodwill 31,456 
Other intangible assets 18,620 
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries 1,644 
Other non-current assets 54 
Total assets acquired $ 55,153 
Liabilities assumed
Account payable $ 174 
Accrued compensation 90 
Short-term debt 968 
Unearned revenue 1,053 
Other current liabilities 581 
Liabilities of a business held for sale 72 
Long-term debt 4,191 
Lease liabilities - non-current 231 
Deferred tax liability - non-current 4,200 
Other non-current liabilities 57 
Total liabilities assumed $ 11,617 
Total consideration transferred $ 43,536 

Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets

The following table sets forth the fair values of the components of the identifiable intangible assets acquired and their useful lives:

(in millions) Fair Value Weighted Average Useful Lives
Customer relationships $ 13,596  25 years
Trade names and trademarks 1,469  14 years
Developed technology 1,043  10 years
Databases 2,512  12 years
Total Identified Intangible Assets $ 18,620  21 years

Divestitures

2023

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we did not complete any material divestitures.

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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) related to the sale of a family of leveraged loan indices in our Indices segment.
On January 14, 2023, we entered into a securities and asset purchase agreement with Allium Buyer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company controlled by funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) to sell our Engineering Solutions business for $975 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. We currently anticipate the divestiture to result in after-tax proceeds of approximately $750 million, which proceeds are expected to be used for share repurchases. The agreement follows our announced intent in November of 2022 to divest the business. Engineering Solutions became part of the Company following our merger with IHS Markit. The transaction, which is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and satisfying other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023.
2022

As a condition of securing regulatory approval for the merger, S&P Global and IHS Markit agreed to divest of certain of their businesses. S&P Global’s divestitures included CUSIP Global Services (“CGS”), its LCD business and a related family of leveraged loan indices while IHS Markit’s divestitures include Oil Price Information Services (“OPIS”); Coal, Metals and Mining; and PetroChem Wire businesses and its Base Chemicals business.

In March of 2022, we completed the previously announced sale of CGS, a business within our Market Intelligence segment, to FactSet Research Systems Inc. for a purchase price of $1.925 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded a pre-tax gain of $1.344 billion ($999 million after tax) in Gain on dispositions in the consolidated statements of income related to the sale of CGS.

In February of 2022, we completed the previously announced sale of OPIS to News Corp for $1.150 billion in cash. We did not recognize a gain on the sale of OPIS.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

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

(in millions) March 31, December 31,
2023 1
2022 1
Accounts Receivable, net $ 91  $ 88 
Goodwill 437  437 
Other intangible assets, net 696  697 
Other assets 89  76 
Assets of a business held for sale $ 1,313  $ 1,298 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 55  $ 59 
Deferred tax liability 26  27 
Unearned revenue 171  148 
Liabilities of a business held for sale $ 252  $ 234 
1 Assets and liabilities held for sale as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 relate to Engineering Solutions.
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The operating profit of our businesses that were disposed of or classified as held for sale for the three months ended March 31 is as follows:
(in millions) 2023 2022
Operating profit 2
$ 14  $ 35 
2 The operating profit presented includes the revenue and recurring direct expenses associated with businesses disposed of or held for sale. 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 three months ended March 31, 2022 exclude a pre-tax gain related to the sale of CGS of $1.3 billion.

3.    Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 17.9% and 30.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively. The higher rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily due to the tax charge on merger related divestitures and deal related non-deductible costs.

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 continuously subject to tax examinations in various jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the total amount of federal, state and local, and foreign unrecognized tax benefits was $236 million and $223 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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had $42 million and $38 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 $20 million in the next twelve months as a result of the resolution of local tax examinations.

For tax years beginning after December 31, 2021, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) requires taxpayers to capitalize and amortize research and development costs pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 174. Section 174 requires taxpayers to capitalize research and development costs and amortize them over 5 years for expenditures attributed to domestic research and 15 years for expenditures attributed to foreign research. This provision affects a significant proportion of the Company for the first time in 2023. The actual impact of Section 174 capitalization and amortization on the income tax payable and deferred tax asset will depend on multiple factors, including the amount of research and development expenses we will incur and whether we conduct our research and development activities inside or outside the United States. Although Congress is considering legislation that would defer, repeal or otherwise modify this capitalization and amortization requirement, the possibility that this will happen is uncertain. If legislation is not passed to defer, repeal, or otherwise modify the capitalization and amortization requirement we expect our cash taxes to be greater than in the prior year.

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4.    Debt 

A summary of short-term and long-term debt outstanding is as follows:
(in millions) March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
4.125% Senior Notes, due 2023 1
$ 38  $ 38 
3.625% Senior Notes, due 2024 2
48  48 
4.75% Senior Notes, due 2025 3
4.0% Senior Notes, due 2026 4
2.95% Senior Notes, due 2027 5
497  496 
2.45% Senior Notes, due 2027 6
1,237  1,237 
4.75% Senior Notes, due 2028 7
821  823 
4.25% Senior Notes, due 2029 8
1,026  1,029 
2.5% Senior Notes, due 2029 9
497  497 
2.70% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes, due 2029 10
1,234  1,233 
1.25% Senior Notes, due 2030 11
594  594 
2.90% Senior Notes, due 2032 12
1,472  1,472 
6.55% Senior Notes, due 2037 13
290  290 
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
974  974 
2.3% Senior Notes, due 2060 17
682  682 
3.9% Senior Notes, due 2062 18
486  486 
Commercial paper 898  188 
Total debt 11,663  10,956 
Less: short-term debt including current maturities 936  226 
Long-term debt $ 10,727  $ 10,730 
1     Interest payments are due semiannually on February 1 and August 1.
2     Interest payments are due semiannually on May 1 and November 1.
3     Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15.
4     Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1.
5    Interest payments are due semiannually on January 22 and July 22, and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $3 million.
6    Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $13 million.
7     Interest payments are due semiannually on February 1 and August 1.
8 Interest payments are due semiannually on May 1 and November 1.
9    Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $3 million.
10    Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $16 million.
11    Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15, and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $6 million.
12 Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $28 million.
13    Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $3 million.
14    Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $11 million.
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15 Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, and as of March 31, 2023, 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, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $26 million.
17    Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15, and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $18 million.
18    Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1 and as of March 31, 2023, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $14 million.
The fair value of our total debt borrowings was $9.5 billion and $9.3 billion as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and was estimated based on quoted market prices.

On February 28, 2022, we completed the merger with IHS Markit in an all-stock transaction. In the transaction, we assumed IHS Markit's publicly traded debt, with an outstanding principal balance of $4.6 billion, which was recorded at fair value of $4.9 billion on the acquisition date. The adjustment to fair value of the Senior Notes of approximately $292 million on the acquisition date is being amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining contractual terms of the Senior Notes.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a $17 million loss on extinguishment of debt which includes a $118 million tender premium paid to tendering note holders in accordance with the terms of the tender offer, offset by a $101 million non-cash write-off related to the fair market value step up premium on extinguished debt.

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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, there was $898 million and $188 million of commercial paper outstanding.

Commitment fees for the unutilized commitments under the credit facility and applicable margins for borrowings thereunder are linked to the Company achieving three environmental sustainability performance indicators related to emissions, tested annually. We currently pay a commitment fee of 8 basis points. The credit facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and customary events of default. The occurrence of an event of default could result in an acceleration of the obligations under the credit facility.

The only financial covenant required is that our indebtedness to cash flow ratio, as defined in our credit facility, was not greater than 4 to 1, and this covenant level has never been exceeded.

5.    Derivative Instruments

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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we have entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to mitigate or hedge the effect of adverse fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and cross currency swap contracts to hedge a portion of our net investment in a foreign subsidiary against volatility in foreign exchange rates. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we entered into 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.

Undesignated Derivative Instruments

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate notional value of these outstanding forward contracts was $1.6 billion and $1.8 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
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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, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $25 million and $5 million, respectively. The amount recorded in other current liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $1 million and $37 million, respectively. The amount recorded in selling and general expense related to these contracts was a net gain of $29 million for three months ended March 31, 2023, and a net loss of $19 million for three months ended March 31, 2022, respectively

Net Investment Hedges

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 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. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the notional value of our outstanding cross currency swaps designated as a net investment hedge was $1 billion. 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, 2023 represent net periodic interest settlements and accruals, which are recognized in interest expense, net. We recognized net interest expense of $9 million and $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Cash Flow Hedges

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 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 2025 and the fourth quarter of 2024, 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, 2023, we estimate that $3 million of pre-tax loss 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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate notional value of our outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was $474 million and $529 million, respectively.

Interest Rate Swaps

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we held positions in a series of interest rate swaps. These contracts are intended to mitigate or hedge the adverse fluctuations in interest rates on our future debt refinancing and are scheduled to mature beginning in the first quarter of 2027. These interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges. The changes in the fair value of these contracts are initially reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss in our consolidated balance sheet and will be subsequently reclassified into interest expense, net in the same period that the hedged transaction affects earnings.

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31,2022, the aggregate notional value of our outstanding interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges was $1.4 billion.

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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, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
(in millions) March 31, December 31,
Balance Sheet Location 2023 2022
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Prepaid and other current assets Foreign exchange forward contracts $ $
Other current liabilities Foreign exchange forward contracts $ $
Other non-current assets Interest rate swap contracts $ 110  $ 145 
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Other non-current assets Cross currency swaps $ 75  $ 84 
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:
(in millions) Gain (Loss) recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (effective portion) Location of Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (effective portion) Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income (effective portion)
2023 2022 2023 2022
Cash flow hedges - designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts $ $ (7) Revenue, Selling and general expenses $ —  $
Interest rate swap contracts $ (34) $ 113  Interest expense, net $ (1) $ — 
Net investment hedges - designated as hedging instruments
Cross currency swaps $ (9) $ 21  Interest expense, net $ (1) $ (1)
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:
(in millions) 2023 2022
Cash Flow Hedges
Foreign exchange forward contracts
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes, beginning of period $ —  $
Change in fair value, net of tax (3)
Reclassification into earnings, net of tax —  (2)
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes, end of period $ $
Interest rate swap contracts
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of taxes, beginning of period $ 48  $ (203)
Change in fair value, net of tax (26) 85 
Reclassification into earnings, net of tax — 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of taxes, end of period $ 23  $ (118)
Net Investment Hedges
Net unrealized gains (losses) on net investment hedges, net of taxes, beginning of period $ 56  $ (17)
Change in fair value, net of tax (8) 14 
Reclassification into earnings, net of tax
Net unrealized gains (losses) on net investment hedges, net of taxes, end of period $ 49  $ (2)
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6. Employee Benefits
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 providing 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 and retired 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: 

(in millions) 2023 2022
Service cost $ —  $
Interest cost 18  12 
Expected return on assets (25) (22)
Amortization of prior service credit / actuarial loss
Net periodic benefit cost $ (6) $ (6)

Net periodic benefit cost related to our postretirement plans reflected in the table above was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
As discussed in our Form 10-K, we changed certain discount rate assumptions for our retirement and postretirement plans and our expected return on assets assumption for our retirement plans which became effective on January 1, 2023. The effect of the assumption changes on retirement and postretirement expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 did not have a material impact to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In the first three months of 2023, we contributed $2 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 2023.

7.    Stock-Based Compensation

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, 2023 and 2022, total stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock and other stock-based awards was $46 million and $94 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily related to the early vesting of IHS Markit equity awards as a result of employee terminations and restructuring efforts. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 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 $338.29 per share. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity awards as of March 31, 2023 was $259 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.
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8.    Equity

Dividends

On January 25, 2023, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the dividends for 2023 to a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.90 per share.

Stock Repurchases
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. On January 29, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the purchase of 30 million shares (the “2020 Repurchase Program”), which was approximately 12% 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, 2023, 25.7 million shares remained available under the 2022 Repurchase Program and the 2020 repurchase program was complete. 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, 2023 and 2022, structured as outlined above, are as follows:
(in millions, except average price paid per share)
ASR Agreement Initiation Date Initial Shares Delivered Additional Shares Delivered Total Number of Shares
Purchased
Average Price Paid Per Share Total Cash Utilized
February 13, 2023 1
1.1 —  1.1 $ —  $ 500 
March 1, 2022 2
15.2 4.1  19.3 $ 362.03  $ 7,000 
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 13, 2023 when the Company received an initial delivery of 1.1 million shares from the ASR program. The final settlement of the transaction under the ASR is expected to be completed no later than the second quarter of 2023. 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 $7 billion and initially received shares valued at 85% of the $7 billion at a share equal to the then market price of the Company's common stock on March 1, 2022 when the company received an initial delivery of 15.2 million shares from the ASR program. We completed the ASR agreement on August 9, 2022 and received an additional 4.1 million shares. The ASR agreement was executed under our 2020 Repurchase Program.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we received 1.6 million shares, including 0.4 million shares received in February of 2023 related to our December 2, 2022 ASR agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we purchased a total of 1.1 million shares for $500 million of cash. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we purchased a total of 15.2 million shares for $7 billion of cash.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The agreement with the minority partners that own 27% of our S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC joint venture contains redemption features whereby interests held by minority partners are redeemable either (i) at the option of the holder or (ii) upon the
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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 interest” 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 interest during the three months ended March 31, 2023 were as follows:
(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $ 3,267 
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest 61 
Distributions payable to redeemable noncontrolling interest (52)
Redemption value adjustment 120 
Other 1
Balance as of March 31, 2023
$ 3,402 
1 Relates to foreign currency translation adjustments.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
(in millions) Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $ (582) $ (349) $ 45  $ (886)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 45  1 (22) 24 
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net earnings
—  —  2 3
Net other comprehensive income (loss) 45  (21) 25 
Balance as of March 31, 2023
$ (537) $ (348) $ 24  $ (861)
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, 2023. 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.

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9.    Earnings Per Share

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) 2023 2022
Amounts attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income $ 795  $ 1,235 
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
321.3  275.2 
Effect of stock options and other dilutive securities 0.8  1.1 
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
322.1  276.3 
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income:
Basic $ 2.47  $ 4.49 
Diluted $ 2.47  $ 4.47 
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 because the necessary vesting conditions had not been met or when a net loss exists. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no stock options excluded. Restricted performance shares outstanding of 0.8 million and 0.7 million as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, were excluded.


10.    Restructuring

We continuously evaluate our cost structure to identify cost savings associated with streamlining our management structure. Our 2023 and 2022 restructuring plan consisted of a company-wide workforce reduction of approximately 39 and 1,440 positions, respectively, and is further detailed below. The charges for the restructuring plans 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.

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The initial restructuring charge recorded and the ending reserve balance as of March 31, 2023 by segment is as follows:
2023 Restructuring Plan 2022 Restructuring Plan
(in millions) Initial Charge Recorded Ending Reserve Balance Initial Charge Recorded Ending Reserve Balance
Market Intelligence $ $ $ 86  $ 36 
Ratings 26  10 
Commodity Insights 45  17 
Mobility —  — 
Indices 13 
Engineering Solutions —  — 
Corporate 109  30 
Total $ 12  $ 12  $ 283  $ 103 

We recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge of $12 million primarily related to employee severance charges for the 2023 restructuring plan during the three months ended March 31, 2023. We have made no reductions to the reserve for the 2023 restructuring plan.

The ending reserve balance for the 2022 restructuring plan was $164 million as of December 31, 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we have reduced the reserve for the 2022 restructuring plan by $61 million. The ending reserve balance for the 2021 restructuring plan was $3 million and $10 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The reductions primarily related to cash payments for employee severance charges.

11. Segment and Related Information
We have six reportable segments: Market Intelligence, Ratings, Commodity Insights, Mobility, Indices, and Engineering Solutions. Our Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision-maker and evaluates performance of our segments and allocates resources based primarily on operating profit. Segment operating profit does not include Corporate Unallocated expense, equity in income on unconsolidated subsidiaries, other expense (income), net, interest expense, net, or loss on extinguishment of debt, net, as these are amounts that do not affect the operating results of our reportable segments.


A summary of operating results for the three months ended March 31 is as follows: 
Revenue
(in millions) 2023 2022
Market Intelligence $ 1,071  $ 727 
Ratings 824  868 
Commodity Insights 508  363 
Mobility 358  115 
Indices 341  322 
Engineering Solutions 100  33 
Intersegment elimination 1
(42) (39)
Total revenue $ 3,160  $ 2,389 
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Operating Profit
(in millions) 2023 2022
Market Intelligence 2
$ 229  $ 1,489 
Ratings 3
477  511 
Commodity Insights 4
187  158 
Mobility 5
64  18 
Indices 6
238  224 
Engineering Solutions 7
14 
Total reportable segments 1,209  2,401 
Corporate Unallocated expense 8
(79) (512)
Equity in Income on Unconsolidated Subsidiaries 9
14 
Total operating profit $ 1,144 $ 1,892
1Revenue for Ratings and expenses for Market Intelligence include an intersegment royalty charged to Market Intelligence for the rights to use and distribute content and data developed by Ratings.
2 Operating profit for 2023 includes a gain on dispositions of $46 million, IHS Markit merger costs of $13 million, and employee severance charges of $6 million. Operating profit for 2022 includes a gain on disposition of $1.3 billion, employee severance charges of $18 million, and acquisition-related costs of $2 million. Additionally, operating profit for 2023 and 2022 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $141 million and $64 million, respectively.
3     Operating profit for 2023 and 2022 includes employee severance charges of $1 million and $5 million, respectively. Additionally, operating profit for 2023 and 2022 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $2 million.
4 Operating profit for 2023 includes IHS Markit merger costs of $13 million and employee severance charges of $2 million. Operating profit for 2022 includes employee severance costs of $7 million and acquisition-related costs of $2 million. Additionally, operating profit for 2023 and 2022 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $33 million and $13 million, respectively.
5 Operating profit for 2023 includes IHS Markit merger costs of $1 million and acquisition-related costs of $1 million. 2022 includes acquisition-related costs of $1 million. Additionally, operating profit for 2023 and 2022 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $74 million and $24 million, respectively.
6 Operating profit for 2023 includes a gain on disposition of $4 million, employee severance charges of $1 million and IHS Markit merger costs of $1 million. Operating profit for 2022 includes employee severance charges of $2 million. Additionally, operating profit for 2023 and 2022 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $9 million and $4 million, respectively.
7 Operating profit for 2022 includes employee severance charges of $1 million. Additionally, operating profit for 2023 and 2022 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $2 million and $4 million, respectively.
8 Corporate Unallocated expense for 2023 includes IHS Markit merger costs of $37 million, disposition-related costs of $13 million, employee severance charges of $1 million, and acquisition-related costs of $1 million. Corporate Unallocated expense for 2022 includes IHS Markit merger costs of $230 million, a S&P Foundation grant of $200 million, employee severance charges of $46 million, acquisition-related costs of $11 million and lease impairments of $5 million. Additionally, Corporate Unallocated expense for 2023 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $1 million.
9 Equity in Income on Unconsolidated Subsidiaries for 2023 and 2022 includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $14 million.

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The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by revenue type for the three months ended March 31:
(in millions) Market Intelligence Ratings Commodity Insights Mobility Indices Engineering Solutions
Intersegment Elimination 1
Total
2023
Subscription $ 890  $ —  $ 409  $ 281  $ 66  $ 94  $ —  $ 1,740 
Non-subscription / Transaction 56  379  80  77  —  —  598 
Non-transaction —  445  —  —  —  —  (42) 403 
Asset-linked fees —  —  —  —  210  —  —  210 
Sales usage-based royalties —  —  19  —  65  —  —  84 
Recurring variable revenue 125  —  —  —  —  —  125 
Total revenue $ 1,071  $ 824  $ 508  $ 358  $ 341  $ 100  $ (42) $ 3,160 
Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred at a point in time $ 56  $ 379  $ 80  $ 77  $ —  $ $ —  $ 598 
Services transferred over time
1,015  445  428  281  341  94  (42) 2,562 
Total revenue $ 1,071  $ 824  $ 508  $ 358  $ 341  $ 100  $ (42) $ 3,160 

(in millions) Market Intelligence Ratings Commodity Insights Mobility Indices Engineering Solutions
Intersegment Elimination 1
Total
2022
Subscription $ 659  $ —  $ 296  $ 86  $ 54  $ 30  $ —  $ 1,125 
Non-subscription / Transaction 28  404  48  29  —  —  512 
Non-transaction —  464  —  —  —  —  (39) 425 
Asset-linked fees —  —  —  —  218  —  —  218 
Sales usage-based royalties —  —  19  —  50  —  —  69 
Recurring variable revenue 40  —  —  —  —  40 
Total revenue $ 727  $ 868  $ 363  $ 115  $ 322  $ 33  $ (39) $ 2,389 
Timing of revenue recognition
Services transferred at a point in time $ 28  $ 404  $ 48  $ 29  $ —  $ $ —  $ 512 
Services transferred over time 699  464  315  86  322  30  (39) 1,877 
Total revenue $ 727  $ 868  $ 363  $ 115  $ 322  $ 33  $ (39) $ 2,389 
1 Intersegment eliminations primarily consists of a royalty charged to Market Intelligence for the rights to use and distribute content and data developed by Ratings.

The following provides revenue by geographic region for the three months ended March 31:
(in millions) 2023 2022
U.S. $ 1,926  $ 1,426 
European region 711  567 
Asia 337  264 
Rest of the world 186  132 
Total $ 3,160  $ 2,389 
See Note 2 Acquisitions and Divestitures and Note 10 Restructuring for additional actions that impacted the segment operating results.



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12. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

We determine whether an arrangement meets the criteria for an operating lease or a finance lease at the inception of the arrangement. We have operating leases for office space and equipment. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 year to 10 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 15 years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within 1 year. We sublease certain real estate leases to third parties which mainly consist of operating leases for space within our offices.

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expenses for these leases on a straight line-basis over the lease term in operating-related expenses and selling and general expenses.
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Our future minimum based payments used to determine our lease liabilities include minimum based rent payments and escalations. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we a recorded pre-tax impairment charge of $6 million and $5 million related to the impairment and abandonment of operating lease related ROU assets. The impairment charges are included in selling and general expenses within the consolidated statements of income.

The following table provides information on the location and amounts of our leases on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
(in millions) March 31, December 31,
Balance Sheet Location 2023 2022
Assets
Right of use assets Lease right of use assets $ 422  $ 423 
Liabilities
Other current liabilities Current lease liabilities 120  118 
Lease liabilities — non-current Non-current lease liabilities 566  577 

The components of lease expense for the three months ended March 31 are as follows: 
(in millions) 2023 2022
Operating lease cost $ 30  $ 33 
Sublease income (4) (1)
Total lease cost $ 26  $ 32 

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Supplemental information related to leases for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:
(in millions) 2023 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement for operating lease liabilities
Operating cash flows for operating leases $ 39  $ 38 
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases —  — 

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for our operating leases are as follows:
March 31, December 31,
2023 2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) 6.5 6.6
Weighted-average discount rate 3.19  % 3.17  %

Maturities of lease liabilities for our operating leases are as follows:
(in millions)
2023 (Excluding the three months ended March 31, 2023)
$ 106 
2024 119 
2025 104 
2026 92 
2027 85 
2028 and beyond 265 
Total undiscounted lease payments $ 771 
Less: Imputed interest 85 
Present value of lease liabilities $ 686 

Related Party Agreements

In June of 2012, we entered into a license agreement (the “License Agreement") with the holder of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC noncontrolling interest, CME Group, replacing the 2005 license agreement between Indices and CME Group. Under the terms of the License Agreement, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC receives a share of the profits from the trading and clearing of CME Group's equity index products. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC earned $44 million and $41 million, respectively, of revenue under the terms of the License Agreement. The entire amount of this revenue is included in our consolidated statement of income and the portion related to the 27% noncontrolling interest is removed in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Contractual Obligations

We typically have various contractual obligations, which are recorded as liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets, while other items, such as certain purchase commitments and other executory contracts, are not recognized. For example, we are contractually committed to contracts for information-technology outsourcing, certain enterprise-wide information-technology software licensing and maintenance. In the first quarter of 2023, S&P Global and Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with a purchase obligation of $1.0 billion, before incremental credits, over a five-year period. With AWS as its preferred cloud provider, S&P Global will enhance its cloud infrastructure, accelerate business growth, engineer new innovations for key industry segments, and help their customers navigate rapidly changing market conditions.

Legal and Regulatory Matters

In the normal course of business both in the United States and abroad, the Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in a number of legal proceedings and are often subjected to government and regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquiries.

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A class action lawsuit was filed in Australia on August 7, 2020 against the Company and a subsidiary of the Company. A separate lawsuit was filed against the Company and a subsidiary of the Company in Australia on February 2, 2021 by two entities within the Basis Capital investment group. The lawsuits both relate to alleged investment losses in collateralized debt obligations rated by Ratings prior to the financial crisis. We can provide no assurance that we will not be obligated to pay significant amounts in order to resolve these matters on terms deemed acceptable.

From time to time, the Company receives customer complaints. The Company believes it has strong contractual protections in the terms and conditions included in its arrangements with customers. Nonetheless, in the interest of managing customer relationships, the Company from time to time engages in dialogue with such customers in an effort to resolve such complaints, and if such complaints cannot be resolved through dialogue, may face litigation regarding such complaints. The Company does not expect to incur material losses as a result of these matters.

Moreover, various government and self-regulatory agencies frequently make inquiries and conduct investigations into our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including those related to ratings activities, antitrust matters and other matters, such as ESG. For example, as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization registered with the SEC under Section 15E of the Exchange Act, S&P Global Ratings is in ongoing communication with the staff of the SEC regarding compliance with its extensive obligations under the federal securities laws. Although S&P Global seeks to promptly address any compliance issues that it detects or that the staff of the SEC or another regulator raises, there can be no assurance that the SEC or another regulator will not seek remedies against S&P Global for one or more compliance deficiencies. Any of these proceedings, investigations or inquiries could ultimately result in adverse judgments, damages, fines, penalties or activity restrictions, which could adversely impact our consolidated financial condition, cash flows, business or competitive position.

In view of the uncertainty inherent in litigation and government and regulatory enforcement matters, we cannot predict the eventual outcome of such matters or the timing of their resolution, or in most cases reasonably estimate what the eventual judgments, damages, fines, penalties or impact of activity (if any) restrictions may be. As a result, we cannot provide assurance that such outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, cash flows, business or competitive position. As litigation or the process to resolve pending matters progresses, as the case may be, we will continue to review the latest information available and assess our ability to predict the outcome of such matters and the effects, if any, on our consolidated financial condition, cash flows, business or competitive position, which may require that we record liabilities in the consolidated financial statements in future periods.

13. Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Standards

In March of 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting guidance that requires all entities to amortize leasehold improvements associated with common control leases over the useful life to the common control group. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023, however, early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In March of 2020, FASB issued accounting guidance to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the current contract modifications and hedge accounting guidance in light of the expected market transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to alternative rates. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions to transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The transactions primarily include (1) contract modifications, (2) hedging relationships, and (3) sale or transfer of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity. In December of 2022, the FASB amended its guidance to defer the sunset date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The Company may elect to adopt the amendments prospectively to transactions existing as of or entered into from the date of adoption through December 31, 2024. We do not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.




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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Unaudited)

The following Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) provides a narrative of the results of operations and financial condition of S&P Global Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, (“S&P Global,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and MD&A included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (our “Form 10-K”), which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The MD&A includes the following sections:
Overview
Results of Operations — Comparing the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Critical Accounting Estimates
Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Standards
Forward-Looking Statements

OVERVIEW

We are a provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, automotive and engineering markets. The capital markets include asset managers, investment banks, commercial banks, insurance companies, exchanges, trading firms and issuers; the commodity markets include producers, traders and intermediaries within energy, petrochemicals, metals & steel and agriculture; the automotive markets include manufacturers, suppliers, dealerships and service shops; and the engineering markets include engineers, builders, and architects.

Our operations consist of six reportable segments: S&P Global Market Intelligence (“Market Intelligence”), S&P Global Ratings (“Ratings”), S&P Global Commodity Insights (“Commodity Insights”), S&P Global Mobility (“Mobility”), S&P Dow Jones Indices (“Indices”) and S&P Global Engineering Solutions (“Engineering Solutions”).
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 (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.
Engineering Solutions is a leading provider of engineering standards and related technical knowledge.
On January 14, 2023, we entered into a securities and asset purchase agreement with Allium Buyer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company controlled by funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”) to sell our Engineering Solutions business for $975 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. We currently anticipate the divestiture to result in after-tax proceeds of approximately $750 million, which proceeds are expected to be used for share repurchases. Engineering Solutions became part of the Company following our merger with IHS Markit. The transaction, which is subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and satisfying other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023. See Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional information.
On February 28, 2022, we completed the merger with IHS Markit Ltd (“IHS Markit”), and as a result, IHS Markit and its subsidiaries became wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries of S&P Global, and the financial results include IHS Markit from the date of acquisition. See Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional information.

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Key results for the three months ended March 31 are as follows:
(in millions, except per share amounts) 2023 2022
% Change 1
Revenue $ 3,160  $ 2,389  32%
Operating profit 2
$ 1,144  $ 1,892  (40)%
Operating margin % 36  % 79  %
Diluted earnings per share from net income $ 2.47  $ 4.47  (45)%
1     % changes in the tables throughout the MD&A are calculated off of the actual number, not the rounded number presented.
2 2023 includes IHS Markit merger costs of $64 million, a gain on dispositions of $50 million, disposition-related costs of $13 million, employee severance charges of $12 million and acquisition-related costs of $2 million. 2022 includes a gain on dispositions of $1.3 billion, IHS Markit merger costs of $230 million, a S&P Foundation grant of $200 million, employee severance charges of $78 million, acquisition-related costs of $15 million and lease impairments of $5 million. 2023 and 2022 also includes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $275 million and $125 million, respectively.

Revenue increased 32% primarily due to the impact of the merger with IHS Markit; subscription revenue growth for certain Desktop products, RatingsXpress®, RatingsDirect®, and certain data feed products within Data & Advisory Solutions at Market Intelligence; continued demand for market data and market insights products and higher conference revenue at Commodity Insights; higher exchange-traded derivative revenue and higher data subscription revenue at Indices. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in revenue at Ratings primarily due to lower bank loan ratings revenue. Foreign exchange rates had an unfavorable impact of 2 percentage points.

Operating profit decreased 40%. Excluding the unfavorable impact of a higher gain on dispositions in 2022 of 79 percentage points, higher amortization of intangibles from acquisitions in 2023 of 9 percentage points and disposition-related costs in 2023 of 1 percentage point, partially offset by the impact of a S&P Foundation grant in 2022 of 12 percentage points, higher IHS Markit merger costs in 2022 of 10 percentage points, higher employee severance charges in 2022 of 4 percentage points and higher acquisition-related costs in 2022 of 1 percentage point, operating profit increased 22%. The increase was primarily due to revenue growth, partially offset by expenses associated with the merger with IHS Markit, an increase in compensation costs, higher technology costs and the resumption of business travel to more normalized levels in 2023. Foreign exchange rates had a favorable impact of less than 1 percentage point.


Our Strategy

We are a provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, automotive and engineering markets. Our purpose is to accelerate progress. We seek to deliver on this purpose in line with our core values of discovery, partnership and integrity.

In 2022, we announced the launch of Powering Global Markets to provide a framework for our forward-looking business strategy. Through this framework, we focus on our customer’s ever-changing needs, growing our core businesses, innovating in new markets and leveraging the power of our data and technology. In 2023, we are striving to deliver on our strategic priorities in the following key areas:

Finance

Meeting or exceeding our organic revenue growth and EBITA margin targets;

Realizing our merger/integration commitments - cost and revenue synergy targets; and

Driving growth and superior shareholder returns through effective execution, active portfolio management and prudent capital allocation.

Customer at the Core

Enhancing customer support and seamless user experience with a focus on ease of discoverability, distribution, and delivery of our products and services and integrated capabilities; and

Continuing to invest in customer facing solutions and processes.
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Grow and Innovate

Continuing to fund and accelerate key growth areas and transformational adjacencies;

Exercising disciplined organic capital allocation, inorganic and partnership strategies; and

Growing the value of S&P Global’s brand through an integrated marketing and communication strategy; driving awareness and consideration across the product offering.

Data and Technology

Efficient integration, accessibility and governance of enterprise data assets, with initial focus on sustainability data, data science and enterprise-wide data management through the formation of a data council to drive enterprise value creation;

Advancing transition to optimize tech spend practice i.e., shifting the balance towards funding higher growth innovation, establishing key spend benchmarks and 3-year transition plan; and

Continuing momentum in transitioning all products and services to a cloud-based ecosystem while implementing technologies that align to our customer needs and unlock new opportunities.

Lead and Inspire

Continuing to improve diverse representation through hiring, advancement and retention, while continuing to raise awareness through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion education; and

Ensuring our people are engaged with a particular focus on learning, development and career opportunities, and continue to embed our purpose and values throughout the Company.

Execute and Deliver

Driving continuous commitment to risk management, compliance, and control across S&P Global; and

Creating a more sustainable impact.

There can be no assurance that we will achieve success in implementing any one or more of these strategies as a variety of factors could unfavorably impact operating results, including prolonged difficulties in the global credit markets and a change in the regulatory environment affecting our businesses. See Item 1A, Risk Factors in this Form 10-Q and our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — COMPARING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022

Consolidated Review

(in millions) 2023 2022 % Change
Revenue $ 3,160  $ 2,389  32%
Total Expenses:
Operating-related expenses 1,088  749  45%
Selling and general expenses 705  958  (26)%
Depreciation and amortization 287  137  N/M
Total expenses 2,080  1,844  13%
Gain on dispositions (50) (1,344) (96)%
Equity in Income on Unconsolidated Subsidiaries (14) (3) N/M
Operating profit 1,144  1,892  (40)%
Other expense (income), net 11  (49) N/M
Interest expense, net 85  57  51%
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net —  17  N/M
Provision for taxes on income 188  568  (67)%
Net income 860  1,299  (34)%
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (65) (64) (2)%
Net income attributable to S&P Global Inc. $ 795  $ 1,235  (36)%

N/M – Represents a change equal to or in excess of 100% or not meaningful

Revenue

The following table provides consolidated revenue information for the three months ended March 31:
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(in millions) 2023 2022 % Change
Revenue $ 3,160  $ 2,389  32%
Subscription revenue 1,740  1,125  55%
Non-subscription / transaction revenue 598  512  17%
Non-transaction revenue 403  425  (5)%
Asset-linked fees 210  218  (4)%
Sales usage-based royalties 84  69  22%
Recurring variable 125  40  N/M
% of total revenue:
     Subscription revenue 55  % 47  %
     Non-subscription / transaction revenue 19  % 21  %
     Non-transaction revenue 13  % 18  %
     Asset-linked fees % %
     Sales usage-based royalties % %
     Recurring variable % %
U.S. revenue $ 1,926  $ 1,426  35%
International revenue:
     European region 711  567  25%
     Asia 337  264  28%
     Rest of the world 186  132  40%
Total international revenue $ 1,234  $ 963  28%
% of total revenue:
     U.S. revenue 61  % 60  %
     International revenue 39  % 40  %
N/M – Represents a change equal to or in excess of 100% or not meaningful

409 415
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Revenue increased 32% as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. Subscription revenue increased primarily due to the impact of the merger with IHS Markit. Subscription revenue growth in Desktop products, Credit & Risk Solutions and Data & Advisory Solutions at Market Intelligence, continued demand for Commodity Insights market data and market insights products and higher data subscription revenue at Indices also contributed to the increase. Non-subscription / transaction revenue increased due to the impact of the merger with IHS Markit and an increase in conference revenue at Commodity Insights, partially offset by a decrease in bank loan ratings revenue at Ratings. Non-transaction revenue decreased due to a decrease in new entity credit ratings revenue, lower Ratings Evaluation Service (“RES”) revenue driven by decreased M&A activity and the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by an increase in revenue at our CRISIL subsidiary. Asset linked fees decreased primarily due to lower average levels of assets under management for ETFs and mutual funds at Indices. The increase in sales-usage based royalties was primarily driven by higher exchange-traded derivative revenue at Indices. Recurring variable revenue at Market Intelligence increased due to the impact of the merger with IHS Markit and represents revenue from contracts for services that specify a fee based on, among other factors, the number of trades processed, assets under management, or the number of positions valued. See “Segment Review” below for further information.

The unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates reduced revenue by 2 percentage points. This impact refers to constant currency comparisons estimated by recalculating current year results of foreign operations using the average exchange rate from the prior year.

Total Expenses

The following tables provide an analysis by segment of our operating-related expenses and selling and general expenses for the three months ended March 31:

(in millions) 2023 2022 % Change
Operating-
related expenses
Selling and
general expenses
Operating-
related expenses
Selling and
general expenses
Operating-
related expenses
Selling and
general expenses
Market Intelligence 1
$ 488