Compare Stocks: SPGI vs. MCO

Compare normalized stock price performance over 6 months, 1 year or 2 years. Each line starts at 0%, so different stock prices can be compared on the same scale.
6M1Y2Y
Performance % Price
SPGIMCO
+5.19%+6.70%
SPGI
$450.16
+5.19%
Financials
Financial Data
MCO
$503.59
+6.70%
Financials
Financial Data

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

SPGI
$450.16
Market Cap $127.27B
Sector Financials
Industry Financial Data
Data through 2026-09-03
MCO
$503.59
Market Cap $84.86B
Sector Financials
Industry Financial Data
Data through 2026-09-03

Key Differences

A differences-first view of the selected companies using the same data shown in the comparison tables below.

6M Performance
MCO has the stronger six-month price performance (+7.1% vs +5.5% for SPGI).
Revenue Growth
MCO currently shows the faster revenue growth rate (15.1% vs 10.4% for SPGI).
Operating Margin
MCO currently shows the higher operating margin (49.5% vs 44.8% for SPGI).
Forward P / E
SPGI currently trades at the lower forward earnings multiple (21.4x vs 25.9x for MCO).

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric SPGIMCO
1 Month+9.8%+4.1%
1 Month vs SPY+9.4%+3.7%
3 Months+13.3%+12.1%
3 Months vs SPY+11.2%+10.1%
6 Months+5.5%+7.1%
6 Months vs SPY-7.9%-6.3%
1 Year-11.8%+1.4%
1 Year vs SPY-31.8%-18.6%
2 Years-6.3%+4.2%
2 Years vs SPY-44.7%-34.1%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric SPGIMCO
Revenue Growth10.4%15.1%
Earnings Growth17.7%56.7%
Gross Margin70.9%75.0%
Operating Margin44.8%49.5%
Net Margin30.5%34.3%
Return on Equity14.3%76.9%
Return on Assets7.0%15.6%

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric SPGIMCO
P / E26.831.4
Forward P / E21.425.9
P / S8.010.5
P / B4.128.3
EV / Sales9.011.3
EV / EBIT20.122.8
P / FCF23.833.2
FCF Yield4.2%3.0%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric SPGIMCO
Free Cash Flow$5.45B$2.58B
Operating Cash Flow$5.73B$3.32B
Debt / Equity43.0%240.7%

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric SPGIMCO
Next Earnings2026-10-292026-10-21
EPS Estimate4.434.25
Revenue Estimate3.64B2.07B
EPS Growth-6.4%+8.4%
Revenue Growth-6.5%+3.2%
Analyst Coverage2021
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