UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: ~~December~~February 10, ~~2025~~2026

S&P Global Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


New York	1-1023	13-1026995
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 438-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each 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 is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.02 and 7.01. ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers;~~Condition ~~Election~~and ofRegulation ~~Directors;~~FD ~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Disclosure

~~Election~~On February 10, 2026, S&P Global Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued an earnings release containing a discussion of ~~Directors~~the Registrant’s results of operations and financial condition for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as well as certain guidance for 2026.

~~(d)~~The Onearnings ~~December~~release ~~10,~~is ~~2025,~~attached ~~the~~as ~~Board~~Exhibit of99 ~~Directors~~to ~~(the~~this ~~"Board")~~Form of8-K ~~S&P~~and ~~Global~~is ~~Inc.~~incorporated ~~(the~~by ~~"Company"),~~reference onin ~~recommendation~~this ofItem ~~its~~2.02 ~~Nominating~~ and ~~Corporate~~Item ~~Governance~~7.01. ~~Committee,~~Pursuant ~~appointed Hubert Joly~~ to ~~serve~~general asinstruction ~~a Director of the Company, effective January~~ B.2, ~~2026. Mr. Joly was appointed~~ to ~~serve~~Form on8-K, the ~~Board’s~~information ~~Compensation~~furnished ~~and~~pursuant ~~Leadership~~to ~~Development~~Items ~~Committee~~2.02 and ~~Audit Committee~~7.01, Asincluding aExhibit ~~Director~~99, ~~Mr.~~shall ~~Joly~~not ~~will receive the standard compensation package for the Company’s non-employee Directors and will also~~ be ~~eligible~~deemed to ~~participate~~be ~~in the Company’s Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan, included as Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (~~"~~Proxy Statement") that was~~ filed ~~with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the~~ "~~SEC")~~ ~~on March 19, 2024, and the Company’s Director Deferred Compensation Plan, included as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K~~ for ~~the~~purposes ~~fiscal~~of ~~year~~Section ~~ended~~18 ~~December~~of ~~31, 2007 that was filed with~~ the ~~SEC~~Securities onExchange ~~February~~Act ~~29,~~of ~~2008. The Company’s Director compensation program and plans are described in the Company’s most recent Proxy Statement that was filed with the SEC on March 25~~1934, ~~2025. With~~as ~~the appointment of Mr. Joly~~amended, ~~the~~or ~~Company's~~otherwise ~~Board~~subject ~~has acted~~ to ~~approve an increase in~~ the ~~size~~liabilities of ~~the~~that ~~Board from ten to eleven directors~~section.

~~There~~The isinformation noin ~~arrangement~~this orForm ~~understanding~~8-K ~~between~~shall ~~Mr.~~not ~~Joly~~be ~~and~~incorporated by reference into any filing or other ~~persons~~document pursuant to ~~which~~the ~~Mr.~~Securities ~~Joly~~Act ~~was~~of ~~selected~~1933, as aamended, ~~Director.~~except ~~There~~as ~~are~~shall nobe ~~relationships~~expressly orset ~~related~~forth ~~transactions~~by ~~between~~specific ~~Mr.~~reference ~~Joly~~in ~~and~~such ~~the~~filing ~~Company~~or ~~that are required to be reported~~document.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the foregoing appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report:

(99) ~~Press~~Earnings Release of the Registrant, dated ~~December~~February 1610, ~~2025~~2026.

(104) Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

S&P Global Inc. /s/ ~~Taptesh~~Judah ~~(Tasha)~~Bareli ~~K. Matharu~~ By: ~~Taptesh~~Judah ~~(Tasha)~~Bareli K.Vice ~~Matharu~~President, ~~Deputy~~Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Dated: ~~December~~February 1610, ~~2025~~2026

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