Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)	First quarter		Second quarter		Third quarter		Fourth quarter		Total year
2016(1)
Revenue	$	1,341	$	1,482	$	1,439	$	1,399	$	5,661
Operating profit	$	512	$	651	$	1,348	$	857	$	3,369
Net income	$	323	$	412	$	923	$	569	$	2,228
Net income attributable to S&P Global common shareholders	$	294	$	383	$	892	$	537	$	2,106
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income:
Basic	$	1.11	$	1.45	$	3.39	$	2.07	$	8.02
Diluted	$	1.10	$	1.44	$	3.36	$	2.05	$	7.94
2015
Revenue	$	1,273	$	1,342	$	1,324	$	1,374	$	5,313
Operating profit	$	501	$	582	$	410	$	424	$	1,917
Net income	$	329	$	381	$	281	$	276	$	1,268
Net income attributable to S&P Global common shareholders	$	303	$	353	$	252	$	248	$	1,156
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income:
Basic	$	1.11	$	1.29	$	0.93	$	0.92	$	4.26
Diluted	$	1.10	$	1.28	$	0.92	$	0.91	$	4.21

Note - Totals presented may not sum due to rounding.

¹  The third quarter of 2016 and the fourth of 2016 include a pre-tax gain on our dispositions of $722 million ($521 million after-tax) and $379 million ($297 million after-tax), respectively. See Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures for further information.