Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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
2017
Revenue	$	1,453	$	1,509	$	1,513	$	1,589	$	6,063
Operating profit	$	648	$	677	$	658	$	628	$	2,610
Net income	$	430	$	457	$	452	$	299	$	1,638
Net income attributable to S&P Global common shareholders	$	399	$	421	$	414	$	263	$	1,496
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Net income:
Basic	$	1.54	$	1.63	$	1.62	$	1.03	$	5.84
Diluted	$	1.53	$	1.62	$	1.61	$	1.02	$	5.78
20161
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

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.