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NEW YORK - S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), a provider of essential intelligence for the financial markets, has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2025. Shareholders on record as of May 28, 2025, will receive a dividend of $0.96 per share on June 11, 2025. This payout maintains the company’s long-standing tradition of distributing dividends, with a history dating back to 1937.
The company is among a select group of less than 30 companies in the S&P 500 that has not only consistently paid dividends but also increased them annually for over 50 years. The annualized dividend rate now stands at $3.84 per share.
S&P Global specializes in providing credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions across various markets, including capital, commodity, and automotive sectors. The firm is recognized for its role in assisting organizations in navigating investments, sustainability, and energy transitions within supply chains, thereby fostering progress on a global scale.
This dividend announcement is based on a press release statement from S&P Global and reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to returning value to its shareholders.
In other recent news, the eurozone’s economy continued its expansion in April, although at a slower pace, as indicated by the HCOB Eurozone Composite PMI Output Index, which fell to 50.4 from 50.9 in March. This suggests a delicate recovery in the region. Meanwhile, Spain’s services sector also experienced a slowdown, with the HCOB Spain Services PMI Business Activity Index dropping to 53.4 from 54.7 in March, marking its lowest level since last November, yet still indicating growth. Conversely, France’s services sector faced its eighth consecutive month of contraction, with the HCOB France Services PMI Index decreasing to 47.3 in April from 47.9 in March.
On the manufacturing front, Germany saw the slowest contraction in over two and a half years, with the HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI increasing slightly to 48.4 in April from 48.3 in March. In France, the manufacturing sector recorded its first rise in output in nearly three years, with the PMI reaching 48.7 in April, up from 48.5 in March. This rise, though still below the growth threshold, represents the highest level since January 2023. The survey noted that increased military spending might offset uncertainties related to U.S. tariffs, potentially impacting future manufacturing activity.
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