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| In millions, except per share items | Dec-31-21 | Dec-31-20 | Dec-31-19 | Dec-31-18 | Dec-31-17 | Dec-31-16 | Dec-31-15 | Dec-31-14 |
| | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Revenues: |
| Ratings | 4,097.0 | 3,606.0 | 3,106.0 | 2,883.0 | 2,988.0 | | 2,428.0 | 2,455.0 |
| Market Intelligence | 2,247.0 | 2,106.0 | 1,959.0 | 1,833.0 | 1,683.0 | | | |
| Indices | 1,149.0 | 989.0 | 918.0 | 837.0 | 728.0 | | 597.0 | 552.0 |
| Platts | 950.0 | 878.0 | 844.0 | 815.0 | 774.0 | | | |
| Other | | | | | | | 2,288.0 | 2,044.0 |
| Total revenues | 8,297.0 | 7,442.0 | 6,699.0 | 6,258.0 | 6,063.0 | 8,535.0 | 5,313.0 | 5,051.0 |
| Revenue growth [+] | 11.5% | 11.1% | 7.0% | 3.2% | -29.0% | 60.6% | 5.2% | 7.4% |
| Ratings | 13.6% | 16.1% | 7.7% | -3.5% | | | -1.1% | 8.0% |
| Market Intelligence | 6.7% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.9% | | | | |
| Indices | 16.2% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 15.0% | | | 8.2% | 12.0% |
| Platts | 8.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 5.3% | | | | |
| Cost of goods sold | 2,195.0 | 2,094.0 | 1,976.0 | 1,838.0 | 1,694.0 | 1,773.0 | 1,718.0 | 1,651.0 |
| Gross profit | 6,102.0 | 5,348.0 | 4,723.0 | 4,420.0 | 4,369.0 | 6,762.0 | 3,595.0 | 3,400.0 |
| Gross margin | 73.5% | 71.9% | 70.5% | 70.6% | 72.1% | 79.2% | 67.7% | 67.3% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,714.0 | 1,541.0 | 1,342.0 | 1,424.0 | 1,606.0 | 1,467.0 | 1,532.0 | 3,144.0 |
| EBITDA [+] | 4,388.0 | 3,807.0 | 3,381.0 | 2,996.0 | 2,763.0 | 3,522.0 | 2,074.0 | 247.0 |
| EBITDA growth | 15.3% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 8.4% | -21.6% | 69.8% | 739.7% | -83.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 52.9% | 51.2% | 50.5% | 47.9% | 45.6% | 41.3% | 39.0% | 4.9% |
| Depreciation | 82.0 | 83.0 | 82.0 | 84.0 | 82.0 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 86.0 |
| EBITA | 4,306.0 | 3,724.0 | 3,299.0 | 2,912.0 | 2,681.0 | 3,437.0 | 1,984.0 | 161.0 |
| EBITA margin | 51.9% | 50.0% | 49.2% | 46.5% | 44.2% | 40.3% | 37.3% | 3.2% |
| Amortization of intangibles | 96.0 | 123.0 | 122.0 | 122.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 | 67.0 | 48.0 |
| EBIT [+] | 4,210.0 | 3,601.0 | 3,177.0 | 2,790.0 | 2,583.0 | 3,341.0 | 1,917.0 | 113.0 |
| EBIT growth | 16.9% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 8.0% | -22.7% | 74.3% | 1596.5% | -91.7% |
| EBIT margin | 50.7% | 48.4% | 47.4% | 44.6% | 42.6% | 39.1% | 36.1% | 2.2% |
| Non-recurring items [+] | -11.0 | -16.0 | -49.0 | | | | | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of business | -11.0 | -16.0 | -49.0 | | | | | |
| Interest expense | 119.0 | 141.0 | 141.0 | 134.0 | 149.0 | 181.0 | 102.0 | 59.0 |
| Interest expense | 119.0 | 141.0 | 141.0 | 134.0 | 149.0 | 181.0 | 102.0 | 59.0 |
| Other income (expense), net [+] | 62.0 | -248.0 | -155.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | | |
| Gain (loss) on sale of business | | | | | | 1,101.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 |
| Other | 62.0 | 31.0 | -98.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | | |
| Pre-tax income | 4,164.0 | 3,228.0 | 2,930.0 | 2,681.0 | 2,461.0 | 3,188.0 | 1,815.0 | 54.0 |
| Income taxes | 901.0 | 694.0 | 627.0 | 560.0 | 823.0 | 960.0 | 547.0 | 245.0 |
| Tax rate | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.4% | 20.9% | 33.4% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 453.7% |
| Earnings from continuing ops | 3,263.0 | 2,534.0 | 2,303.0 | 2,121.0 | 1,638.0 | 2,228.0 | 1,268.0 | -382.0 |
| Earnings from discontinued ops | | | | | | | | 178.0 |
| Net income | 3,263.0 | 2,534.0 | 2,303.0 | 2,121.0 | 1,638.0 | 2,228.0 | 1,268.0 | -204.0 |
| Net margin | 39.3% | 34.0% | 34.4% | 33.9% | 27.0% | 26.1% | 23.9% | -4.0% |
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| Basic EPS [+] | $13.55 | $10.51 | $9.38 | $8.45 | $6.39 | $8.48 | $4.67 | ($1.41) |
| Growth | 28.9% | 12.0% | 11.0% | 32.3% | -24.6% | 81.6% | -431.8% | -144.2% |
| Diluted EPS [+] | $13.49 | $10.47 | $9.33 | $8.38 | $6.33 | $8.40 | $4.62 | ($1.41) |
| Growth | 28.9% | 12.2% | 11.4% | 32.4% | -24.7% | 81.9% | -428.2% | -145.0% |
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| Dividends per share [+] | $3.08 | $2.68 | $2.28 | $2.00 | $1.64 | $1.44 | $1.32 | $1.20 |
| Growth | 14.9% | 17.5% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 13.9% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 7.1% |
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| Shares outstanding (basic) [+] | 240.8 | 241.0 | 245.4 | 250.9 | 256.3 | 262.8 | 271.6 | 271.5 |
| Growth | -0.1% | -1.8% | -2.2% | -2.1% | -2.5% | -3.2% | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) [+] | 241.8 | 242.1 | 246.9 | 253.2 | 258.9 | 265.2 | 274.6 | 271.5 |
| Growth | -0.1% | -1.9% | -2.5% | -2.2% | -2.4% | -3.4% | 1.1% | -3.0% |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |
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