Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to S&P Global Inc.
1,958
1,496
2,106
1,156
(293
)
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to the S&P Global Inc. common shareholders:
Basic
7.80
5.84
8.02
4.26
(1.08
)
Diluted
7.73
5.78
7.94
4.21
(1.08
)
Dividends per share
2.00
1.64
1.44
1.32
1.20
Operating statistics:
Return on average equity 7
292.6
%
222.3
%
472.0
%
324.3
%
(1.4
)%
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income as a percent of revenue from continuing operations
42.8
%
40.6
%
56.3
%
34.2
%
1.1
%
Net income (loss) from continuing operations as a percent of revenue from continuing operations
33.9
%
27.0
%
39.4
%
23.9
%
(3.8
)%
Balance sheet data: 7
Working capital
$
975
$
1,110
$
1,060
$
388
$
42
Total assets
9,458
9,425
8,669
8,183
6,773
Total debt
3,662
3,569
3,564
3,611
795
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
1,620
1,352
1,080
920
810
Equity
684
766
701
243
539
Number of employees 8
21,200
20,400
20,000
20,400
17,000
1
Includes the impact of the following items: legal settlement expenses of $74 million, Kensho retention related expense of $31 million, restructuring charges related to a business disposition and employee severance charges of $25 million, lease impairments of $11 million, a pension related charge of $5 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $122 million.
2
Includes the impact of the following items: legal settlement expenses of $55 million, employee severance charges of $44 million, a charge to exit leased facilities of $25 million, non-cash acquisition and disposition-related adjustments of $15 million, a pension related charge of $8 million, an asset write-off of $2 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $98 million.
3
Includes the impact of the following items: a $1.1 billion gain from our dispositions, a benefit related to net legal settlement insurance recoveries of $10 million, disposition-related costs of $48 million, a technology-related impairment charge of $24 million, employee severance charges of $6 million, a $3 million disposition-related reserve release, an acquisition-related cost of $1 million and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $96 million.
4
Includes the impact of the following items: costs related to identified operating efficiencies primarily related to employee severance charges of $56 million, net legal settlement expenses of $54 million, acquisition-related costs of $37 million, an $11 million gain on dispositions and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $67 million.
5
Includes the impact of the following items: $1.6 billion of legal and regulatory settlements, employee severance charges of $86 million, $4 million of professional fees largely related to corporate development activities and amortization of intangibles from acquisitions of $48 million.
6
Includes $149 million of tax expense due to U.S. tax reform, primarily associated with the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings, which was partially offset by a $21 million tax benefit related to prior year divestitures.
7
Includes the impact of the $1.1 billion gain on dispositions in 2016 and the gain on sale of McGraw Hill Construction in 2014.