S&P Global (SPGI) Joins Seven Founding Dividend Aristocrats with Decade-Long 10x Returns

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is included among the 11 Best Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Invest in Now.

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is among the select companies that have delivered a total return of at least 10 times since the inception of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index. Over that period, the company achieved a cumulative return of 1,546%, with a compound annual growth rate of 15.2%.

Originally known as McGraw-Hill, the company adopted the name S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) in 2016. According to the S&P Dow Jones Indices website, the company’s roots trace back to 1860, when Henry Varnum Poor published History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States, a pioneering effort to provide market data for participants in the growing US railroad industry.

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is a solid dividend payer, offering a quarterly dividend of $0.96 per share. It is one of the best dividend aristocrat stocks, as its dividend growth spans over 53 years. As of June 27, the stock has a dividend yield of 0.74%.

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