Annual turnover: 26 1 billion USD (2009)
Total number of employees: about 5,000.
Subsidiary, which provides independent credit rating, index service, risk assessment, investment research and data service for the global capital market, has always been in the leading position in the industry. As an important member of the global financial infrastructure, Standard & Poor's has been playing a leading role for 50 years, providing investors with an independent reference as a confidence guarantee for investment and financial decision-making. Standard & Poor's has provided independent advice to the global financial community for more than 150 years. The company was formed by the merger of Standard Statistics Company and Poole Publishing Company in 194 1 year, and its history can be traced back to 1860. At that time, Henry Vanum Poole published Railway History and American Canal, and took the lead in establishing the financial information industry with the purpose of "investors have the right to know". Today, Standard & Poor's, which has long been an authority in the industry, is still seriously and strictly fulfilling its original purpose.
In the last century, Standard & Poor's experienced several milestones:
1906 set up the bureau of standards and statistics to provide financial information of American companies that was difficult to obtain before.
19 16 the bureau of standards and statistics began to rate corporate bonds, and then began to rate national sovereignty.
1940 began to rate municipal bonds.
194 1 year, Poole Publishing Company and Bureau of Standards and Statistics merged and Standard & Poor's Company was established.
1966 McGraw-Hill, the parent company of Standard & Poor's Company, merged with Standard & Poor's Company and was established in 1888, which is a global information service provider. The main purpose of the company is to meet the needs of the world financial services, education and business information market. The main brands are Standard & Poor's, Businessweek and McGraw Hill Education. In the field of financial services, Standard & Poor's is the world's leading provider of financial analysis and risk assessment services. In the field of education, McGraw Hill Education ranks first in the K- 12 education market in the United States, and ranks first in the fields of higher education and vocational information. In the field of business information, the company provides important news, opinions and solutions to the world through Business Weekly and major publications in the fields of energy, aviation and architecture.
Mcgraw Hill has set up more than 320 offices in 34 countries, with sales of $4.8 billion in 2002. The company has an extraordinary history of development. Since 1997, the total return rate of shareholders has increased by 12.2% annually, exceeding the average annual return rate of Standard & Poor's 500 Company (-0.6%) and MHP Agency Company (6.5%). Since 1992, the company's market share capital has more than quadrupled.
The brand of this enterprise ranks 105 in the top 500 world brands in 2006 compiled by the World Brand Lab.