S&P Global's valuation compression while fundamentals still look good is a gift from the market, because it owns two of the strongest businesses in the world. x.com 

S&P Global's ratings and indices could form an exceptionally profitable, wide-moat standalone business. Without its other units, their implied operating margin would be around 68%, among the market's top five; that makes further spinoffs sensible, though the separation is hypothetical. x.com  x.com 

Moody's and S&P Global could de-rate from high starting multiples if generalist portfolio managers come to see them as FICO 2.0. Their industry structures differ, but parallels in standards, pricing power and regulatory exposure could build a narrative that their pricing power is tapped out after the FICO case study, compressing multiples further. So far their de-rating has come from macro and AI pressure, not such fears. x.com  x.com  x.com 

S&P Global collects a toll on new bonds and money flowing into index funds. It is a five-year buy at today's valuation despite a roughly 16% year-to-date share decline amid AI fears: last quarter ratings revenue grew 17%, index revenue 20%, and EPS 23%. Free cash flow per share has compounded 14.5% annually since late 2016. x.com 

S&P Global's stock price has recently disconnected from its business fundamentals, the kind of dislocation that makes a stock worth buying. x.com 

S&P Global is undervalued by a lot, trading near 23x earnings and 20x forward versus a historical 30+, especially for a business of its quality. Mastercard may be fairly valued or slightly below, though it is the best business in the world with the least risk. This answers @Greg_GL_87, who argued both still trade near 30x earnings. x.com 

S&P Global's two core businesses are growing nicely, and buying back roughly 5% of its shares at this valuation should create value over time. Excluding Mobility, Q2 revenue rose 11% and EPS 26%. Guidance came in a few pennies below consensus, but the report is hard to dislike. x.com 

S&P Global looks like a strong, fairly low-risk stock likely to beat the market from here, as it trades at 20x forward earnings, among its lowest levels in a decade, despite one of the world's strongest moats. With Moody's it forms one of the best duopolies anywhere, yet it has been lumped into the SaaS selloff. x.com 

S&P 500 earnings are keeping pace with prices, so this does not look like a bubble. Quarterly earnings are on track to grow 29.5%, more than twice the 10-year average of 12.6%, while the 18.7 forward P/E is just below its 19.1 decade average. x.com 

S&P Global and Moody's look pretty cheap for a duopoly growing 10-11% a year, trading at 20-25 times earnings, with S&P Global the cheaper of the two. x.com