EX-23 6 spgi-ex23x20171231xq4.htm EXHIBIT 23
Exhibit (23)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

1. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-49743) pertaining to the 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan,

2. | Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-30043 and No. 333-40502) pertaining to the 1993 Employee Stock Incentive Plan,

3. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-92224) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan,

4. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-116993) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan,

5. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-06871) pertaining to the Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan,

6. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-50856) pertaining to the Savings Incentive Plan of McGraw-Hill, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, the Employee Retirement Account Plan of McGraw-Hill, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, the Standard & Poor’s Savings Incentive Plan for Represented Employees, the Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Account Plan for Represented Employees, the Employees’ Investment Plan of McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Company, Inc. and its Subsidiaries,

7. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-126465) pertaining to the Savings Incentive Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, the Employee Retirement Account Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, the Standard & Poor’s Savings Incentive Plan for Represented Employees, and the Standard & Poor’s Employee Retirement Account Plan for Represented Employees,

8. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-157570) pertaining to the 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and the Standard & Poor’s 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Represented Employees,

9. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-167885) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan,

10. | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-170902) pertaining to the 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and the Standard & Poor’s 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Represented Employees, and

11. | Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-212304) pertaining to the Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, Purchase Contracts, Units and Guarantees of Debt Securities of S&P Global Inc.;

of our reports dated February 9, 2018, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of S&P Global Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of S&P Global Inc. included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of S&P Global Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2017.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
February 9, 2018