Ryanair Holdings plc vs S&P Global Inc — how do they compare? Ryanair Holdings plc trades at $58.99 (market cap $29.31B), while S&P Global Inc trades at $431.27 (market cap $132.71B). The key difference: S&P Global Inc is far larger — about 4.5× Ryanair Holdings plc's market cap, and Ryanair Holdings plc pays the higher dividend (1.68%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| RYAAY | SPGI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $29.31B | $132.71B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $73.82 | $534.79 |
52-Week Low | $53.24 | $370.42 |
Enterprise Value | $26.33B | $144.68B |
Dividend Yield | 1.68% | 0.87% |
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Ryanair is the leading airline group by passenger numbers in Europe. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul intra-European routes. In 2020, the most recent pre-pandemic fiscal year, the company carried 149 million passengers, utilizing a fleet of 467 Boeing 737 aircraft across its 1,800 routes. To keep costs low the company serves predominantly lower-cost secondary airports. The company generated sales of EUR 8.5 billion in fiscal 2020.
Read more on RYAAY →S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. In 2021 and excluding IHS Markit, S&P Ratings was over 45% of the firm's revenue and over 55% of the firm's operating income. S&P Ratings is the largest credit rating agency in the world. The firm's other segments include Market Intelligence, Indices, and Platts. Market Intelligence provides desktop tools and other data solutions to investment banks, corporations, and other entities. Indices provides benchmarks for financial markets and is monetized through subscriptions, asset-based fees, and transaction-based royalties. Platts provides benchmarks to commodity markets, principally petroleum.
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