Benchmarks

We provide core economic benchmarks across global credit, debt, equity and commodities markets. To this day we remain the industry standard for evaluating performance and measuring the real-time price of markets.

What We Do For You

Standard-setting benchmarks for a steady view of rapidly changing markets.

WE DELIVER

Objective real-time market price assessments.

We constantly monitor market activity and engage customers across industries to deliver the industry standard in benchmark prices. Investors look to our benchmark prices to make decisions, write contracts, monitor markets and bring full transparency to every transaction.
Iconic indices to measure investment performance.

With over $11.7 trillion in global assets benchmarked to our indices—including the premier Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500—we empower investors to make decisions with conviction.

"As a leading source of index-based innovation, data & research we bring independent and cost-effective solutions to the global investment community.'

Jamie Farmer Chief Commercial Officer, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Our Divisions

Our benchmarks provide full market transparency for investors and market participants.

Our leading-edge index methodologies and research perspectives enable customers to confidently develop new product strategies and empower investors to make decisions with conviction.
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Our market leading global pricing benchmarks have brought transparency to the global commodity markets for more than 100 years. We deliver more than 10,000 daily price assessments.
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By The Numbers

11.7T

In global assets (USD) benchmarked and Indexed to our indices
#1

Index provider based on the number of ETFs linked to our indices, and assets in these products
4.2T

In assets under management directly invested in products tied to our indices
60%

Of the world's total crude oil is estimated to be priced using Platts Dated Brent Price Assessment

Essential Intelligence for a changing world.

With our global footprint, years of experience & breadth of capabilities, we’re here to help you form a clear picture of the world’s markets so you can make decisions with conviction.