s p capital iq is the research division of s p global one of the world s largest providers of ratings data research and the s p dow jones indices s p capital iq provides detailed research and analysis of the stock market to a variety of investing stakeholders 
understanding capital iqfounded in 1999 capital iq started as a provider of software and analytics related to the markets it was sold to publisher mcgraw hill financial in 2004 for more than 200 million mcgraw hill financial was rebranded as s p global in 2016 and capital iq was rebranded as s p capital iq standard poor s was established in 1941 and has grown to become the world s leading index provider and independent credit rating source since having been acquired by standard poor s in 2004 the company has expanded to become a global presence with operations in more than 20 countries overseen from its headquarters in new york city it has made a number of significant acquisitions for growth and expansion these include the acquisition of heale financial in 2006 for 13 million and clarifi inc for 87 million in 2007 