Credit Ratings
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Public, Private and Confidential Credit Ratings
Credit Ratings Are Opinions About Credit Risk
S&P Global Ratings is a leading provider of Credit Ratings and trusted opinions on issuer creditworthiness and default risk. The world’s financial markets depend on S&P Global Ratings for our accessible insights and valued perspectives that drive clarity and growth in the market. We provide a comprehensive range of credit rating services to meet the needs of diverse market participants:
Public Ratings (issuer/issue): Distributed via our websites and various news media, these ratings provide transparent assessments for publicly rated securities or private loan transactions of any size.
Private Ratings (issuer/issue): Distributed via a secure website for distribution to up to 145 users.
Confidential Ratings (generally issuer level): Not distributed. Prepared for internal use and not distributed externally, these confidential issuer credit ratings support entities seeking an independent, confidential benchmark of their credit profile.
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Benefits
Why use S&P Global Ratings for your credit rating?
Increase Your Access to New Markets
We work with issuers and investors globally including Corporates, Financial Institutions, Governments, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Structured Finance and Public Finance.
Experience in Credit Markets
With over 150 years of experience in providing independent opinions to the markets and more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding, we deliver the essential intelligence market participants need to make informed decisions with conviction.
Enhance Your Corporate Transparency
The world’s financial markets depend on us for our accessible insights and valued perspectives that drive clarity and growth in the market.
Analytical Excellence
Leveraging our expansive credit coverage, our analysts and economists provide authoritative, forward-looking insights on prevailing and potential credit risks.
Investor Preference
Market participants and investors listen to S&P. 95% of top 20 global institutional investors reference S&P Global Ratings¹ making S&P an essential source of information for global financial markets.
Uses
One Rating, Many Uses
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Learn more about or request Credit Ratings
Whether seeking a public rating to access capital markets or a private credit rating for internal use, our credit rating services deliver clear, actionable insights to support confident financial decision-making.
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¹ References sourced from internal research conducted on global top 20 asset manager websites, fund prospectuses, fund annual reports and/or other related public documents & sourced from IPE data as of 2023. Other data points sourced from internal data from S&P Global Ratings in 2022.