Here is the list of all current criteria and guidance for this subject area, which we update regularly as we publish new criteria and guidance. At the bottom of this list, we place requests for comment and advance notices. If a criteria article has a related guidance article, the guidance is listed immediately below the criteria. We most recently republished this table of contents on the date shown above.
PRINCIPLES
- Principles Of Credit Ratings, Feb. 16, 2011
GENERAL CRITERIA
Refer to "Table Of Contents: S&P Global Ratings General Criteria"
- Group Rating Methodology, July 1, 2019
- Guidance: Group Rating Methodology, July 1, 2019
- Methodology: Industry Risk, Nov. 19, 2013
- Country Risk Assessment Methodology And Assumptions, Nov. 19, 2013
- Rating Government-Related Entities: Methodology And Assumptions, March 25, 2015
- Ratings Above The Sovereign--Corporate And Government Ratings: Methodology And Assumptions, Nov. 19, 2013
- Guidance: Ratings Above The Sovereign--Corporate And Government Ratings: Methodology And Assumptions, Feb. 13, 2019
- Hybrid Capital: Methodology And Assumptions, July 1, 2019
- Guidance: Hybrid Capital: Methodology And Assumptions, July 1, 2019
GENERAL CORPORATE CRITERIA
- Corporate Methodology, Nov. 19, 2013
- Guidance: Corporate Methodology, July 1, 2019
- Corporate Methodology: Ratios And Adjustments, April 1, 2019
- Guidance: Corporate Methodology: Ratios And Adjustments, April 1, 2019
- Methodology And Assumptions: Liquidity Descriptors For Global Corporate Issuers, Dec. 16, 2014
- Guidance: Methodology And Assumptions: Liquidity Descriptors For Global Corporate Issuers, Dec. 4, 2019
- The Treatment Of Non-Common Equity Financing In Nonfinancial Corporate Entities, April 29, 2014
- Guidance: The Treatment Of Non-Common Equity Financing In Nonfinancial Corporate Entities, April 30, 2018
- Methodology: Management And Governance Credit Factors For Corporate Entities, Nov. 13, 2012
RATING EACH ISSUE/RECOVERY RATINGS
- Reflecting Subordination Risk In Corporate Issue Ratings, March 28, 2018
- Recovery Rating Criteria For Speculative-Grade Corporate Issuers, Dec. 7, 2016
- Guidance: Recovery Rating Criteria For Speculative-Grade Corporate Issuers, May 18, 2018
- Methodology: Jurisdiction Ranking Assessments, Jan. 20, 2016
SITUATIONAL CORPORATE CRITERIA
- Counterparty Risk Framework: Methodology And Assumptions, March 8, 2019
- Guidance: Counterparty Risk Framework: Methodology And Assumptions, March 8, 2019
- Methodology And Assumptions For Rating Debtor-In-Possession Financing, Sept. 4, 2018
- Guidance: Methodology And Assumptions For Rating Debtor-In-Possession Financing, Sept. 4, 2018
- Key Credit Factors For The Operating Leasing Industry, Dec. 14, 2016
- Methodology For Rating Project Developers, March 21, 2016
- Methodology: Holding Companies That Own Corporate Securitizations And Structurally Enhanced Debt Transactions, Feb. 24, 2016
- Rating Structurally Enhanced Debt Issued By Regulated Utilities And Transportation Infrastructure Businesses, Feb. 24, 2016
- Methodology For Companies With Noncontrolling Equity Interests, Jan. 5, 2016
- Methodology: The Impact Of Captive Finance Operations On Nonfinancial Corporate Issuers, Dec. 14, 2015
- Mid-Market Evaluation Rating Methodology, Nov. 20, 2014
- Methodology: Master Limited Partnerships And General Partnerships, Sept. 22, 2014
INDUSTRIES
Aerospace And Defense
Commodities Trading
- Commodities Trading Industry Methodology, Jan. 19, 2017
Energy
- Key Credit Factors For The Unregulated Power And Gas Industry, March 28, 2014
- Key Credit Factors For The Oil Refining And Marketing Industry, March 27, 2014
- Key Credit Factors For The Midstream Energy Industry, Dec. 19, 2013
- Revised Assumptions For Assigning Recovery Ratings To The Debt Of Oil And Gas Exploration And Production Companies, Sept. 14, 2012
General Trading And Investment Companies
Health Care
- Key Credit Factors For The Pharmaceutical Industry, April 8, 2014
Investment Holding Companies
- Methodology: Investment Holding Companies, Dec. 1, 2015
- Methodology For Analyzing Funding And Liquidity Positions Of Bank-Licensed Investment Companies, July 2, 2010
Leisure And Sports
- Key Credit Factors For The Leisure And Sports Industry, March 5, 2014
Real Estate
- Key Credit Factors For The Real Estate Industry, Feb. 26, 2018
- Key Credit Factors For The Homebuilder And Real Estate Developer Industry, Feb. 3, 2014
Telecommunications
Transportation
- Railroad Equipment Trust Certificate Rating Criteria, Sept. 4, 2002
Utilities
- Key Credit Factors For The Regulated Utilities Industry, Nov. 19, 2013
- Collateral Coverage And Issue Notching Rules For ‘1+’ And ‘1’ Recovery Ratings On Senior Bonds Secured By Utility Real Property, Feb. 14, 2013
PROJECT FINANCE
- Methodology For Assessing Project Finance Debt Instruments With Deferrable Features, Such As Those Issued Under TIFIA, Sept. 27, 2019
- Methodology For Rating Project Developers, March 21, 2016
- Single-Sponsor Pension Plan Risk Assessments For Project Finance Funding Commitments, Dec. 16, 2014
- Project Finance Framework Methodology, Sept. 16, 2014
- Project Finance Transaction Structure Methodology, Sept. 16, 2014
- Project Finance Operations Methodology, Sept. 16, 2014
- Key Credit Factors For Road, Bridge, And Tunnel Project Financings, Sept. 16, 2014
- Key Credit Factors For Social Infrastructure, Accommodation, And Entertainment Project Financings, Sept. 16, 2014
- Key Credit Factors For Oil And Gas Project Financings, Sept. 16, 2014
- Key Credit Factors For Power Project Financings, Sept. 16, 2014
- Project Finance Construction Methodology, Nov. 15, 2013
- Project Finance Construction And Operations Counterparty Methodology, Dec. 20, 2011
REQUESTS FOR COMMENT
- Request For Comment: Methodology And Assumptions For Rating Aircraft-Backed Debt And Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates, Nov. 18, 2020
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