An Issuer Credit Rating is our forward-looking opinion about an obligor's overall creditworthiness.
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Issuer Credit Ratings
An independent opinion of your organization's overall creditworthiness
S&P Credit Ratings’ Issuer Credit Rating provides your credit credential - an independent opinion of your organization's overall creditworthiness and financial strength. It can be used as an information tool for capital markets participants and your organization's counterparties-banks, clients, suppliers, joint-venture partners, brokers, government agencies-even landlords.
One rating, many uses
An S&P Global Ratings Issuer Credit Rating has been used in a variety of ways by our clients. It may assist you to:
- Increase your access to new markets
- Explain your creditworthiness to outside parties
- Benchmark your organization's strengths and weaknesses
- Enhance your corporate transparency
- Anticipate the cost of capital and create strategic alternatives
- Share information when considering a joint-venture partner
- Replace or reduce performance bond by demonstrating creditworthiness to developers
- Provide landlords with an independent opinion of creditworthiness to seek lower lease costs
Distribution
Public Ratings
Distributed via our websites and various news media, for issuers of publicly rated securities or private loan transactions of any size.
Private Ratings
Distributed via a secure website for distribution to up to 75 named third-parties.
Confidential Ratings
Not distributed. Applicable for use by entities seeking an internal benchmark.
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- Preliminary Ratings
- Corporate Credit Ratings
- U.S. Public Finance
- Guide to Credit Rating Essentials
- S&P Global Ratings Criteria
- S&P Global Ratings Definitions
Deliverables
- Long-term Issuer Credit Ratings assigned on our globally recognized 'AAA' through 'D' - rating scale.
- Short-term Issuer CreditRatings assigned on our 'A-1' through 'D' rating scale.
- Accompanied by a full ratings analysis based on our ratings scale and methodology, including ongoing surveillance.
- Counterparty CreditRatings, Corporate Credit Ratings and Sovereign Credit Ratings are all forms of Issuer Credit Ratings. Issuer CreditRatings can be either long-term or short-term.
Distribution
Our credit ratings are provided for distribution to public or private markets or, where applicable, available for internal (confidential) management use only. They are distributed (where applicable), on the following basis:
- Public ratings, distributed via our websites and various news media, for issuers of publicly rated securities or private loan transactions of any size.
- Private ratings, distributed via a secure website for distribution to up to 75 named third-parties.
- Confidential ratings, not distributed. Applicable for use by entities seeking an internal benchmark.
Preliminary Ratings
Preliminary ratings, with the 'prelim' suffix, may be assigned to obligors or obligations, including financial programs, in the circ*mstances described in . Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the receipt by Standard & Poor's of appropriate documentation. We reserve the right not to issue a final rating. Moreover, if a final rating is issued, it may differ from the preliminary rating.
Corporate Credit Ratings: Your Credit Credential
You want to explain your creditworthiness and financial strength to others. You need a credit credential. Our Corporate Credit Rating (Issuer Credit Rating) provides you with this credential - it's our distinct view of your company's overall creditworthiness. Use it as an information tool for your business counterparties, such as banks, clients, suppliers, investors and joint-venture partners.
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US Public Finance Ratings: Gain New Insights
To make business decisions with confidence, issuers and investors around the world need access to objective and independent information, including opinions based on indepth market knowledge, strong analytics and transparent criteria. And with a company history of more than 150 years, that’s exactly what we continue to deliver.
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What are credit ratings and how do they work?
S&P Global Ratings is a leading provider of independent credit ratings and analysis, offering a combination of global perspective with local insight. We update and refine our processes, from time to time, to align with new developments in the marketplace, enabling us to offer insightful opinions that help market participants make more informed investment decisions.
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S&P Global Ratings Criteria
S&P Global Ratings welcomes written comments from market participants on its Criteria currently in use or on proposed Criteria.
S&P Global Ratings Definitions
This document contains S&P Global Ratings' definitions of credit ratings and other credit-related opinions. The credit ratings are classified into two types: general-purpose credit ratings and special-purpose ratings. S&P Global Ratings uses letters, numbers, words, or combinations of these in each rating scale to summarize its opinion. The rating definitions provide the meaning of the letters, numbers, and words. Additionally, some ratings feature qualifiers, suffixes, identifiers, prefixes, or a combination of these. Definitions of this supplementary information are included. NR indicates that a rating has not been assigned or is no longer assigned.
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- Deliverables
Deliverables
- Long-term Issuer Credit Ratings assigned on our globally recognized 'AAA' through 'D' - rating scale.
- Short-term Issuer CreditRatings assigned on our 'A-1' through 'D' rating scale.
- Accompanied by a full ratings analysis based on our ratings scale and methodology, including ongoing surveillance.
- Counterparty CreditRatings, Corporate Credit Ratings and Sovereign Credit Ratings are all forms of Issuer Credit Ratings. Issuer CreditRatings can be either long-term or short-term.
- Distribution
Distribution
Our credit ratings are provided for distribution to public or private markets or, where applicable, available for internal (confidential) management use only. They are distributed (where applicable), on the following basis:
- Public ratings, distributed via our websites and various news media, for issuers of publicly rated securities or private loan transactions of any size.
- Private ratings, distributed via a secure website for distribution to up to 75 named third-parties.
- Confidential ratings, not distributed. Applicable for use by entities seeking an internal benchmark.
- Preliminary Ratings
Preliminary Ratings
Preliminary ratings, with the 'prelim' suffix, may be assigned to obligors or obligations, including financial programs, in the circ*mstances described in . Assignment of a final rating is conditional on the receipt by Standard & Poor's of appropriate documentation. We reserve the right not to issue a final rating. Moreover, if a final rating is issued, it may differ from the preliminary rating.
- Corporate Credit Ratings
Corporate Credit Ratings: Your Credit Credential
You want to explain your creditworthiness and financial strength to others. You need a credit credential. Our Corporate Credit Rating (Issuer Credit Rating) provides you with this credential - it's our distinct view of your company's overall creditworthiness. Use it as an information tool for your business counterparties, such as banks, clients, suppliers, investors and joint-venture partners.
LEARN MORE
- U.S. Public Finance
US Public Finance Ratings: Gain New Insights
To make business decisions with confidence, issuers and investors around the world need access to objective and independent information, including opinions based on indepth market knowledge, strong analytics and transparent criteria. And with a company history of more than 150 years, that’s exactly what we continue to deliver.
LEARN MORE
- Guide to Credit Rating Essentials
What are credit ratings and how do they work?
S&P Global Ratings is a leading provider of independent credit ratings and analysis, offering a combination of global perspective with local insight. We update and refine our processes, from time to time, to align with new developments in the marketplace, enabling us to offer insightful opinions that help market participants make more informed investment decisions.
LEARN MORE
S&P Global Ratings Criteria
S&P Global Ratings welcomes written comments from market participants on its Criteria currently in use or on proposed Criteria.
S&P Global Ratings Definitions
This document contains S&P Global Ratings' definitions of credit ratings and other credit-related opinions. The credit ratings are classified into two types: general-purpose credit ratings and special-purpose ratings. S&P Global Ratings uses letters, numbers, words, or combinations of these in each rating scale to summarize its opinion. The rating definitions provide the meaning of the letters, numbers, and words. Additionally, some ratings feature qualifiers, suffixes, identifiers, prefixes, or a combination of these. Definitions of this supplementary information are included. NR indicates that a rating has not been assigned or is no longer assigned.
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