S&P Global Ratings (2024)

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What are S&P global ratings? ›

Standard & Poor's Global Ratings division ranks debt instruments, like bonds, and the companies that issue them, in terms of creditworthiness—defined as the likelihood of default or inability to pay debts in a timely manner.

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AAA: An obligor rated 'AAA' has extremely strong capacity to meet its financial commitments. 'AAA' is the highest issuer credit rating assigned by Standard & Poor's. AA: An obligor rated 'AA' has very strong capacity to meet its financial commitments. It differs from the highest-rated obligors only to a small degree.

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All holdings in the S&P500 are US-listed companies, whereas the Global 100 Index can offer exposure to companies not listed in the United States.

RatingsDirect is the official desktop source for credit ratings from S&P Global Ratings. Our powerful web-based solution provides you with global, national and regional scale credit ratings on issuer and issue level.

S&P Global Inc. (prior to April 2016 McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., and prior to 2013 The McGraw–Hill Companies, Inc.) is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial information and analytics.

Higher-rated bonds, investment-grade bonds, are safer and more stable investments tied to corporations or government entities. Investment-grade bonds contain “AAA” to “BBB-“ ratings. 1 Bond yields increase as ratings decrease. Most common "AAA" bond securities have been historically found in U.S. Treasury Bonds.

AA An insurer rated 'AA' has very strong financial security characteristics, differing only slightly from those rated higher. A An insurer rated 'A' has strong financial security characteristics, but is somewhat more likely to be affected by adverse business conditions than are insurers with higher ratings.

What companies are AAA rated in the S&P 500? ›

In S&P Global Ratings long-term rating scale, issuers and debt issues that receive a rating of 'BBB-' or above are generally considered by regulators and market participants to be “investment-grade,” while those that receive a rating lower than 'BBB-' are generally considered to be “speculative-grade.”

When a global bond is issued, S&P Ratings earns revenue by charging the issuer to rate the creditworthiness of its bond for investors. A corporate, such as Microsoft, must get a new rating each time they raise capital, including for M&A. A bond is practically worthless without at least one recognised rating.

In S&P Global Ratings long-term rating scale, issuers and debt issues that receive a rating of 'BBB-' or above are generally considered by regulators and market participants to be “investment-grade,” while those that receive a rating lower than 'BBB-' are generally considered to be “speculative-grade.”