TSV
Major Credit Rating Agencies - TSV
S&P Global Ratings, Moody's Ratings, and Fitch Ratings are known as the 'Big Three' - the world's largest credit rating agencies. These agencies assess the debt repayment capacity of corporations and governments, providing crucial information for investor decision-making. Their ratings significantly influence bond market pricing and are used for regulatory requirements of financial institutions.
credit rating agencies
S&P
Moody's
Fitch
credit rating
bond market
investment analysis
code slug name description founded headquarters parentCompany ratingScale website
1 sp-global-ratings S&P Global Ratings The world's largest credit rating agency, founded in 1860. 1860 New York City (Manhattan) S&P Global AAA to D https://www.spglobal.com/ratings
2 moodys-ratings Moody's Ratings A pioneer in bond credit ratings founded in 1909. 1909 New York City (7 World Trade Center) Moody's Corporation Aaa to C https://ratings.moodys.com
3 fitch-ratings Fitch Ratings The smallest of the Big Three, founded in 1914. 1914 New York City / London Hearst Communications AAA to D https://www.fitchratings.com