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In the spirit of promoting transparency and clarity, Moody’s Ratings (“Moody’s”) Standing Committee on Rating Symbols and Definitions offers this updated reference guide which defines Moody’s various ratings symbols, rating scales and other ratings-related definitions.
Moody's Investors Service provides investors with a comprehensive view of global debt markets through credit ratings and research. Learn how Moody's ratings and analysis speak to the relative credit risk of debt instruments and securities across industries and asset classes around the globe.
In the spirit of promoting transparency and clarity, Moody’s Standing Committee on Rating Symbols and Definitions offers this updated reference guide which defines Moody’s various ratings symbols, rating scales and other ratings-related definitions.
This website is intended to include regulatory content with respect to Moody’s Investors Service credit rating business. Moody’s does not post credit ratings to its social media accounts.
Moody’s credit ratings represent a rank-ordering of creditworthi-ness, or expected loss. Expected loss is a function of the probability of default and the expected severity of loss given a default. Ratings are forward looking in that the rank ordering is designed to hold across multiple horizons.
Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness (without respect to individual debt obligations or other specific securities).
Moody's Ratings, previously known as Moody's Investors Service, often referred to as Moody's, is the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation, representing the company's traditional line of business and its historical name.
