In investment, the credit rating assesses the credit worthiness of a corporation. It is analogous to credit ratings for individuals and countries. The credit rating is a financial indicator to potential investors of debt securities such as bonds. These are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's and have letter designations such as AAA, B, CC. Investment or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in finance and economics. ... It has been suggested that Incorporation (business) be merged into this article or section. ... A credit rating agency is a company that rates the ability of a person or company to pay back a loan. ... Debt is that which is owed. ... Security is a type of transferable interest representing financial value. ... In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to repay the principal and interest (the coupon). ... A credit rating agency is a company that rates the ability of a person or company to pay back a loan. ... Publications Standard & Poors publishes a weekly (48 times a year) stock market analysis newsletter called The Outlook, which is issued both in print and online to subscribers. ...

Moody's assigns bond credit ratings of Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C. Standard & Poor's assigns bond credit ratings of AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C, D. Moodys Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the holding company for Moodys Investors Service which performs financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities. ... Publications Standard & Poors publishes a weekly (48 times a year) stock market analysis newsletter called The Outlook, which is issued both in print and online to subscribers. ...

As of 2005, there are only 7 companies rated AAA by all three major credit agencies: 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Automatic Data Processing
• Berkshire Hathaway
• ExxonMobil
• General Electric
• Johnson & Johnson
• Pfizer
• United Parcel Service

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ... Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKa, NYSE: BRKb) is a company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. ... Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is the largest publicly-traded oil producer and distributor in the world, formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. ... The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ... Johnson & Johnson NYSE: JNJ is an international pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1885. ... Pfizer, Incorporated (NYSE: PFE), is a global pharmaceutical company, with headquarters in New York City. ... United Parcel Service, Inc. ...

See also

• Credit risk
• Default (finance)

Credit risk is the risk of loss due to a counterparty defaulting on a contract, or more generally the risk of loss due to some credit event. Traditionally this applied to bonds where debt holders were concerned that the counterparty to whom theyve made a loan might default on... In finance, default occurs when a debtor has not met its legal obligations according to the debt contract, e. ...

External links

• "What Is A Corporate Credit Rating?", Investopedia.com
• "As company priorities shift, fewer get AAA debt rating," USA Today