United States Credit Rating

Current United States credit ratings, according to main rating agencies.

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Rating Agency Rating Outlook Last Update Action
Standard & Poor's AA+ - 10 Jun 2013 outlook upgrade
Moody's Investors Service Aaa negative 11 Nov 2023 outlook downgrade
Fitch Ratings AA+ - 2 Aug 2023 rating downgrade
DBRS AAA - 28 Jul 2023 outlook upgrade

United States: Long-term Rating Scales Comparison

Symbol means a positive outlook assigned by the rating agency.
Symbol means a negative outlook.

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Grade Description S&P Moody's Fitch DBRS
Investment
Grade
Prime
AAA
Aaa
AAA
AAA
High Medium Grade
AA+
Aa1
AA+
AA(high)
AA
Aa2
AA
AA
AA-
Aa3
AA-
AA(low)
Upper Medium Grade
A+
A1
A+
A(high)
A
A2
A
A
A-
A3
A-
A(low)
Lower Medium Grade
BBB+
Baa1
BBB+
BBB(high)
BBB
Baa2
BBB
BBB
BBB-
Baa3
BBB-
BBB(low)
Speculative
Grade
Speculative
BB+
Ba1
BB+
BB(high)
BB
Ba2
BB
BB
BB-
Ba3
BB-
BB(low)
Highly Speculative
B+
B1
B+
B(high)
B
B2
B
B
B-
B3
B-
B(low)
Substantial Risk
CCC+
Caa1
CCC+
CCC(high)
CCC
Caa2
CCC
CCC
CCC-
Caa3
CCC-
CCC(low)
Extremely Speculative
CC
Ca
CC
CC
C
C
C
C
In Default
RD
/
RD
RD
SD
/
SD
SD
D•NR
D•NR
D•NR
D•NR
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United States Credit Ratings historical data

Timetable of United States credit ratings by S&P, Moody's, Fitch and DBRS agencies.
Symbol means a positive outlook assigned by the rating agency.
Symbol means a negative outlook.

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Date S&P Moody's Fitch DBRS
11 Nov 2023 Aaa
2 Aug 2023 AA+
28 Jul 2023 AAA
25 May 2023 AAA AAA
9 Jul 2022 AAA
1 Aug 2020 AAA
21 Mar 2014 AAA
18 Jul 2013 Aaa
10 Jun 2013 AA+
28 Nov 2011 AAA
8 Sep 2011 AAA
5 Aug 2011 AA+
13 Jul 2011 Aaa
18 Apr 2011 AAA
1 Apr 1996 AAA
13 Nov 1995 AAA
10 Aug 1994 AAA
5 Feb 1949 Aaa

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