S&P Global Ratings

S&P Global Ratings
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFinancial services
Predecessor
  • Poor's Publishing
  • Standard Statistics
Founded1860 (1860)
1941 (1941) (present corporation status)
FounderHenry Varnum Poor
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
John Berisford
RevenueUS$2.61 billion (2009)[1]
Number of employees
10,000+
ParentS&P Global
Websitespglobal.com/ratings/

S&P Global Ratings (previously Standard & Poor's and informally known as S&P) is an American credit rating agency (CRA) and a division of S&P Global that publishes financial research and analysis on stocks, bonds, and commodities. S&P is considered the largest of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, which also include Moody's Ratings and Fitch Ratings.[2] Its head office is located on 55 Water Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.[3]

  1. ^ "S&P | About S&P | Americas – Key Statistics". Standard & Poor's. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Blumenthal, Richard (May 5, 2009). "Three Credit Rating Agencies Hold Too Much of the Power". Juneau Empire – Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Corporate 55 Water Street New York New York". Standard & Poor's. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013.