Moody’s Ratings: Best Credit Rating Agency LATAM 2026
Moody’s Ratings is recognized for its disciplined analytical approach and strong regional expertise at a time when Latin American issuers are navigating tighter liquidity conditions, higher refinancing risk and greater scrutiny of governance and climate exposure. The judging panel highlighted the firm’s consistent analytical framework across sovereign, sub sovereign, and financial institution ratings, combined with ongoing market engagement designed to support transparency and informed credit assessment for issuers and investors.
This recognition also reflects Moody’s Corporation’s publicly reported financial performance, with full year 2025 revenue of $7.7 billion, representing 9 percent year on year growth. Moody’s Investors Service (the legal entity operating under the Moody’s Ratings brand) reported revenue of $4.1 billion for the same period, also up 9 percent year on year, reflecting continued demand for independent, high quality credit analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, Moody’s Investors Service revenue increased by 17 percent to $946 million, supporting continued investment in analytical resources.
In Latin America, Moody’s Ratings’ analytical work includes public sovereign rating actions, such as the affirmation of Chile’s A2 rating with a stable outlook in 2025, supported by transparent analysis of institutional and fiscal factors.The panel also values the breadth of sustainable finance assurance delivered in the region, including Second Party Opinions cited for the Government of Costa Rica, the Province of Córdoba and BancoEstado, alongside supplementary opinions supporting regional frameworks, strengthening credibility for labelled instruments. Governance discipline, methodological consistency and measured communication were cited as distinguishing features of Moody’s Ratings in a competitive market. The Capital Finance International (CFI.co) Judging Panel congratulates Moody’s Ratings on winning the Best Credit Rating Agency 2026 Award (LATAM).
