Issuer Moody's rating (short-term)

What is it?

The Moody's issuer short-term rating reflects Moody's opinion of an issuer's ability to meet its short-term debt obligations — those with an original maturity of less than one year. It is assigned at the issuer level using Moody's Prime rating scale.

Rating scale

RatingDescription
P-1Superior ability to repay short-term obligations.
P-2Strong ability to repay short-term obligations.
P-3Acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.
NP (Not Prime)Does not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
NRNo Moody's rating is assigned.

Why is it important?

  • Provides a standardized measure of an issuer's short-term creditworthiness from Moody's, one of the three major global rating agencies.
  • Complements the long-term issuer rating by covering near-term liquidity and debt repayment capacity.
  • Enables comparison of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch short-term issuer ratings on a single platform.
  • Available as a column and filter in the Bond Screener for registered users.