Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Care Ratings Gains Early Success in Sovereign Ratings
Care Ratings, an Indian rating agency, has recently gained recognition for its sovereign debt ratings.
They rated France and Portugal with an A+ grade, and later, global agencies like S&P Global Ratings aligned their ratings with Care Ratings.
This is a big win for Care Ratings, as it shows their ratings are reliable and respected worldwide.
The company has been working on this for over three years and now has experts from different parts of the world on their ratings committee to ensure fairness.
They plan to rate more countries and are also looking at potential acquisitions to grow their business further.
Analysts are optimistic about their future prospects, expecting significant growth in the coming years.
Care Ratings assigned A+ ratings to France and Portugal, which were later aligned by global agencies like S&P Global Ratings.
The company's global ratings are backed by experts from various regions to ensure no home-country bias.
Care Ratings has rated 39 countries and aims to increase this number to 45 soon.
The company reported a 23% increase in net profit and a 16% increase in ratings business revenue for April-September 2026.
Analysts are bullish about Care Ratings' prospects, expecting significant growth and potential acquisitions in the future.
- Who
- Care Ratings, a global rating agency
- What
- Achieved early success in sovereign ratings with ratings for France and Portugal aligned with global peers
- When
- Ratings assigned in February and September 2026, with global agencies aligning later in the year
- Where
- Global, with a focus on Europe and emerging economies in Asia and Africa
- Why
- To establish credibility and expand its global ambitions in the sovereign rating business
- Company
- Care Ratings
- Sovereign Ratings Launched
- Over a year ago
- France Rating
- A+
- Portugal Rating
- A+
- Global Ratings Committee Members
- Europe, Africa, Australia, Singapore
- Countries Rated
- 39
- Net Profit (April-September 2026)
- ₹83.7 crore
- Revenue (April-September 2026)
- ₹230.3 crore
- Ratings Business Revenue (April-September 2026)
- ₹205.8 crore
- Ebitda Margin (FY25)
- 38.6%