Maintaining a strong financial position and an investment grade credit rating are viewed as important risk mitigating factors, supporting Hydro's possibilities for strategic development of its businesses. Access to external financial resources is required in order to maximize value creation over time, balanced with an acceptable risk exposure. To secure access to debt capital on attractive terms we aim at maintaining an investment grade rating from the leading rating agencies, Standard & Poor's and Moody's.
Hydro's current ratings are:
Standard & Poor's: BBB with stable outlook
Moody's: Baa2 with stable outlook
