Rating Information

Rating Information

View the rating information for each company in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group.

(As of April 19, 2024)

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. ("SMTH")

Long-term Outlook Short-term Financial
JCR AA Stable - -
R&I AA- Stable - -

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. ("SMTB")

Long-term Outlook Short-term Financial
S&P A Stable A-1 -
Moody's A1 Stable P-1 -
FITCH A- Stable F1 a-(*)
JCR AA Stable - -
R&I AA- Stable a-1+ -

(*)Viability Rating

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited. ("SMTBUSA")

Long-term Outlook Short-term Financial
S&P A Stable A-1 -
Moody's A1 Stable - -

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance Co., Ltd. ("SMTPFC")

Long-term Outlook Short-term Financial
JCR AA Stable J-1+ -
R&I AA- Stable a-1+ -

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.

Long-term Outlook Short-term Financial
Moody's A1 Stable P-1 -
JCR AA+ Stable J-1+ -
R&I AA- Stable a-1+ -

SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd.

Long-term Outlook Short-term Financial
JCR A Stable - -

Updated Information

  • April 19, 2024
    R&I
    Upgraded long-term credit rating from "A+" to "AA-" of SMTH (Outlook is "Stable")
  • October 6, 2023
    JCR
    Upgraded long-term credit ratings from "AA-" to "AA" and revised outlooks from "Positive" to "Stable" of SMTH and SMTB. Upgraded long-term credit rating from "AA-" to "AA" and revised outlook from "Positive" to "Stable" of SMTPFC (Affirmed short-term credit rating at "J-1+")
  • December 2, 2022
    R&I
    Upgraded long-term credit rating from "A" to "A+" and revised outlook from "Positive" to "Stable" of SMTH. Upgraded long-term credit ratings from "A+" to "AA-", short-term credit ratings from "a-1" to "a-1+" and revised outlooks from "Positive" to "Stable" of SMTB and SMTPFC
  • October 11, 2022
    Fitch
    Withdrew long-term credit rating "A-" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating "F1" of SMTBUSA
  • October 7, 2022
    JCR
    Revised Outlooks for SMTH, SMTB and SMTPFC from "Stable" to "Positive" (Affirmed long-term credit rating at "AA-" for SMTH, long-term credit rating at "AA-" for SMTB, long-term credit rating at "AA-" and short-term credit rating at "J-1+" for SMTPFC)
  • September 30, 2022
    JCR
    Upgraded long-term credit rating from "A+" to "AA-" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating from "J-1" to "J-1+" of SMTPFC
  • May 18, 2022
    R&I
    Upgraded long-term credit rating for SMTPFC from "A" to "A+" (Outlook is "Positive") (Affirmed short-term credit rating at "a-1")
  • November 16, 2021
    R&I
    Revised Outlooks for SMTH, SMTB and SMTPFC from "Stable" to "Positive" (Affirmed long-term credit rating for SMTH at "A", long-term credit rating at "A+" and short-term credit rating at "a-1" for SMTB, long-term credit rating at "A" and short-term credit rating at "a-1" for SMTPFC)
  • April 15, 2021
    S&P
    Withdrew long-term credit rating "A-" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating "A-2" of Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.
  • Sep. 24, 2020
    Fitch
    Revised Outlooks for SMTB and SMTBUSA from "Negative" to "Stable" (Affirmed long-term credit rating at "A-", short-term credit rating at "F1" and financial credit rating (viability rating) at "a-")
  • August 4, 2020
    Fitch
    Revised Outlooks for SMTB and SMTBUSA from "Stable" to "Negative" (Affirmed long-term credit rating at "A-", short-term credit rating at "F1" and financial credit rating (viability rating) at "a-")
  • April 24, 2020
    S&P
    Revised Outlooks for SMTB and SMTBUSA from "Positive" to "Stable" (Affirmed long-term credit rating at "A" and short-term credit rating at "A-1")
  • Sep. 10, 2019
    R&I
    Assigned long-term credit rating "AA-" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating "a-1+" to JTSB
  • Nov. 27, 2018
    S&P
    Revised Outlooks for SMTB and SMTBUSA from "Stable" to "Positive" (Affirmed long-term credit rating at "A" and short-term credit rating at "A-1")
  • Sep. 20, 2018
    Moody's
    Assigned long-term credit rating "A1" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating "P-1" to JTSB
  • April 25, 2018
    S&P
    Downgrade long-term credit ratings from "A" to "A-" (Outlooks are "Stable"), short-term credit rating from "A-1" to "A-2" of JTSB
  • Mar. 28, 2017
    Fitch
    Assigned long-term credit rating "A-" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating "F1" to SMTBUSA
  • Sep.18, 2015
    S&P
    Downgrade long-term credit rating for JTSB from "A+" to "A" (Outlook is "Stable")
  • Sep.17, 2015
    S&P
    Downgrade long-term credit ratings for SMTB and SMTBUSA from "A+" to "A" (Outlooks are "Stable")
  • Mar.18, 2015
    Moody's
    Withdrew bank financial strength rating "C" of SMTB
  • Nov. 7, 2014
    R&I
    Assigned long-term credit rating "A" (Outlook is "Stable") and short-term credit rating "a-1" to SMTPFC
  • July 23, 2014
    JCR
    Assigned long-term credit rating "AA-" (Outlook is "Stable") to SMTH
  • July 23, 2014
    R&I
    Assigned long-term credit rating "A" (Outlook is "Stable") to SMTH
  • Oct. 10, 2013
    Moody's
    Withdrew long-term credit rating "A1" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating "P-1" and bank financial strength rating "C" of JTSB
  • Sep. 28, 2012
    JCR
    Assigned long-term credit rating "A" (Outlook is "Stable") to SBI Sumishin Net Bank
  • July 20, 2012
    Fitch
    Downgrade long-term credit rating for SMTB from "A" to "A-"
  • April 2, 2012
    Moody's
    Assigned long-term credit rating "A1" (Outlook is "Stable"), short-term credit rating "P-1" and bank financial strength rating "C" to SMTB
  • Mar. 30, 2012
    S&P
    Affirmed Sumitomo Trust's (STB) long-term credit rating at "A+" (Outlook is "Negative") and short-term credit rating at "A-1". (These ratings are succeeded to SMTB as of April 1, 2012.)
  • Mar. 30, 2012
    Fitch
    Affirmed STB and Chuo Mitsui Trust's (CMTB) long-term credit rating at "A" (Outlooks are "Stable"), downgrade STB's short-term credit rating from "a" to "a-" and upgrade CMTB's short-term credit rating from "bbb+" to "a-". (These ratings are succeeded to SMTB as of April 1, 2012.)
  • Mar. 30, 2012
    R&I
    Affirmed STB's long-term credit rating at "A+" and short-term credit rating at "a-1". (These ratings are succeeded to SMTB as of April 1, 2012.)
  • Mar. 30, 2012
    JCR
    Affirmed STB's long-term credit rating at "AA-" (Outlook is "Stable"). (This rating is succeeded to SMTB as of April 1, 2012.)
  • July 14, 2011
    JCR
    Affirmed Sumishin Panasonic Financial Services' long-term credit rating at "A+" (Outlook is "Stable") and short-term credit rating at "J-1". (These ratings are succeeded to SMTPFC as of April 1, 2012.)
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