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S&P upgrades Tata Steel's rating to BB- on deleveraging, operating momentum

In the base-case scenario, Tata Steel's adjusted debt could decline by about 30 per cent by March 2023 from the March 2020 level of about Rs 1 trillion

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The stable outlook reflects the expectation that the company would adequately deleverage over the next two years and build a comfortable headroom at the current rating level, it added.

Abhijit Lele Mumbai
Global rating agency Standard and Poor’s has raised the credit rating of Tata Steel and its subsidiary ABJA Investment Co from ‘B+’ to ‘BB-‘ on deleveraging and strong operating momentum. Tata Steel Ltd's debt level is expected to decline materially in the next two years due to a strong cash flow and the company's stated intention to reduce debt.

In the base-case scenario, Tata Steel's adjusted debt could decline by about 30 per cent by March 2023 from the March 2020 level of about Rs 1 trillion, leading to steady improvement in credit metrics. About half of this decline is expected