India's Largest Infrastructure Company Secures Moody's Baa1 Rating; Shares Trade Lower

On Wednesday, Indian equity benchmarks traded lower, with the benchmark Nifty 50 index declining 0.70 per cent to 24,227.20. Amid the broader market weakness, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) share price traded at Rs 3,973.50, down 0.46 per cent from the previous close after the company announced that Moody's Ratings had assigned it a 'Baa1' long-term issuer rating with a 'Stable' outlook.

Moody's Assigns Baa1 Investment-Grade Rating

Larsen & Toubro informed the stock exchanges that Moody's Ratings assigned the company a 'Baa1' long-term issuer rating with a 'Stable' outlook on July 6, 2026. The rating is two notches above India's sovereign rating of 'Baa3', placing L&T among a select group of Indian multinational companies with credit profiles assessed above the sovereign level. Moody's also assigned a matching 'Baa1' long-term issuer rating with a 'Stable' outlook to L&T Hydrocarbon Saudi Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company.

Rating Reflects Strong Financial Profile

According to Moody's, the 'Baa1' rating represents a quality investment-grade credit profile, indicating a strong capacity to meet financial commitments with a low level of credit risk. The agency expects L&T and its core international subsidiaries to maintain prudent fiscal discipline, comfortable leverage levels and healthy operating margins as high-margin engineering services and large-scale EPC projects in West Asia continue to expand.

Moody's stated that its evaluation balances L&T's structural operational strengths against broader macro-level industry challenges. The agency highlighted the group's diversified business portfolio, established execution track record, dominant market position, strong revenue visibility, corporate governance standards and favourable infrastructure industry outlook across domestic and international markets as key credit strengths.

Subsidiary Receives Matching Rating

Moody's also assigned a 'Baa1' rating with a 'Stable' outlook to L&T Hydrocarbon Saudi Company LLC, reflecting the subsidiary's close operational integration with the parent company and the strategic importance of L&T's West Asia operations. The rating agency indicated that maintaining prudent leverage, healthy margins and disciplined capital management will be important for sustaining the current rating level while also considering risks associated with large-scale infrastructure execution and macroeconomic conditions.
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About Larsen & Toubro

Larsen & Toubro Limited is an Indian multinational engaged in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects, high-tech manufacturing, products and services across multiple sectors and geographies. The company operates across infrastructure, energy, defence, information technology and engineering services businesses.

L&T has a significant international presence and undertakes large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects in India and overseas, with operations spanning multiple global markets.

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