Peraton Corp.'s earnings and cash flows are likely to be weaker than expected through 2025 as some contracts are underperforming. S&P Global Ratings affirmed our 'B' issuer credit rating on the company and revised the outlook to negative from stable. At the same time, we affirmed our 'B' issue-level rating on the company's first-lien debt. The '3' recovery rating is unchanged. The negative outlook reflects our expectation that credit ratios will be weaker than previous anticipated through 2025. The negative outlook reflects our expectation that debt to EBITDA will be above 8x and free cash flow will be near zero in 2024. We could lower the rating if debt to EBITDA remains above 7.5x and S&P Global Ratings-adjusted free cash