S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AAA' issuer credit rating (ICR) to the State of Missouri. The outlook is stable. The state does not have any general obligation debt as of Dec. 1, 2022. An ICR reflects the obligor's general creditworthiness based on our "U.S. State Ratings Methodology" criteria, published Oct. 17, 2016, focusing on the state's capacity and willingness to meet financial commitments when they come due. Missouri continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to structural budget balance across various economic and budget cycles and its longstanding financial oversight and budgetary management practices have guided executive and legislative actions, lending to our view of our 'AAA' ICR on the state. This has been demonstrated by the state executive branch's monitoring
