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There were more than 60 AAA rated companies in the early 1990s. Today, only two remain.

The only two stocks with a higher credit rating that the U.S. government

But the AAA rating isn't a total unicorn -- at least not yet. There are two blue chip stocks that still possess S&P's highest credit rating, which means they're viewed as less of a risk to meet their financial debt obligations than the United States government!

Johnson & Johnson $强生(JNJ)$

The first stock that's as rock-solid financially as they come is healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). Despite carrying around $30.2 billion in debt, Johnson & Johnson also sports $17.9 billion in cash, and has generated $21.4 billion in operating cash flow over just the past 12 trailing months. According to Wall Street projections, this operating cash flow should expand to an estimated $28.7 billion by 2021.

Microsoft $微软(MSFT)$

The only other stock that can tout a higher credit rating than the U.S. government is Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). There had been some speculation that Microsoft could lose its AAA rating when it sold nearly $20 billion worth of debt in 2016 to acquire LinkedIn, but this rumor never materialized into fact. Today, Microsoft is carrying around $87.2 billion in debt on its balance sheet, but also has $134.2 billion in cash and generated $54.1 billion in operating cash flow over the trailing 12-month period.