SoftBank Group’s credit risk climbs to a four-year high as AI spending raises funding concerns

Credit default swaps tied to SoftBank have hit their highest level in roughly four years as the company borrows heavily to fund OpenAI and other AI bets SoftBank Group’s credit risk has reached its highest point in roughly four years. Investors are growing uneasy about how the Japanese conglomerate is paying for its artificial intelligence ambitions, and about a potential acquisition on top of them. SoftBank’s five-year CDS spreads have climbed to a range of around 380 to 400-plus basis points. Between June and October 2026, those spreads rose about 24%, at one point topping 400 basis points. Insuring SoftBank’s debt against default now costs roughly 4% of the protected amount every year.

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