To assess the extent to which Acciona SA should issue hybrid bonds, we evaluate its financial risk profile, refinancing needs, and market conditions in 2022 against the S&P capital structure guidelines. **1. Leverage and Rating Headroom:** Acciona displays a resilient financial risk profile. Using 2022 figures, EBITDA is robust at approximately €2.1 billion (Operating profit of €1.33B + €0.76B D&A). The total gross debt is roughly €7.9 billion, and with a high cash and equivalents balance of €2.36 billion, net debt sits at a manageable €5.5 billion. This yields a Net Debt/EBITDA ratio of roughly 2.65x and an FFO-to-Net Debt ratio near 29%. For a company operating in Regulated Utilities and Transportation Infrastructure, these metrics provide ample headroom for its current investment-grade rating (BBB range), reflecting limited leverage pressure and no immediate need for capital structure optimization to preserve its rating. **2. Refinancing Needs and Liquidity:** Acciona’s refinancing needs are low. The company's short-term financial liabilities (current loans of €553M and current marketable securities of €1.14B, totaling ~€1.69 billion) are fully covered by its abundant €2.36 billion cash position. Even with heightened capital expenditures of ~€2.2 billion producing negative free cash flow for the year, Acciona possesses enough internal liquidity and balance sheet strength to fund these outflows without resorting to equity-like instruments. **3. Existing Capital Structure:** A review of Acciona's equity structure shows no current hybrid bonds in the capital structure under IFRS accounting rules (which typically classify corporate hybrids as equity). **4. Market Conditions and Cost of Debt:** In 2022, the interest rate environment hardened significantly. The subordinated-to-senior (Sub-Sen) delta for EUR Non-Financial IG issuers spiked to 2.295% (up from 1.298% in 2021), and base swap rates rose aggressively. Issuing hybrid bonds in this environment would carry an expensive premium that would materially increase Acciona's cost of capital. Without a pressing need to defend its rating, incurring this excess cost is unjustifiable. **Conclusion:** Given Acciona's low refinancing risk, solid headroom within its rating, lack of existing hybrids to refinance, and the prohibitive cost of subordinated debt in 2022, the optimal choice is to not issue hybrid bonds. 0%