
Is Cargurus (CARG) stock Halal?
September 2026 AAOIFI screening result for Cargurus, Inc. (CARG): non-permissible income, pass. Interest-bearing investments, pass. Interest-bearing debt, pass. Preference shares, pass. Dividend purification factor: 99.57%. Re-screened monthly against AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21.
Cargurus is an online automotive marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of new and used cars. The company's primary function is to simplify the car buying and selling process by providing a digital platform that lists a wide array of vehicles from various dealerships and private sellers. CarGurus enhances the car shopping experience through its proprietary algorithms and technology, ranking vehicles based on factors such as price, dealer reputation, and other market dynamics to ensure transparency and efficiency for consumers. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Cargurus stock Halal?
Is Cargurus Shariah compliant?
Industrial businesses like Cargurus usually pass the activity screen without drama. The harder test is financial: heavy assets mean heavy financing, and AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 tolerates interest bearing debt and investments only below 30% of market capitalisation, ratios that shift with every move in the share price.
Does Cargurus pass the business activity test?
Yes. In the September 2026 screening Cargurus holds an overall PASS, which a stock only earns when its core business clears the activity screen. The activity itself raises no Shariah objection; the scrutiny belongs to the financing.
Is Cargurus' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Cargurus' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening, and the small impure portion is handled through purification: the factor of 99.57% tells holders of CARG what share of each dividend to keep and what remainder to donate to charity.
Does Cargurus meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?
Yes. Both caps hold this month: interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each stay below 30% of market capitalisation. Because the caps move with the share price, our Shariah Supervisory Board has CARG re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.
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