
Is Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) stock Halal?
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (CLF) is not Shariah compliant in the September 2026 AAOIFI screening: it fails the interest-bearing debt screen. Tabadulat re-screens CLF monthly, and a stock can return to compliance when new financial reports change its ratios.
Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading integrated producer of flat-rolled steel products in North America. The company operates through a robust supply chain that spans a wide range of steel manufacturing processes, including mining, pelletizing, and direct reduced iron production. As a major supplier of steel to various industries, Cleveland-Cliffs serves critical sectors such as automotive, construction, and manufacturing, providing essential materials used in the production of vehicles, appliances, and infrastructure projects. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Cleveland-Cliffs stock Halal?
Is Cleveland-Cliffs Shariah compliant?
For a resources company like Cleveland-Cliffs, AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 has little quarrel with the product; the scrutiny falls on the financing. Heavy machinery and long project cycles are usually funded with debt, and the standard tolerates interest bearing borrowing only below 30% of market capitalisation.
Does Cleveland-Cliffs pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Cleveland-Cliffs currently fails the interest-bearing debt screen, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The activity itself, extracting and selling resources, raises no Shariah objection; the scrutiny belongs to the financing.
Is Cleveland-Cliffs' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Cleveland-Cliffs' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening.
Does Cleveland-Cliffs meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?
Not in full. Interest bearing debt currently exceeds the 30% cap, while the other ratio stays within it. One breach is enough to fail the screening; the ratios are reassessed monthly under our Shariah Supervisory Board.
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