
Is Commercial Metals (CMC) stock Halal?
Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) is not Shariah compliant in the September 2026 AAOIFI screening: it fails the interest-bearing debt screen. Tabadulat re-screens CMC monthly, and a stock can return to compliance when new financial reports change its ratios.
Commercial Metals is a leading manufacturer and recycler of steel and metal products. The company plays a critical role in the metal industry by producing a variety of steel products, including recycled long steel and products for the construction and infrastructure sectors. Its primary operations involve the recycling of scrap metal into new steel products via its mini-mills, providing an eco-friendly and efficient method of production that supports sustainability. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Commercial Metals stock Halal?
Is Commercial Metals Shariah compliant?
For a resources company like Commercial Metals, 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 Commercial Metals pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Commercial Metals 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 Commercial Metals' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Commercial Metals' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening.
Does Commercial Metals 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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