
Is Getty Images (GETY) stock Halal?
September 2026 AAOIFI screening result for Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (GETY): non-permissible income, pass. Interest-bearing investments, pass. Interest-bearing debt, fail. Preference shares, pass. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is not currently Shariah compliant. Re-screened monthly against AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21.
Getty Images is a leading visual media company specializing in providing stock images, editorial photography, video, and music solutions to a broad spectrum of clients worldwide. Getty Images’ offerings include a vast selection of royalty-free and editorial visual assets, digital asset management services, music licensing, and emerging generative AI-based creative tools. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Getty Images stock Halal?
Is Getty Images Shariah compliant?
For a company like Getty Images, the first question AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 asks is about content and advertising: platform businesses can carry impermissible elements, and the standard tolerates them only as incidental income below 5% of revenue. Only then do the financial ratios come into play.
Does Getty Images pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Getty Images currently fails the interest-bearing debt screen, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The watch item is content: advertising and programming can include impermissible material, which AAOIFI treats as incidental only below the 5% revenue ceiling.
Is Getty Images' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Getty Images' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening.
Does Getty Images 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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