
Is Lincoln Electric (LECO) stock Halal?
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) is Shariah compliant in the September 2026 AAOIFI screening, passing all four AAOIFI screens. Dividends are purified using a factor of 99.85%. Tabadulat re-screens LECO monthly, and the status can change when new financial data arrives.
Lincoln Electric is a global manufacturer and supplier specialized in producing welding and cutting solutions. Its core purpose is to provide innovative welding technologies and related consumables, serving industries such as automotive, construction, pipelines, and heavy machinery. Known for its comprehensive product line, Lincoln Electric offers arc welding products, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, robotic welding systems, and welding consumables such as electrodes and wires, which are essential for construction, maintenance, and repair operations across various sectors. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Lincoln Electric stock Halal?
Is Lincoln Electric Shariah compliant?
Industrial businesses like Lincoln Electric 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 Lincoln Electric pass the business activity test?
Yes. In the September 2026 screening Lincoln Electric 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 Lincoln Electric's income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Lincoln Electric's 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 99.85% tells holders of LECO what share of each dividend to keep and what remainder to donate to charity.
Does Lincoln Electric 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 LECO re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.
Tabadulat is an ADGM regulated brokerage whose license covers Shari'a Compliant Regulated Activities, as the FSRA permission names them. New to the terminology? Gharar and Maysir, Sukuk, Zakat and purification are all explained in plain English.
New to the four screens? Read AAOIFI Standards Explained: What Makes a Stock Halal?



