
Is Rogers Communications (RCI.A) stock Halal?
September 2026 AAOIFI screening result for Rogers Communications, Inc. (RCI.A): non-permissible income, fail. Interest-bearing investments, pass. Interest-bearing debt, fail. Preference shares, pass. Rogers Communications, Inc. is not currently Shariah compliant. Re-screened monthly against AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21.
Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. It operates through three primary business segments: Wireless, Cable, and Media. The Wireless division offers a range of wireless communications services, including voice and data services, to both consumers and businesses across Canada. The Cable division provides internet access, cable television, and telephony services, primarily in Ontario and Atlantic Canada, catering to the evolving needs of digital households and enterprises. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Rogers Communications stock Halal?
Is Rogers Communications Shariah compliant?
For a communications operator like Rogers Communications, AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 has little quarrel with the service itself; the scrutiny falls on how the network is financed. Towers, spectrum and satellites are typically funded with debt, which the standard tolerates only below 30% of market capitalisation, a ratio that moves with the share price.
Does Rogers Communications pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Rogers Communications currently fails the non-permissible income and interest-bearing debt screens, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The service itself, carrying calls and data, raises no Shariah objection; the scrutiny belongs to the debt financed network behind it.
Is Rogers Communications' income Halal?
No. Rogers Communications' income from impermissible sources currently exceeds AAOIFI's 5% revenue ceiling, which makes the stock non-compliant on this screen regardless of the others. The screen is reassessed monthly, so the status can change when new financial statements arrive.
Does Rogers Communications 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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