
Is Ross Stores (ROST) stock Halal?
As of the September 2026 screening, Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) meets every AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 requirement: non-permissible income, interest-bearing investments and interest-bearing debt all sit within the thresholds, and there is no impermissible preference share structure. The dividend purification factor is 99.32%. The stock is re-screened every month.
Ross Stores is a major American operator of discount department stores, primarily under the brand name Ross Dress for Less. The company specializes in offering off-price apparel and home fashion products to value-oriented shoppers, making it the largest off-price retailer in the United States. For Muslim investors, though, the most pressing question is simpler: is Ross Stores a Halal investment?
Is Ross Stores Shariah compliant?
For industrial companies like Ross Stores, the product is rarely the problem; aircraft, vehicles and machinery are permissible. The exposure is leverage: fleets and factories are financed, and the 30% cap that AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 places on interest bearing debt is the screen that decides most verdicts in this sector.
Does Ross Stores pass the business activity test?
Yes. In the September 2026 screening Ross Stores 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 Ross Stores' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Ross Stores' 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 99.32% tells holders of ROST what share of each dividend to keep and what remainder to donate to charity.
Does Ross Stores 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 ROST 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?



