
Is S&P Global (SPGI) stock Halal?
S&P Global, Inc. (SPGI) is not Shariah compliant in the September 2026 AAOIFI screening: it fails the non-permissible income screen. Tabadulat re-screens SPGI monthly, and a stock can return to compliance when new financial reports change its ratios.
S&P Global is a leading financial information and analytics company, providing essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. Its primary function is offering a comprehensive suite of products and services across various sectors, including ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data solutions. The company is known for its widely-referenced indices, such as the S&P 500, which is a crucial indicator of U.S. equity market performance. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is S&P Global stock Halal?
Is S&P Global Shariah compliant?
In financial services the activity screen carries the verdict more often than anywhere else: AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 draws a hard line between fee based, permissible services and earning Riba as a business model. For S&P Global, that distinction comes first, with the debt and investment ratios behind it.
Does S&P Global pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: S&P Global currently fails the non-permissible income screen, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The watch item in this sector is the sharpest of all: revenue must come from permissible services, not from lending at interest.
Is S&P Global's income Halal?
No. S&P Global's 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 S&P Global 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 SPGI re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.
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