
Is Sally Beauty (SBH) stock Halal?
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (SBH) is not Shariah compliant in the September 2026 AAOIFI screening: it fails the interest-bearing debt screen. Tabadulat re-screens SBH monthly, and a stock can return to compliance when new financial reports change its ratios.
Sally Beauty is a renowned distributor and retailer of professional beauty products. The company operates globally through two distinct segments: Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. Sally Beauty Supply focuses on providing a comprehensive range of hair color, hair care, nail care, and skin care products, catering primarily to retail consumers as well as professional salons. Before any of that matters to a Muslim investor, one question comes first: is Sally Beauty stock Halal?
Is Sally Beauty Shariah compliant?
Industrial businesses like Sally Beauty 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 Sally Beauty pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Sally Beauty currently fails the interest-bearing debt screen, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The activity itself raises no Shariah objection; the scrutiny belongs to the financing.
Is Sally Beauty's income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Sally Beauty's income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening.
Does Sally Beauty 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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