Is Scorpio Tankers (STNG) stock Halal?

Scorpio Tankers is a leading shipping company specializing in the transportation of refined petroleum products and other liquid cargoes. Operating a cutting-edge fleet of modern, fuel-efficient vessels, Scorpio Tankers is pivotal in ensuring the efficient and safe movement of crucial energy resources across global trading routes. The company is renowned for its sizeable and versatile fleet, which includes handymax, MR, and LR2 product tankers, catering to diverse routes and products. For Muslim investors, though, the most pressing question is simpler: is Scorpio Tankers a Halal investment?

Is Scorpio Tankers Shariah compliant?

No. In the October 2026 screening Scorpio Tankers (STNG) does not pass AAOIFI screening: it fails the interest-bearing investments screen. Extracting and selling oil, gas or materials is a permissible business, so companies like Scorpio Tankers rarely stumble on the activity screen. The pressure point is capital structure: energy is a capital hungry industry that borrows heavily, and AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 caps interest bearing debt at 30% of market capitalisation, a line that moves as commodity cycles move the share price.

Does Scorpio Tankers pass the business activity test?

The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Scorpio Tankers currently fails the interest-bearing investments screen, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The activity itself, extracting and selling resources, raises no Shariah objection; the scrutiny belongs to the financing.

Is Scorpio Tankers' income Halal?

Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Scorpio Tankers' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the October 2026 screening.

Does Scorpio Tankers meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?

Not in full. Interest bearing investments currently exceed the 30% cap, measured against a market capitalisation of $4.19B (market data as of 1 October 2026), 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.

Why do other halal screeners show a different verdict for Scorpio Tankers?

Screeners can disagree without either being wrong. AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21, which Tabadulat applies, measures interest bearing debt and investments against market capitalisation with a 30% ceiling. MSCI and FTSE measure them against total assets with a 33% ceiling, and S&P and Dow Jones Islamic use a multi year average of market capitalisation. Data dates differ too, because each provider reads filings and prices on its own schedule. The same company can therefore pass one standard and fail another in the same month. Tabadulat publishes one answer, the AAOIFI result as of October 2026, and re-screens it every month.

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