Is Sow Good (SOWG) stock Halal?

Sow Good is a company dedicated to creating and distributing healthy lifestyle products with a focus on sustainability. It operates within the food industry, primarily producing a line of freeze-dried fruit and vegetable snacks. These products cater to health-conscious consumers seeking convenient, wholesome snack options that maintain nutritional value without added preservatives. Sow Good plays a significant role in promoting agricultural sustainability, often sourcing ingredients from responsible farming operations. For Muslim investors, though, the most pressing question is simpler: is Sow Good a Halal investment?

Is Sow Good Shariah compliant?

No. In the October 2026 screening Sow Good (SOWG) does not pass AAOIFI screening: it fails the non-permissible income screen. Food, household goods and everyday retail are permissible activities, with one watch item: incidental revenue from alcohol, tobacco or conventional financial services must stay below the 5% ceiling of AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21. For Sow Good, that is usually the screen worth reading first.

Does Sow Good pass the business activity test?

The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Sow Good currently fails the non-permissible income screen, so the overall verdict is not compliant regardless of the business itself. The watch item is the product mix: any alcohol, tobacco or similar lines count against the 5% ceiling.

Is Sow Good's income Halal?

No. Sow Good'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 Sow Good 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, measured against a market capitalisation of $46M (market data as of 1 October 2026). Because the caps move with the share price, our Shariah Supervisory Board has SOWG re-screened every month, and the result above always shows the latest verdict.

Why do other halal screeners show a different verdict for Sow Good?

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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