Is Ultrapar Participa�oes (UGP) stock Halal?

Ultrapar Participa�oes represents the American Depository Receipts of Ultrapar Participacoes a leading Brazilian conglomerate. The ADR allows U.S. investors to gain exposure to Ultrapar, bypassing the complexities of directly investing in foreign securities. Ultrapar operates in highly strategic sectors, predominantly in the energy sector with its subsidiaries like Ultragaz, the largest liquefied petroleum gas distributor in Brazil, and Ipiranga, a significant player in fuel distribution. For Muslim investors, though, the most pressing question is simpler: is Ultrapar Participa�oes a Halal investment?

Is Ultrapar Participa�oes Shariah compliant?

No. In the October 2026 screening Ultrapar Participa�oes (UGP) does not pass AAOIFI screening: it fails the interest-bearing investments and interest-bearing debt screens. Extracting and selling oil, gas or materials is a permissible business, so companies like Ultrapar Participa�oes 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 Ultrapar Participa�oes pass the business activity test?

The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Ultrapar Participa�oes currently fails the interest-bearing investments and interest-bearing debt screens, 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 Ultrapar Participa�oes' income Halal?

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

Does Ultrapar Participa�oes meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?

No. Both ratios currently breach the 30% caps, measured against a market capitalisation of $7.8B (market data as of 1 October 2026): interest bearing investments and interest bearing debt each exceed the limit AAOIFI permits for a Halal investment. The ratios move with the share price as well as the balance sheet, and our Shariah Supervisory Board has UGP re-screened every month.

Why do other halal screeners show a different verdict for Ultrapar Participa�oes?

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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