Is Ultrapar Participaçoes (UGP) stock Halal?
As of the September 2026 screening, Ultrapar Participaçoes SA (UGP) does not meet the AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 threshold for the interest-bearing investments and interest-bearing debt screens, so the stock is not currently classified as Shariah compliant. It is re-screened every month and can regain compliance if its financial structure changes.
Ultrapar Participaçoes 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 Participaçoes a Halal investment?
Is Ultrapar Participaçoes Shariah compliant?
Extracting and selling oil, gas or materials is a permissible business, so companies like Ultrapar Participaçoes 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 Participaçoes pass the business activity test?
The activity screen is only part of the picture this month: Ultrapar Participaçoes 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 Participaçoes' income Halal?
Yes, within AAOIFI's tolerance. Ultrapar Participaçoes' income from non-permissible sources stays below 5% of revenue in the September 2026 screening.
Does Ultrapar Participaçoes meet AAOIFI's debt and investment ratio requirements?
No. Both ratios currently breach the 30% caps: 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.
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