Is AZN halal?
AstraZeneca PLC
Halal
AstraZeneca PLC passed every check under AAOIFI Shariah standard No. 21: no prohibited business activity, and all three financial ratios are within limits.
Checked: 14 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
165.41
Day
-0.76%
Market cap
$248.97B
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - General
Sector
Healthcare
What the company does
AstraZeneca (UK) is a drug maker: oncology (Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Enhertu), cardiovascular and kidney (Farxiga), respiratory (Symbicort) and rare diseases (Alexion). Its money comes from prescription-drug sales.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
No prohibited activity
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $32.24B ÷ 36-month average market cap $242.99B = 13.3%
13.3%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $7.18B ÷ 36-month average market cap $242.99B = 3.0%
3.0%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $360.00M ÷ annual revenue $58.74B (2025) = 0.6%
0.6%
Pass
Figures from the company's filings (2026-06-30), USD. Market cap is a 36-month average (the S&P Shariah index approach), so a one-day price move does not flip the verdict. Today's market cap: $248.97B.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Among halal stocks
- 0.36% · #41 of 1455
- Held by funds
- SPWO 1.15%
- Dividend
- 2.04% · purify 0.6% · net 2.03%
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 3 superinvestors · Average reported price: $187.20
- Sarah KettererCauseway Capital Management$1.8B19.0%
- Polen Capital Management$3.5M0.0%
- Dodge & Cox Funds$10.6M0.0%
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