Is BCE halal?
BCE, Inc.
Not halal
BCE, Inc. did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 13 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
20.33
Day
+0.74%
Market cap
$17.59B
Industry
Telecom Services
Sector
Communication Services
What the company does
BCE (Bell Canada) is Canada's largest telecom: wireless, internet, TV and the Bell Media (CTV) broadcasting arm. Revenue is subscriber fees.
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 $29.34B ÷ current market cap $17.59B = 166.8%
166.8%
Fail
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $1.18B ÷ current market cap $17.59B = 6.7%
6.7%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $55.47M ÷ annual revenue $17.18B (2025) = 0.3%
0.3%
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.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 6.4% of total assets (2026-06-30). AAOIFI recommends tangible assets of at least one third — this figure does not affect the verdict, and other major screeners do not apply it either.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 1 superinvestors · Average reported price: $21.54
- Viking Global Investors$180.6M0.5%
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