Is DEO halal?
Diageo plc
Not halal
Diageo plc did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 15 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
95.11
Day
+2.53%
Market cap
$52.24B
Industry
Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Sector
Consumer Defensive
What the company does
Diageo (UK) is the world's largest spirits maker: Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness, Tanqueray. Revenue comes from whisky, vodka, beer and other alcohol 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
Prohibited activity: Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $22.20B ÷ current market cap $52.24B = 42.5%
42.5%
Fail
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $1.79B ÷ current market cap $52.24B = 3.4%
3.4%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $254.00M ÷ annual revenue $19.64B (2026) = 1.3%
1.3%
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.
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 7 superinvestors · Average reported price: $80.38
- Hillman Capital Management$2.2M1.6%
- Sarah KettererCauseway Capital Management$72.3M0.8%
- Tweedy Browne$10.1M0.8%
- First Eagle Investment Management$89.1M0.1%
- Bill NygrenOakmark Funds$233K0.0%
- Dodge & Cox Funds$890K0.0%
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