Is GSK halal?
GSK plc
Halal
GSK plc passed every check under AAOIFI Shariah standard No. 21: no prohibited business activity, and all three financial ratios are within limits.
Checked: 15 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
49.51
Day
+1.00%
Market cap
$98.49B
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - General
Sector
Healthcare
What the company does
GSK (UK) makes medicines and vaccines: Shingrix (shingles), Arexvy (RSV), HIV drugs (ViiV), asthma and oncology. The consumer unit Haleon was spun off in 2022; its money comes from prescription-drug and vaccine 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 $24.19B ÷ 36-month average market cap (estimated) $86.37B = 28.0%
28.0%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $5.17B ÷ 36-month average market cap (estimated) $86.37B = 6.0%
6.0%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $74.28M ÷ annual revenue $43.33B (2025) = 0.2%
0.2%
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: $98.49B.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Among halal stocks
- 0.14% · #92 of 1455
- Held by funds
- SPWO 0.46%
- Dividend
- 1.47% · purify 0.2% · net 1.47%
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 6 superinvestors · Average reported price: $52.42
- Hillman Capital Management$4.8M3.5%
- Dodge & Cox Funds$2.5B1.3%
- Kahn Brothers Group$8.3M1.3%
- Tweedy Browne$4.3M0.3%
- Richard PzenaPzena Investment Management$1.3M0.0%
- Sarah KettererCauseway Capital Management$375K0.0%
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