Is IHG halal?
Intercontinental Hotels Group
Halal
Intercontinental Hotels Group 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
167.77
Day
+0.98%
Market cap
$23.37B
Industry
Lodging
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
What the company does
InterContinental Hotels Group (UK) owns the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Kimpton brands (6,000+ hotels). The buildings belong to other owners; IHG earns franchise and management 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 $4.54B ÷ 36-month average market cap $19.21B = 23.6%
23.6%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $1.07B ÷ 36-month average market cap $19.21B = 5.5%
5.5%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $49.00M ÷ annual revenue $5.19B (2025) = 0.9%
0.9%
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: $23.37B.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Among halal stocks
- 0.03% · #264 of 1454
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
- Dividend
- 1.18% · purify 0.9% · net 1.17%
Manually reviewed — clean
The industry was flagged as sensitive, so the company's filings were checked by hand on 15 August 2026. Conclusion:
InterContinental Hotels Group — mehmonxona tarmog'i, bar/minibar <5% (HLT/MAR bilan bir mantiq)
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