Is MA halal?
Mastercard Incorporated
Not halal
Mastercard Incorporated did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 16 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
617.42
Day
+0.18%
Market cap
$538.99B
Industry
Credit Services
Sector
Financial Services
What the company does
Mastercard, like Visa, is a payment network that routes card payments between merchants and banks. Revenue comes from per-transaction fees and services to banks (fraud prevention, data analytics); it does not lend itself.
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: Credit Services
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $24.64B ÷ 36-month average market cap $460.77B = 5.3%
5.3%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $13.28B ÷ 36-month average market cap $460.77B = 2.9%
2.9%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
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: $538.99B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 28.9% 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
- 0.73% weight · #20 of 503
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 20 superinvestors · Average reported price: $493.29
- Chuck AkreAkre Capital Management$1.0B20.0%
- Valley Forge Capital Management$547.5M17.6%
- Guy SpierAquamarine Capital (Zurich)$21K14.3%
- AltaRock Partners$392.7M9.3%
- Triple Frond Partners$90K8.0%
- Vulcan Value Partners$258.3M7.9%
Exited this quarter: Stephen Mandel
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