Is NFLX halal?
Netflix, Inc.
Doubtful
No clear verdict is possible for Netflix, Inc. — data is insufficient or the case is contested in fiqh. As a precaution it is NOT included in the halal list.
Checked: 14 October 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ
Price
70.53
Day
-2.86%
Market cap
$292.02B
Industry
Entertainment
Sector
Communication Services
Manually identified reason
Automatic screening reads the industry label, not what's inside. This company's filings were checked by hand and a hidden prohibited activity was found:
Doubtful: film/TV production (scholarly disagreement — imagery/content)
What the company does
Netflix is the world's largest streaming service (300M+ subscribers): original films and series, licensed content, games and live events. Its money comes from subscriptions and its ad-supported tier.
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
Doubtful: film/TV production (scholarly disagreement — imagery/content)
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
3.9%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
2.5%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
0.4%
Pass
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- 0.45% weight · #37 of 503
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 9 superinvestors · Average reported price: $71.40
- Josh TarasoffGreenlea Lane Capital$19.7M5.4%
- Bill AckmanPershing Square Capital Management$934.0M4.8%
- Terry SmithFundsmith$499.1M3.7%
- Bill NygrenOakmark Funds$786.5M1.1%
- Wallace WeitzWeitz Investment Management$10.5M0.7%
- Polen Capital Management$4.9M0.0%
Exited this quarter: Chase Coleman
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Company story
Netflix tarixi: pochta orqali DVD jo'natishdan dunyoning eng katta striming xizmatigacha
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