Is PL halal?
Planet Labs PBC
Doubtful
No clear verdict is possible for Planet Labs PBC — data is insufficient or the case is contested in fiqh. As a precaution it is NOT included in the halal list.
Checked: 15 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
13.56
Day
-6.74%
Market cap
$5.11B
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Sector
Industrials
What the company does
Planet Labs provides Earth-observation satellite imagery (daily images of the whole Earth from 200+ satellites) to agriculture, governments and defense/intelligence (a growing share). Its money comes from data subscriptions (military customers are checked by the screener).
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
Activity needs clarification: Aerospace & Defense
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $498.57M ÷ 36-month average market cap $3.42B = 14.6%
14.6%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $865.42M ÷ 36-month average market cap $3.42B = 25.3%
25.3%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $14.33M ÷ annual revenue $307.73M (2026) = 4.7%
4.7%
Pass
Figures from the company's filings (2026-07-31), 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: $5.11B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 64.7% of total assets (2026-07-31). 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
- 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 1 superinvestors · Average reported price: $33.13
- Polen Capital Management$4.9M0.0%
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