Is SNN halal?
Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc.
Halal
Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. 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
29.06
Day
-0.10%
Market cap
$12.15B
Industry
Medical Devices
Sector
Healthcare
What the company does
Smith+Nephew (UK) makes medical devices: orthopedic implants (knee, hip), sports-medicine surgical tools and wound-care products. Its money comes from sales to hospitals.
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 $3.33B ÷ current market cap $12.15B = 27.4%
27.4%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $587.00M ÷ current market cap $12.15B = 4.8%
4.8%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $28.00M ÷ annual revenue $6.16B (2025) = 0.5%
0.5%
Pass
Figures from the company's filings (2025-12-31), 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.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Among halal stocks
- 0.02% · #378 of 1454
- Held by funds
- SPWO 0.06%
- Dividend
- 1.42% · purify 0.5% · net 1.42%
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 1 superinvestors · Average reported price: $28.81
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