Is SONY halal?
Sony Group Corporation
Halal
Sony Group Corporation 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
24.88
Day
+0.77%
Market cap
$144.65B
Industry
Consumer Electronics
Sector
Technology
What the company does
Sony (Japan) makes the PlayStation console and games, music (Sony Music), films (Sony Pictures), image sensors (for smartphones), TVs/audio gear, and runs insurance/banking in Japan (Sony Financial). Revenue comes from all these segments.
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 $11.78B ÷ 36-month average market cap $130.49B = 9.0%
9.0%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $22.25B ÷ 36-month average market cap $130.49B = 17.1%
17.1%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $396.09M ÷ annual revenue $78.62B (2026) = 0.5%
0.5%
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: $144.65B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 25.3% 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
- Not in the S&P 500
- Among halal stocks
- 0.21% · #68 of 1454
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
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