Is STG halal?
Sunlands Technology Group
Not halal
Sunlands Technology Group did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 13 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
2.55
Day
+0.00%
Market cap
$34.6M
Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
What the company does
Sunlands Technology (China) offers online adult education: professional certification, degree and personal-interest courses. Revenue is course fees.
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 $19.93M ÷ current market cap $34.62M = 57.6%
57.6%
Fail
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $162.02M ÷ current market cap $34.62M = 468.1%
468.1%
Fail
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $3.54M ÷ annual revenue $302.38M (2025) = 1.2%
1.2%
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.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 40.6% of total assets (2025-12-31). 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
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