Is UPS halal?
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Not halal
United Parcel Service, Inc. did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 14 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
97.83
Day
+2.14%
Market cap
$80.36B
Industry
Integrated Freight & Logistics
Sector
Industrials
What the company does
UPS is one of the world's largest parcel-delivery companies: 20M+ packages a day with its own aircraft and truck fleet. Its money comes from delivery and freight charges; Amazon is the largest customer (share being reduced).
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 $24.48B ÷ current market cap $80.36B = 30.5%
30.5%
Fail
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $4.65B ÷ current market cap $80.36B = 5.8%
5.8%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
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 21.6% 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
- 0.11% weight · #161 of 503
- Held by funds
- SPUS 0.19% · HLAL 0.19%
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 7 superinvestors · Average reported price: $107.50
- Bill MillerMiller Value Partners$12.5M3.0%
- Harry BurnSound Shore$86.2M2.6%
- Hillman Capital Management$2.4M1.7%
- Arnold Van Den BergCentury Management$2.7M0.6%
- Bruce BerkowitzFairholme Capital$2.6M0.2%
- Tweedy Browne$1.8M0.1%
Exited this quarter: Lee Ainslie
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