Is VOD halal?
Vodafone Group Plc
Not halal
Vodafone Group Plc did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 13 October 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ
Price
16.11
Day
+1.64%
Market cap
$35.65B
Industry
Telecom Services
Sector
Communication Services
What the company does
Vodafone (UK) is a mobile and broadband operator in Europe and Africa (Germany, UK, and the M-Pesa mobile-money service in Africa). Revenue comes from subscriber fees; trades as an ADR.
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 $58.92B ÷ 36-month average market cap (estimated) $25.92B = 227.3%
227.3%
Fail
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $15.01B ÷ 36-month average market cap (estimated) $25.92B = 57.9%
57.9%
Fail
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $263.04M ÷ annual revenue $45.29B (2026) = 0.6%
0.6%
Pass
Figures from the company's filings (2026-03-31), 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: $35.65B.
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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