Is VRTX halal?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorpor
Halal
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorpor passed every check under AAOIFI Shariah standard No. 21: no prohibited business activity, and all three financial ratios are within limits.
Checked: 14 October 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ
Price
499.74
Day
-1.77%
Market cap
$124.91B
Industry
Biotechnology
Sector
Healthcare
What the company does
Vertex Pharmaceuticals dominates cystic-fibrosis medicines (Trikafta/Alyftrek — nearly all revenue), plus the Casgevy gene therapy (sickle-cell disease) and the Journavx pain drug. Its money comes from prescription-drug sales.
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 $0 ÷ 36-month average market cap $113.64B = 0.0%
0.0%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $13.64B ÷ 36-month average market cap $113.64B = 12.0%
12.0%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
Interest income $490.90M ÷ annual revenue $12.00B (2025) = 4.1%
4.1%
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: $124.91B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 36.4% 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
- 0.19% weight · #89 of 503
- Among halal stocks
- 0.18% · #76 of 1455
- Held by funds
- HLAL 0.33% · SPUS 0.32%
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