Is WELL halal?
Welltower Inc.
Doubtful
No clear verdict is possible for Welltower Inc. — data is insufficient or the case is contested in fiqh. As a precaution it is NOT included in the halal list.
Checked: 15 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
234.85
Day
+0.09%
Market cap
$169.63B
Industry
REIT - Healthcare Facilities
Sector
Real Estate
What the company does
Welltower is a healthcare real-estate investment trust (REIT): senior-housing communities (the core), medical office buildings and clinics in the US, Canada and the UK. Its money comes from rent and senior-housing operations (the REIT structure is checked by the screener).
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
Activity needs clarification: REIT - Healthcare Facilities
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $19.98B ÷ 36-month average market cap $94.59B = 21.1%
21.1%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $4.70B ÷ 36-month average market cap $94.59B = 5.0%
5.0%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
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: $169.63B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 14.7% of total assets (2026-03-31). 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
- 0.25% weight · #68 of 503
- Held by funds
- SPRE 13.75% · SPUS 0.42% · HLAL 0.42%
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