Is Merck & Co Inc stock halal?

As of 2026-08-06, Merck & Co Inc (MRK) passes AAOIFI-style screening under AAOIFI-style rules: a business-activity screen plus four financial ratio thresholds (debt/market cap < 33%, cash+interest-bearing securities/market cap < 33%, receivables/assets < 49%, interest income/revenue < 5%). Compliance can change with each filing and price move — check the live status in the Penny app before acting.

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Is Merck & Co Inc (MRK) stock halal?

AAOIFI-style screening · Updated 2026-08-06

Halal

Merck & Co Inc passes AAOIFI-style screening as of 2026-08-06. Screening grade: 4/5 — passes with wide margins.

The rule-by-rule breakdown

Rule	Result	Value
Business activity	Pass	Industry "Pharmaceuticals" is acceptable
Debt to market cap < 33%	Pass	15.6%
Cash + interest-bearing securities to market cap < 33%	Pass	4.6%
Accounts receivable to total assets < 49%	Pass	8.1%
Interest income to total revenue < 5%	Pass	Interest income is not separately reported in our data source; the business-activity screen covers interest-driven businesses.

Industry: Pharmaceuticals. Full rules, thresholds, and limitations: our screening methodology.

Compliance changes — screenshots don't

This snapshot is from 2026-08-06. The Penny app screens MRK live, tracks your whole portfolio's halal suitability, and calculates zakat and purification — free rule-by-rule verdicts included.

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Educational screening based on public annual filings and market data as of 2026-08-06 — not a fatwa, not investment advice. Positions differ among scholars; verify with yours before acting.