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Is Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) halal?

NYSE · Healthcare — Pharmaceuticals
Compliant

Johnson & Johnson is compliant under Sanad's AAOIFI Standard 21 screen: interest-bearing debt is 7.6% of market capitalisation (limit 30%), and non-permissible (interest) income is 1.1% of revenue (limit 5%).

The AAOIFI financial screen

TestResultLimitStatus
Interest-bearing debt ÷ market capitalisation7.6%< 30%Within limit
Non-permissible income ÷ revenue1.1%< 5%Within limit

A ratio at or above 30% (debt) or 5% (income) fails. A debt ratio of 27–30% or an income ratio of 4–5% is marked "close to limit" and makes the company questionable.

Purification

Even a compliant company earns a little interest. About 1.1% of Johnson & Johnson's revenue is non-permissible income, so a shareholder who receives dividends would normally donate about 1.1% of each dividend. Open the full analysis for the amount per share.

About Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is a holding company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of healthcare products worldwide. It operates through two primary segments: Innovative Medicine, which focuses on pharmaceuticals including treatments for immunology, oncology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, and pulmonary hypertension; and MedTech, which provides advanced surgical equipment, devices for orthopaedics, vision care,…

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Frequently asked questions

Is Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) halal?

Johnson & Johnson is compliant under Sanad's AAOIFI Standard 21 screen: interest-bearing debt is 7.6% of market capitalisation (limit 30%), and non-permissible (interest) income is 1.1% of revenue (limit 5%).

What makes a stock halal or haram?

Under AAOIFI Standard 21 a company must first have a permissible core business (no conventional banking or insurance, alcohol, tobacco, gambling or similar). Then interest-bearing debt must be under 30% of its market value and interest income under 5% of its revenue.

How much of Johnson & Johnson's dividends should be purified?

About 1.1% of each dividend, the share of the company's income that is not permissible. Donate that amount rather than keeping it.

How often is this updated?

Prices refresh daily and the ratios update when the company files new financial statements, usually every quarter. This page's data was last updated 2026-09-16.

Screened against AAOIFI Standard 21 using the company's latest reported financials (data updated 2026-09-16). This is an automated screen, not a fatwa; scholars differ on some thresholds. What each verdict means.