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Is Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) halal?

NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive — Packaged Foods
Not compliant

Kraft Heinz Company is not compliant: its debt is over the AAOIFI limit. interest-bearing debt is 64.8% of market capitalisation (limit 30%); non-permissible (interest) income is 0.5% of revenue (limit 5%).

The AAOIFI financial screen

TestResultLimitStatus
Interest-bearing debt ÷ market capitalisation64.8%< 30%Over limit
Non-permissible income ÷ revenue0.5%< 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.

About Kraft Heinz Company

The Kraft Heinz Company manufactures and markets a diverse portfolio of food and beverage products across North America and internationally. The company operates through two main geographical segments, offering iconic brands including Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Capri Sun, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, and Jell-O. Its product categories span condiments and sauces, cheese and frozen meals, meal kits and frozen snacks, beverages, coffee, and…

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Frequently asked questions

Is Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) halal?

Kraft Heinz Company is not compliant: its debt is over the AAOIFI limit. interest-bearing debt is 64.8% of market capitalisation (limit 30%); non-permissible (interest) income is 0.5% 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 Kraft Heinz Company's dividends should be purified?

About 0.5% 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.