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Halal / Shariah

MRK is Halal / Shariah-compliant

Compliant Merck & Co., Inc. · Drug Manufacturers - General

Financial ratios

AAOIFI-style screening requires interest-bearing debt and non-operating cash to each remain below 33% of market cap.

Ratio Value Threshold Passed
debt_to_mcap 17.5% 33%
cash_to_mcap 5.2% 33%

Halal / Shariah methodology

AAOIFI-style screening: excludes non-permissible business activities (alcohol, tobacco, gambling, conventional banks/insurance, weapons, adult, pork) and requires interest-bearing debt and non-operating cash to each be below 33% of market cap.