Is Maybank (1155) Halal?

KLS Financial Services Malaysia $138.4B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
Maybank (1155) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21 due to its classification in the Banks - Regional industry, which is excluded under Shariah screening. Companies operating in prohibited sectors such as conventional banking, insurance, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling are automatically excluded regardless of their financial ratios.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from December 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI Excluded — Banks - Regional ✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM Excluded — Banks - Regional ✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI Excluded — Banks - Regional ✗ NOT HALAL
S&P Excluded — Banks - Regional ✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE Excluded — Banks - Regional ✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
13.2
Forward: 12.0
EPS
$0.87
Dividend Yield
576.0%
Payout: 71.2%
P/B Ratio
1.5
Revenue
$27.9B
Growth: 3.7%
Beta
0.2
Low volatility

Profitability

Gross Margin 0.0%
Operating Margin 50.7%
Net Margin 36.4%
Return on Equity (ROE) 11.2%
Return on Assets (ROA) 1.0%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow-$15.0B
Free Cash Flow-$16.0B
Total Debt$52.7B
Total Assets$1.1T

Price & Trading

Last CloseMYR 11.44
50-Day MAMYR 11.74
200-Day MAMYR 10.41
Avg Volume22.0M
Beta0.2
52-Week Range
MYR 9.32
MYR 12.42

About Maybank (1155)

CEO
Mr. Khairussaleh Bin Ramli
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
Country
Malaysia
Exchange
KLS
Market Cap
$138.4B
Currency
MYR

Malayan Banking Berhad provides commercial banking and related financial products and services. The company operates in three segments: Group Community Financial Services, Group Global Banking, and Group Insurance and Takaful. It offers savings and fixed deposits, and current accounts; and housing and personal loans, project financing, overdrafts, and trade financing, as well as remittance services. The company also provides credit cards; bancassurance products; hire purchase, unit trust, cash management, custodian, and trustee services; and treasury activities and services, including foreign exchange, money market, derivatives, and trading of capital market. In addition, it offers investment banking and securities broking services comprising corporate advisory, bond and equity issuance, syndicated acquisition advisory, debt restructuring advisory, and share and futures dealings; and asset and fund management services, including a range of conventional and Islamic investment solutions. Further, the company underwrites general and life insurance businesses, offshore investment life insurance business, and general and family takaful businesses; and offers offshore banking, multi-financing, bureau, corporate finance, property leasing and trading, nominee, property investment, business/economic consultancy and advisory, IT shared and development, financial and investment advisory, research, and leasing and factoring services, as well as business management consultancy/support services. It serves individuals, corporates, financial institutions, government entities/agencies, and commercial customers, as well as micro, small and medium enterprises in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Labuan Offshore, and Thailand. Malayan Banking Berhad was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Maybank (1155) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), Maybank is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.

What is Maybank's debt ratio?

Maybank's debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.

What are Maybank's key financial metrics?

Maybank has a market capitalization of $138.4B, trailing P/E ratio of 13.2, and revenue of $27.9B. Return on equity stands at 11.2%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.

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