Is ASSURED GUARANTY LTD (AGO) Halal?

NYSE Financial Services Bermuda $3.6B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD (AGO) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21 due to its classification in the Insurance - Specialty 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 — Insurance - Specialty ✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM Excluded — Insurance - Specialty ✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI Excluded — Insurance - Specialty ✗ NOT HALAL
S&P Excluded — Insurance - Specialty ✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE Excluded — Insurance - Specialty ✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
7.7
Forward: 9.9
EPS
$10.26
Dividend Yield
192.0%
Payout: 13.3%
P/B Ratio
0.6
Revenue
$1.0B
Growth: -37.4%
Beta
0.9
Average volatility
Current Ratio
1.0

Profitability

Gross Margin 90.6%
Operating Margin 12.1%
Net Margin 60.5%
Return on Equity (ROE) 9.6%
Return on Assets (ROA) 1.9%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$259M
Free Cash Flow$259M
Total Debt$1.7B
Debt-to-Equity30.7
Current Ratio1.0
Total Assets$12.2B

Price & Trading

Last Close$81.39
50-Day MA$84.92
200-Day MA$85.00
Avg Volume291K
Beta0.9
52-Week Range
$74.09
$92.40

About ASSURED GUARANTY LTD (AGO)

CEO
Mr. Dominic John Frederico C.P.A.
Employees
367
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Specialty
Country
Bermuda
Exchange
NYSE
Market Cap
$3.6B
Currency
USD

Assured Guaranty Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides credit protection products to public finance and structured finance markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through Insurance and Asset Management segments. The company offers financial guaranty insurance that protects holders of debt instruments and other monetary obligations from defaults in scheduled payments. It also provides specialty insurance and reinsurance on transactions with risk profiles similar to those of its structured finance exposures written in financial guaranty form, as well as offers credit protection through reinsurance. In addition, the company insures and reinsures various the U.S. public finance obligations, such as general obligation, tax-backed bonds, municipal utility, transportation, healthcare, higher education, infrastructure, housing revenue, investor-owned utility, renewable energy, and other public finance bonds. Further, it involved in insuring and reinsuring of non-U.S. public finance obligations comprising regulated utilities, infrastructure finance, sovereign and sub-sovereign, renewable energy bonds, and pooled infrastructure obligations; and the U.S. and non-U.S. structured finance obligations, including residential mortgage-backed securities, life insurance transactions, pooled corporate obligations, and financial products. Additionally, the company offers specialty business, such as diversified real estate, insurance reserve financing and securitizations, pooled corporate obligations, and aircraft residual value insurance (RVI) transactions; and asset management services comprising investment advisory services. It markets its financial guaranty insurance directly to issuers and underwriters of public finance and structured finance securities, as well as to investors. Assured Guaranty Ltd. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is ASSURED GUARANTY LTD (AGO) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), ASSURED GUARANTY LTD 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 ASSURED GUARANTY LTD's debt ratio?

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

What are ASSURED GUARANTY LTD's key financial metrics?

ASSURED GUARANTY LTD has a market capitalization of $3.6B, trailing P/E ratio of 7.7, and revenue of $1.0B. The company maintains a gross margin of 90.6% and a net margin of 60.5%. Return on equity stands at 9.6%.

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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