Is HDFC Bank (HDFCBANK) Halal?

NSE Financial Services India $11.6T
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
HDFC Bank (HDFCBANK) 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 March 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
16.9
Forward: 13.2
EPS
$44.84
Dividend Yield
145.0%
Payout: 21.8%
P/B Ratio
2.1
Revenue
$2.4T
Growth: 26.4%
Beta
0.4
Low volatility

Profitability

Gross Margin 0.0%
Operating Margin 34.8%
Net Margin 26.2%
Return on Equity (ROE) 14.0%
Return on Assets (ROA) 1.7%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$1.2T
Free Cash Flow$1.1T
Total Debt$7.3T
Total Assets$48.2T

Price & Trading

Last CloseINR 782.30
50-Day MAINR 883.91
200-Day MAINR 959.40
Avg Volume34.3M
Beta0.4
52-Week Range
INR 741.05
INR 1,020.50

About HDFC Bank (HDFCBANK)

CEO
Mr. Sashidhar Jagdishan
Employees
215,739
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
Country
India
Exchange
NSE
Market Cap
$11.6T
Currency
INR

HDFC Bank Limited provides banking and financial products and services to individuals and businesses in India, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Dubai. The company operates through Treasury, Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Other Banking Business, Insurance Business, and Other segments. It offers savings, salary, current, rural, public provident fund, pension, and demat accounts; fixed and recurring deposits; and safe deposit lockers, as well as offshore accounts and deposits, and overdrafts against fixed deposits. The company also provides personal, home, car, two-wheeler, business, doctor, educational, gold, consumer, and rural loans; loans against properties, securities, mutual funds, rental receivables, and assets; loans for professionals; government sponsored programs; and loans on credit card, as well as working capital and commercial/construction equipment finance, healthcare/medical equipment, commercial vehicle finance, dealer finance, and term loans. In addition, it offers credit, debit, prepaid, forex, and kisan gold cards; payment and collection, export, import, remittance, bank guarantee, letter of credit, trade, hedging, and merchant and cash management services; and insurance and investment products. Further, the company provides short term finance, bill discounting, structured finance, export credit, loan repayment, custodial, and documents collection services; online, mobile, and phone banking services; unified payment interface, immediate payment, national electronic funds transfer, and real time gross settlement services; channel financing, vendor financing, reimbursement account, money market, derivatives, employee trusts, cash surplus corporates, tax payment, and bankers to rights/public issue services; and financial solutions for supply chain partners and agricultural customers. It operates branches and automated teller machines in various cities/towns. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is HDFC Bank (HDFCBANK) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), HDFC Bank 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 HDFC Bank's debt ratio?

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

What are HDFC Bank's key financial metrics?

HDFC Bank has a market capitalization of $11.6T, trailing P/E ratio of 16.9, and revenue of $2.4T. Return on equity stands at 14.0%.

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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