Is Imperial Brands (IMB) Halal?
Shariah Screening — 5 Standards
Based on financial data from September 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOIFI | Excluded — Tobacco | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| DJIM | Excluded — Tobacco | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| MSCI | Excluded — Tobacco | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| S&P | Excluded — Tobacco | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
| FTSE | Excluded — Tobacco | ✗ NOT HALAL | |||
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 36.9% | |
| Operating Margin | 19.8% | |
| Net Margin | 10.9% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 38.7% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 7.7% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $3.6B |
| Free Cash Flow | $3.2B |
| Total Debt | $10.0B |
| Debt-to-Equity | 189.0 |
| Current Ratio | 0.7 |
| Total Assets | $28.7B |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | GBp 3,047.00 |
| 50-Day MA | GBp 3,164.34 |
| 200-Day MA | GBp 3,093.15 |
| Avg Volume | 2.2M |
| Beta | 0.2 |
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52-Week Range
GBp 2,648.00
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About Imperial Brands (IMB)
Imperial Brands PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Asia, Australasia, and internationally. It offers a range of cigarettes, tobacco accessories, vapour, heated tobacco, and oral nicotine. The company sells its products under various brands, including JPS, Davidoff, Gauloises, West, Winston, Kool, Lambert & Butler, P&S, Fortuna, Nobel, News, Backwoods, Champion, Golden Virginia, FINE, Rizla, Blu, Pulze, Skruf, and Zone. In addition, it engages in the distribution of tobacco and NGP products for tobacco and NGP product manufacturers; and various non-tobacco and NGP products and services. Further, the company is involved in the management of a golf course; distribution of pharmaceuticals, POS software, and published materials and other products; printing and publishing activities; and provision of long haul transportation, industrial parcel and express delivery, pharmaceutical products logistics, advertising, payment, freight forwarding, and support management services, as well as owns the trademarks; and retails its products. Additionally, it engages in edition and distribution of books and non-periodical publication. Furthermore, the company is involved in research and development of e-vapour products. The company was formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and changed its name to Imperial Brands PLC in February 2016. Imperial Brands PLC was founded in 1636 and is based in Bristol, the United Kingdom.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Imperial Brands (IMB) halal to invest in?
Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), Imperial Brands 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 Imperial Brands's debt ratio?
Imperial Brands's debt ratio is not available under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%.
What are Imperial Brands's key financial metrics?
Imperial Brands has a market capitalization of $24.0B, trailing P/E ratio of 12.3, and revenue of $32.2B. The company maintains a gross margin of 36.9% and a net margin of 10.9%. Return on equity stands at 38.7%.
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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