Is Veolia (VIE) Halal?

PAR Industrials France $23.3B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 90/100
Veolia (VIE) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21. The company's debt ratio of 84.3% exceeds the 30% threshold, indicating excessive interest-bearing debt relative to market capitalization. Veolia operates in the Industrials sector.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from December 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI 84.3%
/ 30%
42.4%
/ 30%
39.1%
/ 30%
0.0%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM 84.3%
/ 33%
42.4%
/ 33%
39.1%
/ 33%
0.0%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI 28.6%
/ 33%
14.4%
/ 33%
13.2%
/ 33%
0.0%
/ 5%
✓ HALAL
S&P 84.3%
/ 33%
42.4%
/ 33%
39.1%
/ 33%
0.0%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE 28.6%
/ 33%
14.4%
/ 33%
13.2%
/ 50%
0.0%
/ 5%
✓ HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
18.8
Forward: 12.3
EPS
$1.70
Dividend Yield
471.0%
Payout: 82.3%
P/B Ratio
3.3
EV/EBITDA
7.8
EV: $45.1B
Revenue
$44.4B
Beta
1.0
Average volatility
Current Ratio
0.9

Profitability

Gross Margin 17.7%
Operating Margin 7.7%
Net Margin 2.7%
Return on Equity (ROE) 12.2%
Return on Assets (ROA) 3.0%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$5.2B
Free Cash Flow$5.2B
Total Debt$20.2B
Debt-to-Equity222.5
Current Ratio0.9
Total Assets$70.7B

Price & Trading

Last CloseEUR 32.12
50-Day MAEUR 32.55
200-Day MAEUR 30.26
Avg Volume1.8M
Beta1.0
52-Week Range
EUR 27.20
EUR 35.96

About Veolia (VIE)

CEO
Ms. Estelle K. Brachlianoff
Employees
203,100
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Waste Management
Country
France
Exchange
PAR
Market Cap
$23.3B
Currency
EUR

Veolia Environnement SA designs and provides water, waste, and energy management solutions. It operates through France and Hazardous Waste Europe; Europe; Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa Middle-East; Water Technologies; and Other segments. The company is involved in resource management; production, treatment, distribution, and delivery of drinking and industrial process water; customer relationship management; collection, treatment, and recycling of wastewater; provision of organic matter, salts, metals, complex molecules, and energy; design and construction of water treatment and network infrastructure; and sale of water treatment equipment, technologies, and facilities. It also provides waste collection, product and waste material recovery, and waste-to-energy processing, including sale of recycled products; material recovery of organic waste; dismantling and remediation; hazardous waste processing and treatment; urban cleaning; and industrial maintenance and cleaning services. In addition, the company engages in the operation and maintenance of heating and cooling networks; optimization of industrial utilities, such as steam generation, cooling, electricity, and compressed air; installation and maintenance of production equipment; development of energy services to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions of buildings; integrated services for building management; production of electricity from renewable and alternative energy sources, including geothermy, biomass, co-generation, and wastewater plants, etc.; and provision of Hubgrade, a management platform for building and infrastructure energy efficiency monitoring, as well as thermal and multi-technical services. It serves industrial and service sector companies, public authorities, and individuals. The company was formerly known as Vivendi Environnement and changed its name to Veolia Environnement SA in January 2003. Veolia Environnement SA was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Aubervilliers, France.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Veolia (VIE) halal to invest in?

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

Veolia's debt ratio is 84.3% under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%. Under MSCI and FTSE (which use total assets as the denominator), the debt ratio is 28.6%.

What are Veolia's key financial metrics?

Veolia has a market capitalization of $23.3B, trailing P/E ratio of 18.8, and revenue of $44.4B. The company maintains a gross margin of 17.7% and a net margin of 2.7%. Return on equity stands at 12.2%.

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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