Is BERKLEY W R CORP (WRB) Halal?

NYSE Financial Services United States $24.6B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 95/100
BERKLEY W R CORP (WRB) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21 due to its classification in the Insurance - Property & Casualty 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 - Property & Casualty ✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM Excluded — Insurance - Property & Casualty ✗ NOT HALAL
MSCI Excluded — Insurance - Property & Casualty ✗ NOT HALAL
S&P Excluded — Insurance - Property & Casualty ✗ NOT HALAL
FTSE Excluded — Insurance - Property & Casualty ✗ NOT HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
14.5
Forward: 13.3
EPS
$4.45
Dividend Yield
56.0%
Payout: 7.9%
P/B Ratio
2.5
EV/EBITDA
9.3
EV: $23.6B
Revenue
$14.6B
Growth: 1.5%
Beta
0.3
Low volatility
Current Ratio
0.4

Profitability

Gross Margin 43.4%
Operating Margin 16.4%
Net Margin 12.1%
Return on Equity (ROE) 19.7%
Return on Assets (ROA) 3.7%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$3.6B
Free Cash Flow$3.4B
Total Debt$2.8B
Debt-to-Equity31.9
Current Ratio0.4
Total Assets$44.1B

Price & Trading

Last Close$65.26
50-Day MA$68.91
200-Day MA$71.45
Avg Volume2.4M
Beta0.3
52-Week Range
$62.63
$78.96

About BERKLEY W R CORP (WRB)

CEO
Mr. William Robert Berkley Jr.
Employees
8,804
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Country
United States
Exchange
NYSE
Market Cap
$24.6B
Currency
USD

W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide. The company operates through Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segments. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including excess and surplus lines, admitted lines, and specialty personal lines. This segment also provides accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; casualty and specialty environmental products; insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; excess liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds; and commercial general liability, umbrella, professional liability, directors and officers, commercial property, and surety products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries. In addition, it offers cyber risk solutions; crime and fidelity insurance products; medical professional coverages; workers' compensation insurance products; management liability and general insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, fine arts and collectibles, liability, collector vehicle, and recreational marine; law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical, property, and crime insurance products; at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services; professional liability; energy and marine risks; and insurance products to the Lloyd's marketplace. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions; property and casualty reinsurance products; facultative reinsurance products include automatic, semi-automatic, and individual risk assumed reinsurance; and turnkey products, such as cyber, employment practices liability insurance, liquor liability insurance and violent events. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is BERKLEY W R CORP (WRB) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), BERKLEY W R CORP 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 BERKLEY W R CORP's debt ratio?

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

What are BERKLEY W R CORP's key financial metrics?

BERKLEY W R CORP has a market capitalization of $24.6B, trailing P/E ratio of 14.5, and revenue of $14.6B. The company maintains a gross margin of 43.4% and a net margin of 12.1%. Return on equity stands at 19.7%.

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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