Is Super Micro Computer Stock Halal?
Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI · NASDAQ
Not halal on our AAOIFI screen (financial data as of 2026-03-31): Super Micro Computer's interest-bearing debt is 36.5% of its market capitalization, above AAOIFI's 30% limit. The business itself — server and IT-infrastructure hardware manufacturing — is permissible, so this is a financial-ratio failure, not a business-activity one. Because AAOIFI measures debt against market capitalization, this ratio moves with the share price: Super Micro is volatile, and Shariah index screens that use an averaged market cap or a total-assets denominator (e.g. MSCI, FTSE) may still hold it. If the share price rises enough to bring debt back under 30% of market cap, the verdict could change — recheck against the latest data before relying on it.
Financial data as of 2026-03-31 · Screening basis: AAOIFI · Last reviewed 2026-06-14
Our Analysis
Super Micro's core business is permissible on its face: it designs and assembles servers, storage systems, and the GPU-dense platforms that power AI data centers. With FY2025 net sales of $21,972 million driven by the AI infrastructure boom, there is no prohibited product category and no interest-based lending arm, so Shariah analysis comes down to the balance sheet.
The item to watch is debt. At June 30, 2025 the company carried about $4,645 million of convertible notes (plus smaller term loans and credit lines), which are interest-bearing instruments that count toward the debt-ratio tests Shariah screens apply, partly offset by a sizable $5,170 million cash balance. Whether the company passes a leverage screen depends on how that debt is measured against assets or market value at a given date. There is also a non-Shariah caveat worth flagging for investors: Super Micro went through auditor turnover and delayed filings in 2024-2025, which is an accounting-quality and governance concern rather than a permissibility question, but it affects the reliability of the very numbers a screener relies on.
On the professional evidence, Super Micro currently passes: it is held by both major US Shariah ETFs, appearing in SPUS (about 0.04% of the fund as of June 11, 2026) and in HLAL's SEC-filed schedule of investments (as of February 28, 2026). Inclusion in both funds, under two different index methodologies, is meaningful corroboration as of those dates. Given the volatility of this stock and its debt, a Muslim investor should still confirm the live status in a screener before buying.
Business Activity Screen
Super Micro Computer, Inc. designs and manufactures high-performance servers, storage systems, and data-center infrastructure, including GPU/AI server platforms. Per its FY2025 10-K (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), net sales were $21,972 million (cost of sales $19,542 million). The company held $5,170 million of cash and cash equivalents at year-end.
Super Micro's business, designing and building servers, storage, and AI/data-center hardware, is a permissible activity with no haram product lines and no interest-based lending operation. The principal financial-ratio item is the balance sheet: at June 30, 2025 the company had $4,645 million of convertible notes outstanding (plus small term loans and lines of credit), interest-bearing debt that screeners weigh against debt thresholds, partly offset by a large $5,170 million cash position. No material recurring financing/interest income line was separately verified for this brief (null). Separately (not a Shariah-screen factor per se but relevant context), Super Micro experienced auditor turnover and delayed SEC filings in 2024-2025; that is a governance/accounting-quality issue rather than an impermissible-activity issue.
Financial Ratio Screen
| Screen | Value | AAOIFI limit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest-bearing debt / market cap | 36.5% | < 30% | Fail |
| Cash + interest-bearing securities / market cap | 7.0% | < 30% | Pass |
| Impermissible income / total revenueNot determinative — the stock already fails the interest-bearing debt ratio under the AAOIFI standard. | — | < 5% | Under verification |
Spot market cap at research date (consider trailing average for borderline names). Data as of 2026-03-31 · thresholds per AAOIFI Shariah standards.
This verdict uses the AAOIFI standard — the most widely used and, at a 30% debt limit, the most conservative mainstream Shariah standard. Interest-bearing debt and interest-bearing securities each stay under 30% of market cap, and impermissible income under 5% of revenue. Other standards (Dow Jones Islamic, S&P Shariah, MSCI Islamic, FTSE Yasaar) use ~33% limits or screen against total assets, so a borderline company can be rated differently by each. How we screen & why screeners disagree →
How Super Micro Computer screens across Shariah standards
The standards disagree on this company. It passes some Shariah screens and fails others — which is exactly why you may see a different answer in different apps. Our headline verdict uses AAOIFI, the strictest and most widely cited mainstream standard.
| Standard | Debt | Cash & interest securities | Limit / basis | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAOIFI (our standard) | 36.5% | 7.0% | < 30% of market cap | Fail |
| Dow Jones Islamic / S&P Shariah thresholdDow Jones and S&P apply this limit against a trailing 24–36-month average market cap; shown here on the same point-in-time market cap for comparison. | 36.5% | 7.0% | < 33% of market cap | Fail |
| MSCI Islamic / FTSE Yasaar basisTotal-assets denominator. MSCI/FTSE also apply entry/exit buffers and a receivables screen we do not reproduce. | 28.8% | 5.5% | < 33.33% of total assets | Pass |
HalalWallet computation reproducing each standard's threshold and denominator from public filings (balance sheet as of 2026-03-31) — not the providers' licensed index determinations, which can differ. Debt is interest-bearing borrowings (operating leases excluded). The impermissible-income screen (< 5% of revenue) is common to all of these standards and is shown in the ratio table above. Dow Jones and S&P apply their limit against a trailing 24–36-month average market cap; MSCI and FTSE add entry/exit buffers and a receivables screen. Full methodology →
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Conditions
This is a borderline, market-cap-driven failure as of 2026-03-31. The debt-to-market-cap ratio (36.5%) sits just above AAOIFI's 30% limit and can move back under the line if Super Micro's share price rises. Standards that use an averaged market cap (Dow Jones, S&P) or total assets (MSCI, FTSE) as the denominator may reach a different conclusion. Re-screen against the most recent quarter and current market cap before relying on this verdict.
Scholars' & Screeners' Positions
Published positions, cited as stated. Screeners can reach different conclusions on the same company because of ratio timing and methodology differences — we report the disagreement rather than flatten it.
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Reviewed by: HalalWallet Editorial Team
Last reviewed: 2026-06-01
- SMCI latest quarterly filing (balance sheet 2026-03-31)
- AAOIFI Shariah Standards
- Super Micro FY2025 10-K statements of operations (net sales) (SEC EDGAR XBRL)
- Super Micro FY2025 10-K consolidated balance sheets (cash, convertible notes) (SEC EDGAR XBRL)
- Super Micro FY2025 10-K (SEC EDGAR primary document)
- SPUS holdings (SP Funds)
- HLAL Schedule of Investments 2026-02-28 (SEC EDGAR)
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