Answer · halal screening

Is THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY (WU) stock halal?

non compliant

55/100

THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY (WU) currently screens as not halal (non-compliant) under Daleel's methodology, scoring 55/100 and passing 0 of 5 major Sharia screening standards (AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, FTSE).

How it scores against each standard

AAOIFI DJIM MSCI S&P FTSE

0 of 5 standards passed. Each standard applies its own thresholds and denominators — disagreement between them is the signal, not noise.

Purification

0.14% of dividends and gains is the estimated non-permissible share to donate to charity to purify the position.

Why

  • Financial-sector label (Credit Services) but interest income is only 0.1% of revenue — primarily non-interest business
  • Financial-sector company failing all five methodologies — classified non-compliant

The receipts

Total assets 10-K
XBRL tagAssets
Value8,305,900,000 USD
Period end2025-12-31
filing on sec.gov → accession 0001193125-26-061340

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This verdict is a methodology calculation derived from public SEC filings — it is not a fatwa and not a religious ruling. Consult a qualified scholar for matters of fiqh. Nothing here is investment advice.