Stock AnalysisJuly 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Is ATI Stock (ATI) Halal? A Complete Analysis

ATI makes specialty alloys. The activity is generally permissible, but the current debt screen fails and aerospace/defense exposure remains qualitative.

Time-sensitive screening snapshot: financial ratios and business mix can change after each filing. This is educational research, not a fatwa or investment advice. Verify the latest filing and your preferred Sharia standard before acting.

The Short Answer

ATI stock (ATI) is currently doubtful under the tracked asset-based screens. Specialty-metals manufacturing is generally permissible, but debt/assets is above the 33% limits in the March 2026 filing; aerospace and defense end markets also require qualitative review.

Current quantitative Sharia screen

Based on 10-Q figures for the period ended 2026-03-29; calculated 2026-07-15.

USD · millions
Interest-bearing debt / assets
34.92%Above limit
Below 33.333% under FTSE Yasaar

1,827.9 / 5,234.1

Cash + interest-bearing securities / assets
7.67%Within limit
Below 33.333% under FTSE Yasaar

401.7 / 5,234.1

Receivables + cash / assets
20.37%Within limit
Below 50% under FTSE Yasaar

1,066.1 / 5,234.1

FTSE Yasaar
v4.6, February 2026
Financial
Fails
Overall
Fails

Debt/assets is 34.92%, above the examined 33.333% limit; liquidity/assets is 7.67% and receivables plus cash/assets is 20.37%.

MSCI Islamic (total-assets series)
October 2024 methodology
Financial
Fails
Overall
Fails

Debt/assets is 34.92%, above the examined 33.33% total-assets limit; the other known ratios are below their limits.

Malaysia SAC financial ratios
single 5% activity benchmark adopted November 2025
Financial
Fails
Overall
Fails

Debt/assets is 34.92%, above the examined 33% limit; this is not an official SAC classification.

Market-cap denominator methods
MSCI M-Series, S&P and Dow Jones methods differ
Financial
Not calculated
Overall
Fails

A licensed historical market-cap series is not stored; the asset-based debt screen already fails.

Business-activity disclosure

ATI produces titanium, nickel-based and other specialty alloys for aerospace, defense, medical, energy and industrial customers. Advanced-materials manufacturing is generally permissible, while defense and end-use exposure is not completely separated in the filing.

Limitation: The filing reports end markets but does not quantify a scholar-approved prohibited-activity numerator for defense, government or other customer uses.

Purification

A separate gross interest-income amount is not available in the extracted filing statement, so no scholar-approved purification percentage is inferred.

Inputs, assumptions and primary sources
  • Amounts are USD millions from ATI's March 29, 2026 Form 10-Q.
  • Debt combines $33.2 million of short-term/current debt and $1,794.7 million of long-term debt; operating leases are excluded.
  • Cash and cash equivalents are $401.7 million; no separate interest-bearing securities balance is identified.
  • Accounts receivable, net are $664.4 million and quarterly sales are $1,151.5 million.
  • A separate gross interest-income numerator is not disclosed in the extracted filing statement.

This is a reproducible financial screen, not a fatwa. A failed total-assets screen can coexist with a pass under a market-cap methodology. ZakatInvest keeps the qualitative assessment separate so numerical thresholds do not erase material context.

What ATI Does

ATI produces titanium, nickel-based and other specialty alloys for aerospace, defense, medical, energy and industrial customers. Advanced-materials manufacturing is generally permissible, but the public filing does not quantify a universal prohibited-activity numerator for defense or government end uses.

Current Quantitative Screen

The March 29, 2026 Form 10-Q reports $5,234.1 million of assets, $1,827.9 million of interest-bearing debt, $401.7 million of cash and $664.4 million of accounts receivable.

  • Debt/assets: 34.92% — above the 33.333% FTSE, 33.33% MSCI and 33% Malaysia limits.
  • Liquidity/assets: 7.67% — below the examined limits.
  • Receivables plus cash/assets: 20.37% — below the examined limits.
  • Interest income: a separate gross numerator is not disclosed, so the FTSE income test is incomplete.

The binding leverage screen fails each tracked asset-based methodology.

Purification and Qualitative Review

No fixed purification percentage is inferred without a separate interest-income amount. Investors who treat defense exposure differently should apply their chosen scholarly standard separately.

Bottom Line

ATI is doubtful at this review date: the business is generally permissible, but debt/assets is above the tracked limits. Re-screen after a newer filing or refinancing.

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