The Short Answer
Five9 stock (FIVN) is currently classified as HALAL in the qualitative catalog, but the current filing-based quantitative result does not pass. Cloud contact-center and AI-assisted software is generally permissible.
Current quantitative Sharia screen
Based on 10-Q figures for the period ended 2026-03-31; calculated 2026-07-15.
800.311 / 1,865.31
723.876 / 1,865.31
409.552 / 1,865.31
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt/assets is 42.90% and liquidity/assets is 38.81%, above the examined limits; receivables-plus-cash/assets is 21.96%.
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt/assets is 42.90% and liquidity/assets is 38.81%, above the examined MSCI limits; receivables-plus-cash/assets is 21.96%.
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt/assets is 42.90% and liquidity/assets is 38.81%, above the examined Malaysia limits. This is not an official classification.
- Financial
- Not calculated
- Overall
- Fails
A properly licensed and reproducible historical market-cap series is not stored; asset-based debt screening already fails.
Business-activity disclosure
Five9 provides cloud contact-center, AI-assisted agent and automation software. The core SaaS activity is generally permissible, while customer-use allocation remains qualitative.
Limitation: The filing does not provide a universal prohibited-revenue numerator or a pure gross interest-income numerator.
Purification
The filing combines interest income with other income; no pure gross non-compliant-income numerator or fixed scholar-approved purification percentage is asserted.
Inputs, assumptions and primary sources
- Amounts are USD millions from Five9's March 31, 2026 Form 10-Q for the three months ended that date.
- Debt combines $736.370 million convertible senior notes, $51.665 million operating-lease liabilities and $12.276 million finance-lease liabilities.
- Cash is $273.011 million, marketable investments are $450.865 million and net accounts receivable is $136.541 million.
- The filing reports a combined $5.212 million interest-income-and-other line; it is not treated as a pure gross interest-income numerator.
- Cloud contact-center software is generally permissible, but no universal prohibited-revenue numerator is asserted.
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.
The March 31, 2026 filing shows debt/assets of 42.90%, liquidity/assets of 38.81%, and receivables plus cash/assets of 21.96%. Debt and liquidity exceed the examined limits; the filing combines interest income with other income.
Sharia Screening Methodology
Islamic scholars use several criteria to screen stocks:
- Business activity screen: Is the company's primary business halal?
- Debt ratio: Total debt / market cap must be under 33%
- Interest income: Interest income / total revenue must be under 5%
- Haram revenue: Revenue from haram sources must be under 5%
- Receivables ratio: Total receivables / total assets must be under 49–70% (varies by board)
Five9's Business Activity
Five9, Inc. provides a cloud-based contact-center platform. Its activity is:
- Cloud contact center: Handling customer interactions across channels
- AI & automation: AI-assisted agents and self-service tooling
- Subscriptions: Recurring revenue from business customers
Selling contact-center software is a permissible activity with no haram revenue line.
Why FIVN Is Halal (With a Caveat)
1. Permissible Core Business
Providing contact-center software is a halal activity. The recurring subscription revenue is the heart of the business, with no prohibited line.
2. Convertible Debt Is the Key Item
The filing-based debt/assets ratio is 42.90%, above the examined limits. Convertible notes and lease obligations should be monitored.
3. Interest on Cash to Purify
The filing combines interest income with other income, so no pure gross non-compliant-income numerator or fixed purification percentage is asserted.
Filing-Based Ratios (March 31, 2026)
Based on Five9's latest Form 10-Q:
- Debt / Total Assets: 42.90% — above examined limits ⚠️
- Liquidity / Total Assets: 38.81% — above examined limits ⚠️
- Receivables + Cash / Total Assets: 21.96% ✅
- Gross Interest Income: Combined with other income — not separately reproducible ⚠️
- Prohibited-Product Revenue: No universal numerator disclosed — qualitative review required ⚠️
Methodology Interpretation
The current filing-based asset screen fails on debt/assets and liquidity/assets under the examined FTSE, MSCI and Malaysia-style limits. The contact-center activity remains generally permissible, but customer-use and income treatment require review.
- Core activity: Contact-center, AI-assisted agent and automation software
- Quantitative status: Debt and liquidity fail
- Scholar review: Confirm income and enterprise customer-use treatment
Bottom Line
Five9 (FIVN) has a generally permissible core activity, but the current filing-based result is not passing because debt/assets are 42.90% and liquidity/assets are 38.81%.
For Muslim investors seeking software exposure, compare FIVN with peers like RingCentral (RNG) and ServiceNow (NOW).
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