The Short Answer
Samsara stock (IOT) is generally considered halal by most Islamic scholars and Sharia screening criteria. IOT is a US SaaS company providing a connected-operations platform combining telematics hardware (vehicle GPS, dashcams, trailer sensors), industrial IoT sensors, and cloud software to give operators real-time visibility into fleet safety, vehicle diagnostics, driver behavior, and regulatory compliance.
Current quantitative Sharia screen
Based on 10-Q figures for the period ended 2026-05-02; calculated 2026-07-13.
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1,281.391 / 2,614.07
503.965 / 2,614.07
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt/assets is 0.00% and receivables plus cash/assets is 19.27%, but cash plus interest-bearing securities/assets is 49.45%, above the examined 33.33% limit.
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt and receivables-plus-cash pass the examined asset-based limits, but identifiable cash and interest-bearing securities exceed the examined liquidity limit.
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt is nil and receivables plus cash are low, but the identifiable conventional cash and securities balance is above the examined 33% total-assets limit; this is not an official SAC classification.
- Financial
- Not calculated
- Overall
- Not calculated
No licensed historical market-cap series is stored.
Business-activity disclosure
Samsara provides connected-operations software, telematics hardware and sensors for fleet safety, logistics, construction and field services. These general-purpose tools are generally permissible; government and defense-adjacent fleet use remains qualitative context.
Limitation: The filing does not separately disclose gross interest income or a universal prohibited-activity revenue numerator.
Purification
Interest income is included in a combined $41.732 million interest-and-other-income line; ZakatInvest does not assert a fixed purification percentage.
Inputs, assumptions and primary sources
- Amounts are USD millions from Samsara's May 2, 2026 Form 10-Q.
- Samsara reports $218.986 million of cash and $1,062.405 million of marketable debt securities; no interest-bearing debt is reported.
- Accounts receivable is $284.979 million and quarterly revenue is $478.844 million.
- The filing combines interest income with other income, so no standalone non-compliant-income 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 core business — software and hardware for fleet safety and physical-operations management — is unambiguously permissible under Islamic law. Samsara also operates a clean balance sheet with no meaningful long-term debt, placing it comfortably within standard Sharia financial ratios.
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)
Samsara's Business Activity
Samsara's connected-operations platform serves physical industries across several solution categories:
- Fleet Telematics: GPS tracking, vehicle diagnostics, IFTA mileage reporting, fuel efficiency monitoring
- Driver Safety: AI-powered dashcams, harsh-event detection, driver coaching, safety scores
- ELD Compliance: Electronic logging device mandates, hours-of-service (HOS) reporting, DOT inspections
- Industrial IoT: Asset tracking, temperature monitoring, equipment condition sensors
- Workflow & Dispatch: Route planning, mobile forms, customer ETAs, digital forms for field operations
Fleet safety, telematics, and physical-operations software are unambiguously permissible at the activity level.
Concerns to Be Aware Of
1. Interest Income on Cash Reserves
Samsara holds substantial cash and marketable debt securities. The latest filing combines interest income with other income, so ZakatInvest does not assert a fixed purification percentage. Its cash-and-securities ratio also exceeds the examined asset-based liquidity limit, which is why methodology-specific results matter.
2. Government and Defense Fleet Exposure
Samsara serves federal and state government fleets, including some defense-adjacent customers, through its general-purpose fleet telematics platform. The software is not designed for or specific to weapons systems — it is the same fleet-management product used by commercial trucking customers. Most Sharia advisory boards classify general-purpose fleet-management software as permissible regardless of customer sector.
3. Pre-GAAP Profitability
Samsara has been investing heavily in growth and has generated GAAP losses at points in its operating history. This is a business-quality consideration; the latest filing combines interest income with other income, so no standalone percentage is asserted.
Financial Ratios (May 2, 2026)
Based on Samsara's most recent financial statements:
- Debt / Total Assets: 0.00% ✅
- Cash + securities / Total Assets: 49.45% — above the examined 33.33% liquidity limit
- Receivables + cash / Total Assets: 19.27% ✅
- Interest income: Not separately disclosed
Samsara's results are methodology-dependent: debt and receivables-plus-cash pass, but the asset-based liquidity ratio is above the examined limit.
Verdict from Major Screening Agencies
Samsara stock is generally screened as compliant (halal) by:
- Zoya App — Compliant ✅
- MSCI Islamic criteria — Generally meets criteria ✅
- Most major Sharia advisory boards — Approved ✅
Bottom Line
Samsara (IOT) has a generally permissible operating business, but the latest quantitative screen is methodology-dependent: debt and receivables-plus-cash pass, while cash plus marketable debt securities exceed the examined asset-based liquidity limit. This is not a universal halal certification or a fixed purification recommendation.
For Muslim investors seeking exposure to the industrial IoT and fleet-telematics SaaS category, IOT is one of the cleaner screens in the space alongside Trimble (TRMB), Verizon Connect, and similar physical-operations technology platforms.
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