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NASDAQ Shariah screener · October 2026

Is Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) Halal?

PASS

Autodesk, Inc. · NASDAQ: ADSK · Technology

The short answer

Autodesk passes all three Shariah gates: it runs a permissible design-software subscription business, carries $3.478B of interest-bearing debt (8.2% of its ~$42.65 billion market cap), and interest income of about 0.28% of revenue is far under the 5% ceiling.

Gate 1 — Business activity: PASS

Gate 1 — business activity: PASS. Autodesk, Inc. is a global leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment technology solutions, per its FY2026 Form 10-K (fiscal year ended January 31, 2026). Its software products — including AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, Inventor, Fusion, Maya and 3ds Max — serve architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media and entertainment customers, and are sold globally through direct and indirect channels on a subscription basis.

The company is not an interest-based lender and is not involved in tobacco, gambling, pork or alcohol. Recurring revenue was 97% of net revenue in FY2026 — a subscription software business with no haram segments disclosed. The business passes gate 1.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: PASS

Gate 2 — interest-bearing debt: PASS (8.2%, ceiling 33%). Per Autodesk's Q2 FY2027 condensed consolidated balance sheet (July 31, 2026), interest-bearing debt was $3,478 million: $994 million of short-term debt (commercial paper at a 4.17% weighted-average rate), $499 million current portion of long-term notes payable, and $1,985 million long-term notes payable — four series of senior notes (2.85% due 2030, 2.40% due 2031, 5.30% due 2035, 3.50% due 2027), carried net of discount and issuance costs. Operating lease liabilities ($52 million current plus $175 million long-term) are excluded — they are not interest-bearing debt. The undrawn $1.5 billion revolving credit facility is available capacity, not debt.

$3.48 billion of interest-bearing debt against a market capitalization of about $42.65 billion (Finnhub, October 2, 2026) is 8.2%, well under the 33% ceiling. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $4.36 billion at July 31, 2026, exceeding the interest-bearing debt.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: PASS

Gate 3 — non-compliant income: PASS (0.28%, ceiling 5%). Autodesk's FY2026 Form 10-K separately discloses interest income in its MD&A components table and in Note 14 (Interest and Other Income, net): "Interest and investment income, net" was $20 million in FY2026 ($28 million in FY2025, $26 million in FY2024). FY2026 interest income of $20 million against FY2026 total net revenue of $7,206 million is about 0.28%, far under the 5% ceiling.

Note: the Q2 FY2027 condensed income statement does not separately break out interest income — it reports only "Interest and other income, net" of $5 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2026 — so the verified FY2026 figure from the 10-K is used for this gate. The $25 million total "Interest and other income, net" line also includes $7 million of foreign-currency gains and $7 million of other income, partly offset by $9 million of strategic-investment losses.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Autodesk do?

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is a design and engineering software company headquartered in San Rafael, California and founded in 1982. Per its FY2026 Form 10-K, it is a global leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment technology solutions spanning architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media and entertainment. Its best-known products include AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, Inventor and Fusion for design and manufacturing, and Maya and 3ds Max for animation and visual effects. Software is sold globally through direct and indirect channels, largely on subscription terms - recurring revenue was 97% of net revenue in FY2026.

Is Autodesk's business Shariah compliant?

Autodesk sells design, engineering and entertainment software on a subscription basis - not interest-based lending - and it is not involved in tobacco, gambling, pork or alcohol. Its FY2026 Form 10-K describes a pure technology-products business: 3D design and engineering software for architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media and entertainment. No haram revenue segments are disclosed, so the business passes this screener's first gate.

How much interest-bearing debt does Autodesk have?

Autodesk's interest-bearing debt at July 31, 2026 (its Q2 FY2027 balance sheet) was $3,478 million: $994 million of short-term debt (commercial paper, weighted-average rate 4.17%), $499 million current portion of long-term notes payable, and $1,985 million long-term notes payable (four series of senior notes). Operating lease liabilities ($52 million current plus $175 million long-term) are excluded as they are not interest-bearing debt. $3.478 billion against a market capitalization of about $42.65 billion is 8.2%, well under the 33% ceiling.

How much interest income does Autodesk earn?

Autodesk's FY2026 Form 10-K separately discloses interest income in its MD&A table and in Note 14 (Interest and Other Income, net): 'Interest and investment income, net' was $20 million in FY2026 ($28 million in FY2025, $26 million in FY2024). FY2026 interest income of $20 million against FY2026 total net revenue of $7,206 million is about 0.28% - far under the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. (The Q2 FY2027 income statement does not separately break out interest income - it shows only 'Interest and other income, net' of $5 million for the quarter - so the verified FY2026 figure is used.)

What do third-party Shariah screeners say about Autodesk?

Zoya publishes an Autodesk (ADSK) page and flags the stock as Shariah-compliant as of September 2026, though its on-page FAQ text is internally contradictory about interest income, so treat its published reasoning with caution. Musaffa publishes an ADSK stock page and classifies the stock as halal as of September 2026. I could not verify a ShariaPortfolio rating page for ADSK - ShariaPortfolio is a portfolio manager, not a public per-stock rating site, and no ADSK rating page surfaced in public sources. Third-party screeners apply different assumptions and update on different schedules, and their results can change when new financial statements are published - always check the latest screening before investing.

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Screened 2026-10-02 from published company figures and market data. Figures change; this page is educational, not financial advice and not a religious ruling.

Screened with our two-gate Shariah screening methodology (business-activity gate, then AAOIFI-style financial ratios).