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NYSE Shariah screener · October 2026

Is Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) Halal?

FAIL

Cloudflare, Inc. · NYSE: NET · Technology

The short answer

No — Cloudflare (NET) fails this Shariah stock screen, at the income gate. The San Francisco company runs a connectivity cloud: CDN, application security, Zero Trust networking and the Workers serverless developer platform — all technology activity, with no haram business segments disclosed in its FY2025 filings, so the business gate passes. The debt gate passes too: Q2 2026 interest-bearing debt of about $3.27B (convertible senior notes) is just 2.62% of its ~$124.9B market cap (October 2026, Finnhub), below the ~33% ceiling. But FY2025 interest income of $131.2M is 6.05% of revenue ($2,167.9M) — above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling, so the screen fails. Zoya independently rates NET not Shariah-compliant (September 2026) on the same interest-income basis. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling — consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

Gate 1 — Business activity: PASS

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), founded in July 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, describes itself as a leader in the "Connectivity Cloud" — a global cloud network that makes businesses more secure and their applications faster and more reliable. Four product suites: application services — application security (Web Application Firewall, Bot Management/Turnstile, DDoS mitigation, API Shield, SSL/TLS, Page Shield, Security Center) and application performance (content delivery/CDN, load balancing, authoritative and recursive DNS, Smart Shield, video stream delivery, data localization); the SASE platform combining Zero Trust/workplace security with network services (Magic WAN, Magic Transit, WAN-as-a-service) that lets corporate networks run over Cloudflare instead of legacy hardware; developer-based solutions for building and deploying serverless and AI applications at scale (Cloudflare Workers, storage and compute, GPUs deployed across the global network); and consumer offerings. The network spans 330+ cities in 125+ countries and interconnects with over 13,000 networks globally. FY2025 total revenue of $2,167.9M came from pay-as-you-go and contracted customers. Business-screen implication (factual): all activity is cloud technology/infrastructure; the 10-K discloses no alcohol, gambling, conventional finance, pork, weapons or tobacco revenue — no haram segments. Gate 1 passes. Facts only.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: PASS

Per Cloudflare's Q2 2026 financial results (announced August 6, 2026), the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 carries two interest-bearing debt lines: the current portion of convertible senior notes of $1,293.3M and noncurrent convertible senior notes of $1,977.0M — total interest-bearing debt of about $3,270.3M (~$3.27B). Against a market cap of about $124.9B (Finnhub, October 2026, NYSE: NET), debt ÷ market cap is about 2.62% — below the ~33% ceiling. Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities of $4,101.3M at December 31, 2025 ($943.5M + $3,157.7M, per the FY2025 10-K) are about 3.28% of market cap, also below 33%. The debt gate passes. Facts only. (Post-quarter development: in September 2026 Cloudflare announced it was issuing $2.175B of 0% convertible senior notes due 2031 — not yet reflected in the Q2 2026 figures above.)

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: FAIL

Cloudflare's 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (filed February 2026; SEC CIK 0001477333) reports 'Interest income' of $131,219,000 against FY2025 total revenues of $2,167.9M — about 6.05% of revenue, above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. Per the 10-K notes, interest income consists primarily of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and investment holdings, and it grew 50% year-on-year in 2025. This is the broadest verifiable interest income line from primary filings, and Zoya's NET page cites the same $131,219,000 figure and computes the same 6.05% ratio. The income gate fails, so the screen fails. Facts only.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Cloudflare do?

Cloudflare, Inc., founded in July 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, describes itself as a leader in the "Connectivity Cloud": a global cloud network delivering security, performance and reliability services. Its four product suites are (1) application services — application security (Web Application Firewall, Bot Management/Turnstile, DDoS mitigation, API Shield, SSL/TLS, Page Shield) and application performance (content delivery/CDN, load balancing, authoritative DNS, Smart Shield, video stream delivery, data localization); (2) the SASE platform combining Zero Trust/workplace security with network services such as Magic WAN and Magic Transit; (3) developer-based solutions for building and deploying serverless and AI applications at scale (Cloudflare Workers, storage and compute, GPUs across the network); and (4) consumer offerings. Its network spans 330+ cities in 125+ countries and interconnects with over 13,000 networks. FY2025 total revenue was $2,167.9M from pay-as-you-go and contracted customers — all technology/cloud services, with no haram segments disclosed.

Why does NET fail this Shariah stock screen?

NET fails this Shariah stock screen at the third gate. Gate 1 (business activities): connectivity-cloud technology — CDN, application security, Zero Trust networking and serverless developer platform — is permissible activity; the FY2025 10-K discloses no alcohol, gambling, conventional finance, pork, weapons or tobacco revenue, so Gate 1 passes. Gate 2 (debt): Q2 2026 interest-bearing debt of ~$3.27B (convertible senior notes) is 2.62% of a ~$124.9B market cap, well under the ~33% ceiling, so Gate 2 passes. Gate 3 (interest income): FY2025 interest income of $131.2M is 6.05% of $2,167.9M revenue — above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling, so Gate 3 fails, and Zoya's own NET page (September 2026) independently rates the stock not Shariah-compliant on the same basis. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling — consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

What is NET's interest-bearing debt ratio?

Per Cloudflare's Q2 2026 financial results (announced August 6, 2026), the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2026 carries two interest-bearing debt lines: the current portion of convertible senior notes of $1,293.3M and noncurrent convertible senior notes of $1,977.0M — total interest-bearing debt of about $3,270.3M (~$3.27B). Against a market cap of about $124.9B (Finnhub, October 2026, NYSE: NET), debt ÷ market cap is about 2.62% — below the ~33% ceiling. Cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities of $4,101.3M at December 31, 2025 ($943.5M + $3,157.7M per the FY2025 10-K) are about 3.28% of market cap, also below 33%. The debt gate passes. In September 2026 Cloudflare announced it was issuing $2.175B of 0% convertible senior notes due 2031, a post-quarter development that would raise future interest-bearing debt.

What is NET's non-compliant income ratio?

Cloudflare's 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (filed February 2026; SEC CIK 0001477333) reports 'Interest income' of $131,219,000 against total FY2025 revenues of $2,167.9M — about 6.05% of revenue, above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. Interest income consists primarily of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and investment holdings (per the 10-K notes) and grew 50% year-on-year. This is the broadest verifiable interest income line from primary filings, and Zoya's NET page cites the same $131,219,000 / 6.05% figures. The income gate fails.

Do Zoya, Musaffa, or ShariaPortfolio cover NET?

Zoya covers NET (zoya.finance/stocks/net; updated September 2026) and rates it not Shariah-compliant — not considered halal to invest in — based on Cloudflare's most recent financial reports, citing FY2025 interest income of $131,219,000 (6.05% of the revenue total), matching this page's own computation. Musaffa: no Cloudflare/NET page was found via public search — no coverage found. ShariaPortfolio: no NET entry found — no coverage found. All honestly reported as found, not invented. This page applies the screen directly from Cloudflare's own filings.

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Screened 2026-10-01 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).