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NYSE Shariah screener · October 2026

Is The Progressive Corporation (PGR) Halal?

FAIL

The Progressive Corporation · NYSE: PGR · Financials

The short answer

No — The Progressive Corporation (PGR) fails this Shariah stock screen. The Mayfield Village, Ohio company is a conventional property-and-casualty insurer: its Personal Lines segment writes private-passenger auto, homeowners, renters, motorcycle and recreational-vehicle coverage, and its Commercial Lines segment insures business autos and specialty trucks — FY2025 net premiums earned were $81,661M of $87,671M total revenue. Conventional insurance is a haram business segment under this screen: the insurance contract involves gharar (uncertainty over payouts), and the float model depends on investing premiums in interest-bearing bonds (fixed maturities of $90,435M at June 30, 2026). The financial gates pass on their own — Q2 2026 debt of $8,387M is 6.9% of the ~$121.7B market cap (under the ~33% ceiling), and FY2025 investment income of $3,583M is 4.09% of revenue (under the 5% ceiling) — but the business-activity gate fails, and that is decisive, consistent with this site's FAIL screens of Fairfax Financial, Intact Financial and Great-West Lifeco. Zoya also rates PGR not Shariah-compliant. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling — consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

Gate 1 — Business activity: FAIL

The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR), founded in 1937 and headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio, is a U.S. insurance holding company writing personal and commercial property-and-casualty insurance. Personal Lines covers private-passenger autos, homeowners, renters, motorcycles and recreational vehicles, distributed through independent agencies, direct online and phone; Commercial Lines writes primary liability and physical damage insurance for automobiles and trucks owned by small businesses. FY2025 net premiums earned were $81,661M and total revenues $87,671M (2025 Annual Report to Shareholders) — effectively all conventional insurance activity. The business model depends on the premiums float: total investments of $97,221M at June 30, 2026, of which $90,435M is fixed maturities (interest-bearing bonds). Business-screen implication (factual): conventional insurance contracts involve gharar, and the core earnings model rests on interest-bearing float — a haram business segment under this screen. Gate 1 fails. Facts only.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: PASS (records only)

Per Progressive's Q2 2026 earnings release (Exhibit 99, announced July 15, 2026), the condensed GAAP balance sheet at June 30, 2026 lists Debt of $8,387M — after the company issued $1,487M of new senior notes in the quarter (debt-to-total-capital ratio 19.6%). Against a market cap of about $121.7B (MarketBeat, September 2026; Finnhub cites $122.41B in October 2026), debt ÷ market cap is $8,387M ÷ $121,700M = 6.9% — below the ~33% ceiling. The gate passes on its own, but it does not override the business-activity gate failure. Facts only.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: PASS (records only)

Progressive's 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders (consolidated statements of comprehensive income, year ended December 31, 2025) reports 'Investment income' of $3,583M against FY2025 total revenues of $87,671M — about 4.09% of revenue, below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. For an insurer, this investment income is earned on the premiums float, overwhelmingly from interest-bearing fixed-maturity securities ($90,435M of the portfolio at June 30, 2026). The gate passes on its own, but it does not override the business-activity gate failure. Facts only.

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Frequently asked questions

What does The Progressive Corporation do?

The Progressive Corporation, founded in 1937 and headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio, is a U.S. insurance holding company writing personal and commercial property-and-casualty insurance. Its Personal Lines segment writes private-passenger auto, homeowners, renters, motorcycle and recreational-vehicle coverage, sold through independent agencies, direct online and phone; its Commercial Lines segment writes primary liability and physical damage insurance for automobiles and trucks owned by small businesses. FY2025 net premiums earned were $81,661M and total revenues were $87,671M, per the 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders. Premiums float — the core of the insurance business model — is invested in interest-bearing securities: fixed maturities carried at $90,435M of the $97,221M total investment portfolio at June 30, 2026. All revenue derives from conventional insurance activity.

Why does PGR fail this Shariah stock screen?

PGR fails this Shariah stock screen at Gate 1 (business activities). Conventional property-and-casualty insurance is a haram business segment under this screen: the insurance contract involves gharar (uncertainty over whether and how much will be paid out), and the float business model depends on investing premiums in interest-bearing bonds — Progressive holds $90,435M of fixed maturities (of $97,221M total investments at June 30, 2026). Gates 2 and 3 pass on their own: Q2 2026 debt of $8,387M is 6.9% of the ~$121.7B market cap (under the ~33% ceiling), and FY2025 investment income of $3,583M is 4.09% of $87,671M revenue (under the 5% ceiling). But a failure at the business-activity gate is decisive, consistent with this site's prior FAIL screens of Fairfax Financial, Intact Financial and Great-West Lifeco. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling — consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

What is PGR's interest-bearing debt ratio?

Per Progressive's Q2 2026 earnings release (Exhibit 99, announced July 15, 2026), the condensed GAAP balance sheet at June 30, 2026 lists Debt of $8,387M — after the company issued $1,487M of new senior notes in the quarter, bringing the debt-to-total-capital ratio to 19.6%. Against a market cap of about $121.7B (MarketBeat, September 2026; Finnhub cites $122.41B in October 2026), debt ÷ market cap is $8,387M ÷ $121,700M = 6.9% — below the ~33% ceiling. Total investments of $97,221M at June 30, 2026 ($92,413M available-for-sale securities, mostly fixed maturities, plus $4,808M equity securities) reflect the insurer's policy-reserve float, not corporate cash. The debt gate passes on its own, but it does not override the business-activity gate failure.

What is PGR's non-compliant income ratio?

Progressive's 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders (consolidated statements of comprehensive income, year ended December 31, 2025) reports 'Investment income' of $3,583M against FY2025 total revenues of $87,671M — about 4.09% of revenue, below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. For an insurer, investment income is earned on the premiums float, the overwhelming share of it from interest-bearing fixed-maturity securities ($90,435M of the investment portfolio at June 30, 2026). The income gate passes on its own, but it does not override the business-activity gate failure.

Do Zoya, Musaffa, or ShariaPortfolio cover PGR?

Zoya covers PGR (zoya.finance/stocks/pgr) and states that PGR is not Shariah-compliant and therefore not considered halal to invest in, applying AAOIFI guidelines with quarterly reviews — consistent with this page's FAIL result. Note: Zoya's public PGR page renders garbled auto-generated interest-income template text (claiming $0 / 0%, contradicted by the $3,583M investment income in Progressive's own 2025 annual report), so only the headline rating is cited here, not its income figures. Musaffa: no PGR-specific public stock page was found via public search — no coverage found. ShariaPortfolio: no PGR entry found. All honestly reported as found, not invented. This page applies the screen directly from Progressive'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).