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NYSE Shariah screener · October 2026

Is The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) Halal?

FAIL

The Travelers Companies, Inc. · NYSE: TRV · Financials

The short answer

No — The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV) fails this Shariah stock screen at the business-activity gate and on non-compliant income. It is a conventional property-casualty insurer operating through three segments — Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance — and conventional insurance is the entire business, so it cannot pass an AAOIFI-style business screen (the same factual basis as the Progressive and Chubb fails). Its FY2025 10-K reports pre-tax net investment income of $3,959M against total revenues of $48,828M — about 8.11% of revenue, above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. Interest-bearing debt of $9,068M (Q2 2026 10-Q) is about 12.02% of its ~$75.4B market cap ($361.64, October 2, 2026), which passes. Both third-party screeners that cover TRV decline to certify it: Zoya rates it "not Shariah-compliant" and Musaffa classifies it "NOT HALAL" (October 2026); no ShariaPortfolio rating was found — honestly reported as absent, not invented.

Gate 1 — Business activity: FAIL

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is a conventional property-casualty insurer — a Dow Jones Industrial Average component with more than 170 years of history. Per its FY2025 10-K (Item 1), it reports three business segments: Business Insurance (commercial property-casualty for small, midsize and large businesses, plus international/Lloyd's operations), Bond & Specialty Insurance (surety, fidelity, executive liability and specialty coverages), and Personal Insurance (auto and homeowners), generating FY2025 total revenues of $48,828M. Conventional insurance is the entire business: under AAOIFI-style business screens, conventional insurance is non-compliant (interest-based investing of premiums plus gharar-bearing insurance contracts) — the same factual basis as the Progressive and Chubb screen fails. Gate 1 fails. Facts only.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: PASS

Per Travelers' Q2 2026 10-Q (quarter ended June 30, 2026), interest-bearing debt is the single balance-sheet line "Debt" of $9,068M. Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves ($67,226M) and unearned premium reserves ($23,327M) are insurance liabilities, not counted as debt. Against a market cap of about $75.4B ($361.64 latest quote, October 2, 2026; 208,575,022 shares outstanding per the 10-Q cover at July 10, 2026), debt ÷ market cap is about 12.02%, below the ~33% ceiling. Cash of $621M (including $139M restricted) plus short-term securities of $4,579M total $5,200M, about 6.89% of market cap. Gate 2 passes. Facts only.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: FAIL

Travelers' FY2025 10-K reports pre-tax net investment income of $3,959M ($3,254M after-tax) against total revenues of $48,828M — about 8.11% of revenue, above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. The six months to June 30, 2026 show the same picture: net investment income $2,078M on total revenues $24,077M (about 8.63%). This screen already fails at Gate 1 (business activity); the numbers independently fail Gate 3. Gate 3 fails. Facts only.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Travelers do?

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is a leading US property-casualty insurer for auto, home and business, a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average with more than 170 years of history. Per its FY2025 10-K (Item 1), it reports three business segments: Business Insurance (commercial property-casualty for small, midsize and large businesses, including Lloyd's operations), Bond & Specialty Insurance (surety, fidelity, executive liability and specialty coverages), and Personal Insurance (auto and homeowners). FY2025 total revenues were $48,828M.

Why does Travelers fail this Shariah stock screen?

Travelers fails at the first gate — the business-activity gate. It is a conventional property-casualty insurer; insurance (conventional, interest-based underwriting with gharar-bearing contracts) is the entire business, so the company cannot pass an AAOIFI-style business screen — the same factual basis as the Progressive and Chubb screen fails. Net investment income of $3,959M is also about 8.11% of FY2025 total revenues ($48,828M), above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling, so Gate 3 fails as well. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling — consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

What is Travelers' interest-bearing debt ratio?

Per Travelers' Q2 2026 10-Q (quarter ended June 30, 2026), interest-bearing debt is the single balance-sheet line "Debt" of $9,068M — loss reserves ($67,226M) and unearned premium reserves ($23,327M) are insurance liabilities, not debt, and are not counted. Against a market cap of about $75.4B ($361.64 latest quote, October 2, 2026; 208,575,022 shares outstanding per the 10-Q cover), debt ÷ market cap is about 12.02% — below the ~33% ceiling. Cash of $621M (including $139M restricted) plus short-term securities of $4,579M total $5,200M, about 6.89% of market cap.

What is Travelers' non-compliant income ratio?

Travelers' FY2025 10-K reports pre-tax net investment income of $3,959M ($3,254M after-tax) against total revenues of $48,828M — about 8.11% of revenue, above the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. The six months to June 30, 2026 show the same picture: net investment income $2,078M on total revenues $24,077M (about 8.63%). Gate 3 fails on both the annual and year-to-date figures.

Do Zoya, Musaffa, or ShariaPortfolio cover Travelers?

Zoya covers TRV and rates it "not Shariah-compliant" (no assessment date shown on the page; assessment based on the company's most recent financial reports, zoya.finance/stocks/trv). Musaffa covers TRV and classifies it "NOT HALAL" as of October 2026 (musaffa.com/stock/TRV/). No ShariaPortfolio screening page or rating for TRV was found — reported as absent, not invented. This page applies the screen directly from Travelers' own SEC filings and reports these positions honestly.

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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).