Following is an analysis of the 30 companies forming the Dow Jones IndustrialAverage (DJIA), form the Muslim point of view.
| Company | Symbol/Quote | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoa | AA | |
| American Express | AXP | American Express derives much of its income from interest and therefore would be objected to by most Muslims. |
| AT&T | T | |
| Boeing | BA | |
| Caterpillar | CAT | |
| Coca-Cola | KO | |
| Citigroup | C | Citigroup derives much of its income from interest and therefore would be objected to by most Muslims. |
| Disney | DIS | |
| DuPont | DD | |
| Eastman Kodak | EK | |
| Exxon Mobil | XOM | |
| General Electric | GE | |
| General Motors | GM | Although General Motors is a motor vehicle manufacturer, it operates a large financing operations to loan customer the money for buying cars. Therefore, it may be objected to by most Muslims. |
| Hewlett-Packard | HPQ | |
| Home Depot | HD | |
| Honeywell | HON | |
| IBM | IBM | |
| Intel | INTC | |
| International Paper | IP | |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | |
| McDonald's | MCD | It is best to stay away from food companies, since there is almost always pork components (Burger with Bacon!). Besides, do you really like McDonald's food? I don't! |
| Merck | MRK | |
| Microsoft | MSFT | |
| 3M | MMM | |
| JP Morgan | JPM | JP Morgan is a financial powerhouse, and thus most of its income comes from interest based investment. This would be objected to by most Muslims. |
| Philip Morris | MO | Philip Morris is mainly a tobacco company, which most Muslims would find unacceptable as investment. |
| Proctor & Gamble | PG | |
| SBC Communications | SBC | |
| United Tech | UTX | |
| Wal-Mart | WMT | Wal Mart is very diversified, and sells a lot of stuff in its outlets. One visitor pointed out to us that it is a "questionable stock for Muslims to own based on the fact that it sells alcohol and other food products in its wholesale clubs". We need to quantify what percentage do these sales amount to as a total, and whether the Dow Jones Islamic Market rules allow owning such a stock. |