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Shell SHEL

US equityMarket cap rank #49Safe-Haven Assets
$96.00
+$0.59 (+0.62%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $95.32 -0.10%
Open$95.95
Prev close$95.41
Day range$95.58 – $96.76
Volume2.87M
Market cap$273.90B
P/E (TTM)10.6
Dividend yield3.08%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

SHEL at a glance

Shares of Shell are up 0.62% at $96.00. The company is worth $273.90B, number 49 out of 300 on our list.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $66.79 and $99.16, so it sits 3.2% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 38.1% over twelve months, and up 24.6% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($91.01) and 200-day ($83.20) moving averages; RSI is 56, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 20% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $94.66B of revenue, up 44.7% from a year earlier, with $10.81B of net profit (a 8.8% margin).

Buyers are paying 10.6 times trailing earnings, 17% below its five-year average of 12.7. The median for its industry group is 18.9.

6 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $102.26, sits 6.5% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Shell: the business

Shell is a British oil and gas company with big LNG, deepwater and refining operations, and it has scaled back some renewable plans.

What tends to move it. Oil and gas prices, LNG demand and shareholder returns are the main topics.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.6%
1 week
+0.3%
1 month
+3.2%
3 months
+24.6%
6 months
+7.2%
Year to date
+34.2%
1 year
+38.1%
Day range
$95.58$96.76
52-week range
$66.79$99.16

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

6 bullish · 1 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+2.0%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+5.5%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+15.4%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)55.7Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)1.22Bearish
Bollinger band position71%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$95.98 / $96.00
Average price today$96.30
Volume2.87MAvg (90d) 6.40M
Turnover$275.98M
Turnover rate0.10%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio1.04vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.24%
Market cap$273.90B
Float market cap$267.02B
Shares outstanding2.78B
EPS (TTM)$6.00
P/E (TTM)10.62
P/B1.52
Book value / share$63.37
Earnings yield0.14%
Dividend (TTM)$2.96 / shareYield 3.08%
Net profit (TTM)$17.12B
Net assets$180.79B
30-day volatility19.6%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.80%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-18.0%-3.0% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How SHEL ranks on BeStock

Market value#49 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#55 of 283
Dividend yield#60 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#18 of 300
Dollar volume today#127 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$94.66B+44.7% YoY
Operating profit$15.18B+152.4% YoY
Net profit$10.81B+196.5% YoY
Diluted EPS$3.84+220.0% YoY
Free cash flow$17.40B+168.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$21.43B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$71.1BSep '24$66.3BDec '24$69.2BMar '25$65.4BJun '25$68.2BSep '25$64.1BDec '25$69.7BMar '26$94.7BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$4.4BSep '24$1.0BDec '24$4.9BMar '25$3.6BJun '25$5.4BSep '25$4.2BDec '25$5.8BMar '26$10.8BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin17.6%
Operating margin12.8%
Net margin8.8%
Return on equity14.4%
Return on assets6.8%
Return on invested capital11.0%
Current ratio1.43
Liabilities / assets52.2%
Cash & investments$31.37B
Total debt$64.53B
Net cash (debt)-$33.16B
Free cash flow / sales10.6%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Chemicals and Products$47.54B 37.6%
  • Marketing$41.64B 32.9%
  • Upstream$13.42B 10.6%
  • Integrated Gas$13.34B 10.6%
  • Renewables and Energy Solutions$10.48B 8.3%
Average move on report day±2.4%last 15 reports
Closed higher9 of 1560% of the time
Best reaction+4.8%
Worst reaction-5.3%

Stock move on the day after each report

+3.0%2024/Q3+2.9%2024/Q4+2.8%2025/Q1+0.7%2025/Q2-1.1%2025/Q3-5.3%2025/Q4-3.4%2026/Q1+2.5%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings10.7x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 40th percentile, 5-year average 12.7x

#588 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book1.5x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 100th percentile, 5-year average 1.2x

#2302 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales0.9x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 97th percentile, 5-year average 0.7x

#1474 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

2x16x30x44xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$95.00
Price vs. fair value+1.1%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts6
Average target$102.26+6.5% vs. price
  • Buy 50%
  • Hold 50%
Low $98.00Now $96.00Avg $102.26High $107.00

Latest rating actions

  • 3 Sep 2026Piper SandlerHOLD · PT $100.00
  • 3 Sep 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $101.30
  • 27 Aug 2026Erste GroupBUY
  • 31 Jul 2026TD CowenBUY · PT $107.00
  • 31 Jul 2026Wells FargoHOLD · PT $105.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership70.5%-2.81 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,176-31 vs. prior quarter
Short interest0.84% of floatDays to cover 4.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share21.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

15%19%23%28%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$24.17M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)3.08%
Last dividend$0.78Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.78
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.7620183.7620191.9120201.6420211.9820222.4720232.7520242.862025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 3.8% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • J.P. Morgan Keeps Their Buy Rating on Shell (UK) (SHEL)TipRanks · 8 Sep 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Upgrades Shell(SHEL.US) to Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $101.3Market news · 4 Sep 2026
  • Shell Completes Acquisition Of ARC Resources SHEL.LNDow Jones · 3 Sep 2026
  • Piper Sandler Maintains Shell(SHEL.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $100Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • XCHG Ltd. | SC 13G: Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individuals-Shell plc(8.4%)SEC · 17 Sep 2026
  • Shell: Sale of RISEC Enables Co. to Realize Significant Value on Accelerated Timeline SHELDow Jones · 11 Sep 2026

SHEL stock: common questions

Where is SHEL trading right now?

$96.00 is the latest print for SHEL, a move of +0.62% against yesterday's close of $95.41. Today's low and high so far: $95.58 and $96.76.

How big is Shell?

Equity value comes to $273.90B at the current price. By that measure it is number 49 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Shell valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 10.6 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.00). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 12.7, and today's level ranks in the 40th percentile of its own history.

Where does SHEL sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $66.79 and the ceiling $99.16. Shares are 3.2% away from that ceiling.

Does SHEL send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.08% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Shell?

Of 6 analysts, 50% say buy, 50% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $102.26, with the most cautious at $98.00 and the most optimistic at $107.00.

What does Shell do?

Shell is a British oil and gas company with big LNG, deepwater and refining operations, and it has scaled back some renewable plans.

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