Shell plc (SHEL) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SHEL does

Shell plc (SHEL) is an energy and petrochemical company that operates across Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and other parts of the Americas. It works through five main segments: Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions. The company explores for and extracts natural gas to produce liquefied natural gas or convert it into gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels and other products; it also explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, and operates marketing and transportation of oil, gas, and liquids, supported by the infrastructure required to deliver them to market or to process them within Shell's chemical manufacturing plants and refineries.

Key numbers explained

• Shell plc (SHEL) trades on the London Stock Exchange in the Energy sector, within Oil & Gas Integrated, and is part of the FTSE 100.
• The current price is 36,11 GBP, with a -0,82% change today.
• The trailing P/E ratio (10,7) divides the current share price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (3,39 USD); a lower P/E can suggest the stock is priced more conservatively relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio (9,6) uses expected future earnings, giving a sense of how the market values the company ahead of results.
• The dividend yield (3,2%) shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the share price; the ex-dividend date is 13 aug. 2026, and 33% of earnings are paid out as dividends.
• Beta (-0,22) measures sensitivity to market moves; a negative beta suggests the stock tends to move in the opposite direction of the broader market.
• The 52-week range is 25,54 – 37,59, and the price change over the last 52 weeks is 35,1%.
• Revenue, trailing 12 months, is 296,6 mld. USD, with year-over-year growth of 44,7%; profit margin is 8,8%, operating margin is 16,7%, and return on equity is 14,3%.
• The debt-to-equity ratio (40,2%) compares total debt to shareholders' equity, indicating how much the company relies on debt financing.
• Price to book (151,78) compares the share price to the company's book value per share, often used to assess whether a stock is priced far above its accounting net assets.

What to watch

• Earnings and revenue trends, especially given the 44,7% year-over-year revenue growth and the upcoming earnings release on 29 oct. 2026.
• Dividend policy and the 33% payout ratio, which together show how much of profit is returned to shareholders.
• Commodity price movements, because the company operates across oil, gas, and chemicals segments.
• Capital allocation and debt levels, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 40,2%.
• Broader energy-sector dynamics and regulatory developments in the markets where Shell plc operates.

Shell plc operates alongside peers such as BP (BP), DCC Energy (DCC), Ithaca Energy (ITH), PetroChina (601857), Reliance Industries (RELIANCE), S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. (SNG), and ConocoPhillips (COP).