Company data sheet · Shell
Shell: left behind by its peers.
- Industry
- Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Headquarters
- United States
- Ticker
- SHEL (NYSE)
- Sources
- SEC filings (2004–2026), Stratrix's verified Decision Cases, market data and official economic statistics for the United States
- Data as of
- October 18, 2026
- Left behind by its peers. From 2016 to 2025, its revenue grew 14% in US dollars; the median among 25 large energy and mining companies grew 98%. It outgrew only 4% of them.
- Still smaller than it was. Revenue reached $267 billion in 2025, 31% below its 2018 peak of $388 billion.
- Two decisions on record. Stratrix has verified two of Shell's big decisions, each with what happened next.
Financial results
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $234 billion | $4.6 billion | |
| 2017 | $305 billion | $13 billion | |
| 2018 | $388 billion | $23.4 billion | |
| 2019 | $345 billion | $15.8 billion | |
| 2020 | $181 billion | −$21.7 billion | |
| 2021 | $262 billion | $20.1 billion | |
| 2022 | $381 billion | $42.3 billion | |
| 2023 | $317 billion | $19.4 billion | |
| 2024 | $284 billion | $16.1 billion | |
| 2025 | $267 billion | $17.8 billion |
As reported in its annual filings. Losses in red.
Stratrix Decision Cases
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- Economic context: 7 measures for the United States, every year since 2016, from the official sources.
- Peer comparison: against 40 companies of its size in its sector.
- Financial results: ten years of revenue, operating and net income, and every annual report, linked.
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