Shell

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Shell

Shell PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated24 years on the register

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

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Profit after tax

$18.1bn

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
US$202320242025
Profit after tax$18.1bn
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · €

Balance sheet202320242025
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 75 more like it since 26 January 2026)
  2. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 5 October 2026 · EUR 401,612,472.17 (and 12 more like it since 31 December 2025)
  3. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 3 September 2026 · EUR 402,872,375.22
  4. Filing
    Resolutions
  5. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Neil Andrew Patrick Carson as a director on 19 May 2026
  6. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Catherine Jeanne Hughes as a director on 19 May 2026
  7. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  8. Directors
    Director's details changed for Leena Srivastava on 28 August 2023
  9. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ann Frances Godbehere on 17 March 2026
  10. Accounts
    Interim accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  11. Directors
    Appointment of Clare Scherrer as a director on 1 January 2026
  12. Directors
    Appointment of Mrs Holly Keller Koeppel as a director on 1 January 2026

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Shell do?

Public limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Learn more about Shell on our global website.”

›How much turnover does Shell make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Shell profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of $18.1bn in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Shell?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Shell based?

Its registered office is Shell Centre, London, SE1 7NA.

›When was Shell founded?

Shell PLC was incorporated on 5 February 2002.

›Is Shell still trading?

The register lists Shell PLC as active.