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Shell plc

$SHEL·$270B·Oil & Gas Integrated·Energy
$99.06+2.7%YTD+30.7%1Y+34.6%
Price updated 5m ago·X counts updated 2d ago
SHSHEL
$SHELShell plc
$99.06+2.71%138 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $SHEL on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

138X posts · last 7 days
Aug 31Sep 13
Chatter Meter
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How loud $SHEL's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-14

Shell hit fresh 52-week highs alongside CVX/VLO/PSX/MPC/DINO/COP — the crude tape is rewarding integrateds, and Cheniere's Corpus Christi III expansion tied to a 15-year ARC/Shell natural-gas supply deal (140 mcf/day) reinforces the story. Zero visible bear voice.

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Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-15

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

European supermajor at fresh 52-week highs — the Cheniere gas deal and RISEC divestment reshape the LNG-focused book.

Shell plc is the UK-listed global integrated oil-and-gas major running a portfolio-management program that just recycled RISEC (Rhode Island State Energy Center) to Constellation for $715M and acquired the Hunlock Creek natural-gas plant. The stock is up 31% year-to-date and sits at 96% of its 52-week range as the Cheniere Corpus Christi III expansion (15-year, 140 mcf/day) reinforces the LNG-supply story.

  • The economics are steady with real cash generation: revenue grew just 0.7% year-over-year last quarter to $69.7B but with a 15% operating margin and a 7.6% FCF yield, because the portfolio-optimization program is boosting return on capital rather than top-line growth — this is a capital-return story, not a growth story.
  • The strategic setup is genuinely constructive: the Cheniere gas-supply deal keeps Shell as one of the largest LNG-off-take counterparties globally, and the RISEC/Hunlock swap concentrates PJM power exposure — this reshapes the North American book toward higher-quality merchant capacity.

Oct 29 Q3 earnings and any explicit LNG contract disclosures are the fulcrum — an accelerated buyback pace with a firm FY27 capex framing is the run-continuation; any softness in downstream refining margins combined with a crude pullback tests the 200-day around $89.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the crude-tape-rewarding-integrateds X framing — Shell's positioning alongside CVX/VLO/PSX/MPC/DINO/COP as fresh 52-week highs is real, and the Cheniere 15-year gas deal is a genuine LNG-supply tailwind. The 'no visible bear voice' framing has room since Shell is up on the tape without excessive multiple expansion.

What to watch: Oct 29 Q3 earnings — accelerated buyback pace plus a firm FY27 capex framing is the run-continuation; downstream refining margin softness combined with a crude pullback tests the 200-day around $89.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Global integrated oil and gas major with upstream E&P, LNG trading, refining, chemicals, EV charging, and renewable energy operations.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Integrated sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SHEL.

Oil & Gas Integrated · Energy

Oil above $100 sustains integrated-major free-cash-flow discipline; Chevron's $7B Venezuela commitment reflects long-cycle capital confidence. AI-optimised field operations and pre-salt deepwater production keep upstream costs contained while buybacks support equity returns.

What this means for $SHEL

Direct beneficiary — Global LNG trading and upstream production benefit from high oil and gas prices; capital returns via buybacks and Shell's capital-allocation discipline drive shareholder returns.

Industry benchmark

8-name peer basket
+57.6%YTD
+58.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
14.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
16.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$3.52$3.23+9.0%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$2.44$2.14+14.0%
Q4 2025Feb 5, 2026$1.14$1.21-5.8%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$1.86$1.72+8.1%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $3.04

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$69.7B+0.7%19.3%14.9%$2.00$2.3B
Q4 FY25$64.1B-3.3%11.4%4.9%$1.44$4.2B
Q3 FY25$68.2B-4.1%17.0%11.3%$1.82$7.7B
Q2 FY25$65.4B-12.2%14.9%9.2%$1.22$6.5B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$328.1B$298.2B – $358.0B$11.26$6.29 – $13.645
FY27$305.6B$280.3B – $330.8B$9.37$7.95 – $10.965
FY28$304.5B$270.3B – $354.2B$9.37$8.85 – $10.336
FY29$308.2B$271.2B – $352.8B$9.78$8.25 – $11.624
FY30$308.5B$271.5B – $353.2B$10.40$8.78 – $12.363

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.96%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+15.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 2.8B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 42 other (31 6-Ks · 2 25-NSEs · 2 SDs · 1 SD/A) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Shell Just Sold a $715 Million Stake in a Major New England Asset to Constellation Energy. Here's What Investors Need to Know.fool.com·4d agoShell Expands PJM Power Exposure With Hunlock Deal, Sells RISECzacks.com·4d agoShell sells its interest in RISEC to Constellation for $715 million, acquires Hunlock Creekreuters.com·5d agoConstellation to Acquire Rhode Island State Energy Center (RISEC) from Shellbusinesswire.com·5d agoShell signs US power plant transactions as part of active portfolio managementprnewswire.com·5d ago

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