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Shell plc

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$SHEL·$252B·Oil & Gas Integrated·Energy
$91.98+1.6%1Y+27.4%
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SHSHEL
$SHELShell plc
$91.98+1.62%374 posts
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SHEL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-31

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

Shell just printed record performance in every part of its business and announced a £3.1B buyback — the oil-major-of-the-year setup keeps compounding.

Shell is one of the largest global integrated oil & gas majors with a strong LNG franchise, and today's Q2 print is one of the cleanest oil-major quarters of the year — CEO commentary of 'record performances in every part of our business' is the framing that supports a real re-rating.

  • The Q2 print was decisively ahead: EPS of $3.52 versus $3.23 expected (an 8.98% beat) on $94.7B of revenue — the combination of operational execution and higher oil prices that Shell has been delivering more consistently than BP or ExxonMobil this year.
  • The capital return machine just leveled up: £3.1B of announced buybacks — the dollar disclosure that reprices the stock's total-return math and the exact signal disappointed shareholders were waiting for from a European oil major.
  • The fundamentals underneath support it: FY26 consensus points to $10.27 EPS falling to $8.93 in FY27, so at 14x forward earnings Shell is cheap for an oil major generating meaningful free cash flow — cheaper than most large-cap peers even after the recent run.

The stock is at the 83rd percentile of its 52-week range on 1.6x average volume — real momentum, not just narrative. What extends the move is Q3 delivering another buyback-authorization increase and continued LNG-realization strength; what breaks the setup is a fresh European regulatory tightening on refining or LNG-price weakness that hits the earnings math for FY27.

What to watch: The Oct 29 Q3 print — any additional buyback-authorization increase, LNG realization prices, and refining margin trajectory. Another buyback boost plus continued LNG-realization strength extends the move; European regulatory tightening on refining or an LNG-price weakness resets the FY27 earnings math.

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

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment22 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-31

Bullish on Shell as a cash-machine value play, anchored to the reported $3.5B Explorer Pipeline stake sale with Phillips 66 and continued $3B buybacks. Bulls highlight ~13% FCF yield and sub-10x earnings against AI-multiple extremes, plus LNG Canada Phase 2 FID targeted by year-end. Little bearish pushback in the sample.

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What it does

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

Shell plc, a distinguished energy and petrochemical corporation, is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and was originally founded in 1907. Known as Royal Dutch Shell plc until its name change in January 2022, the company maintains a formidable global presence, conducting operations across Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and both North and South America. Its comprehensive business activities are categorized into several key divisions: Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions. Shell's core operations involve the exploration for and extraction of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Beyond production, the company is deeply involved in the marketing, transportation, and strategic infrastructure development required to deliver these energy resources to consumers. This includes the manufacturing of gas-to-liquids fuels and a variety of other refined products. Shell also operates a substantial trading arm, dealing in commodities such as natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), crude oil, electricity, and carbon emission rights. Its refining capabilities convert crude oil and various feedstocks into a wide range of essential products, including gasoline, diesel, aviation and marine fuels, lubricants, bitumen, and sulfur, while also developing low-carbon fuel alternatives. In the chemical sector, Shell is a significant producer of petrochemicals for industrial use, manufacturing base chemicals like ethylene, propylene, and aromatics, alongside intermediate chemicals such as styrene monomer, propylene oxide, and various solvents. The company also manages oil sands assets. Looking to the future of energy, Shell is actively investing in and developing renewable solutions. This includes generating electricity from wind and solar power, pioneering hydrogen production and sales, and establishing a network of electric vehicle charging services. Furthermore, Shell promotes LNG as a viable fuel source for heavy-duty transportation.

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

No material change from last week — sanctions easing would add 1-2 mb/d of Iranian supply, pressuring Brent and compressing integrated margins.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
+45.6%YTD
+53.8%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 $2.74

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 13 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$313.2B$275.7B – $350.8B$10.27$6.33 – $12.998
FY27$292.7B$258.0B – $327.4B$8.94$8.11 – $9.7210
FY28$293.3B$247.9B – $342.3B$9.20$8.34 – $11.8013
FY29$305.7B$267.7B – $351.9B$10.06$8.43 – $12.0312
FY30$306.1B$268.0B – $352.2B$10.72$8.99 – $12.826

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.1.6×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.83%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.+8.0%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.+11.8%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 today0.4% 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.β-0.235-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

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.

+ 43 other (32 6-Ks · 2 SDs · 1 SD/A · 1 CERT) in window

Recent news

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

Shell to sell BG Cyprus for up to $720 millionreuters.com·23h agoAmsterdam Court Rejects Massive Claims of Shell and Repsolbusinesswire.com·1d agoShell plc (SHEL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·1d agoShell CEO on Q2 beat: ‘Record performances in every part of our business'youtube.com·1d agoMicrosoft, Meta, Lam Research, Shell, and More Stocks That Explain Today's Marketbarrons.com·2d ago

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