Shell Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Shell has a total shareholder equity of $189.5B and total debt of $51.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 26.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $394.9B and $205.4B respectively. Shell's EBIT is $30.7B making its interest coverage ratio 13.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $42.3B.
Key information
26.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$51.02b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 13.6x |
| Cash | US$42.25b |
| Equity | US$189.54b |
| Total liabilities | US$205.41b |
| Total assets | US$394.95b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Shell Is A Great Integrated Oil Company
Dec 26Shell: U.K. Upstream Merger Is A Good Sign For Shell And A Bad One For The U.K.
Dec 06Shell: Take The Time To Consider This Given The Strong Earnings Report
Nov 01Shell's Upcoming Earnings: A Beat Seems Likely, Don't Expect A Surging Share Price
Oct 25Shell: The Outlook Underwhelms (Rating Downgrade)
Sep 12Shell Is Transitioning Back To Being An Oil And Gas Producer
Aug 21Shell: Well On Track To Deliver On CMD Sprint
Aug 10Shell Stock Has A Nice European Discount
Jul 19Shell: Single-Digit P/E With Share-Price Momentum, A FCF Stalwart
Jul 10Shell Is On The Right Track
Jun 18Shell: Strong Q1 Blows Estimates Out Of The Water
May 273 Reasons Shell Remains A Buy
May 12Shell: LNG Leadership Makes For An Attractive Risk/Reward
Mar 28Shell: Higher Reserve And An Attractive Valuation
Mar 22Shell: Earnings Report Is More Positive Than Not
Feb 03Shell Is Refocusing The Future Of The Firm
Jan 18Shell: Lower Oil Prices Hurt, But Shares Still A Bargain With A High Yield
Jan 11OPEC+ Decision Will Likely Support Shell Earnings
Dec 06Shell: A Buy Near Its All-Time High
Nov 05Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SHEL's short term assets ($125.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($89.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: SHEL's short term assets ($125.6B) exceed its long term liabilities ($115.8B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SHEL's net debt to equity ratio (4.6%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: SHEL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 30% to 26.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SHEL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (106%).
Interest Coverage: SHEL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (13.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 06:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Shell plc is covered by 77 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Thijs Berkelder | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. |
| Alejandro Acosta | Alezor Research |
| Alexandre Andlauer | AlphaValue |