Shell plc

NYSE:SHEL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$197.6b

Shell Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Shell's CEO is Wael Sawan, appointed in Jan 2023, has a tenure of 2.25 years. total yearly compensation is $10.79M, comprised of 16.9% salary and 83.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.007% of the company’s shares, worth $14.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 4.2 years respectively.

Key information

Wael Sawan

Chief executive officer

US$10.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.9%
CEO tenure2.3yrs
CEO ownership0.007%
Management average tenure2yrs
Board average tenure4.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Parsing European Supermajors: Shell Reigns Supreme

Apr 11

5 Reasons Shell Is On The Up And Up (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 27

Shell: LNG As An Intermediate Step To Clean Energy

Mar 11

Shell:  9/10 U.S. LNG Shipments Going To Europe, Still Not Enough To Balance The Market

Feb 12

Shell: Entering 2025 At A 16% FCF Yield, Top Pick Confirmed

Jan 29

Shell Is A Great Integrated Oil Company

Dec 26

Shell: U.K. Upstream Merger Is A Good Sign For Shell And A Bad One For The U.K.

Dec 06

Shell: Take The Time To Consider This Given The Strong Earnings Report

Nov 01

Shell's Upcoming Earnings: A Beat Seems Likely, Don't Expect A Surging Share Price

Oct 25

Shell: The Outlook Underwhelms (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 12

Shell Is Transitioning Back To Being An Oil And Gas Producer

Aug 21

Shell: Well On Track To Deliver On CMD Sprint

Aug 10

Shell Stock Has A Nice European Discount

Jul 19

Shell: Single-Digit P/E With Share-Price Momentum, A FCF Stalwart

Jul 10

Shell Is On The Right Track

Jun 18

Shell: Strong Q1 Blows Estimates Out Of The Water

May 27

3 Reasons Shell Remains A Buy

May 12

Shell: LNG Leadership Makes For An Attractive Risk/Reward

Mar 28

Shell: Higher Reserve And An Attractive Valuation

Mar 22

Shell: Earnings Report Is More Positive Than Not

Feb 03

Shell Is Refocusing The Future Of The Firm

Jan 18

Shell: Lower Oil Prices Hurt, But Shares Still A Bargain With A High Yield

Jan 11

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Wael Sawan's remuneration changed compared to Shell's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$11mUS$2m

US$16b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$16b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$18b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$18b

Dec 31 2023US$10mUS$2m

US$19b

Compensation vs Market: Wael's total compensation ($USD10.79M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.24M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Wael's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Wael Sawan (50 yo)

2.3yrs

Tenure

US$10,785,738

Compensation

Mr. Wael Sawan serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Shell plc (Formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell plc) since January 01, 2023. Mr. Sawan served as Upstream Director at Royal Dutch Shell p...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wael Sawan
CEO & Director2.3yrsUS$10.79m0.0074%
$ 14.6m
Sinead Gorman
CFO & Director3yrsUS$9.08m0.0047%
$ 9.4m
Robin Mooldijk
President of Projects & Technology1.8yrsno datano data
Philippa Bounds
Chief Legal Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Rachel Solway
Chief Human Resources & Corporate Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Graham van't Hoff
Executive Vice President of Chemicals12.3yrsno datano data
Stephanie Boyde
Executive VP of Remuneration & HR Operations11.6yrsno datano data
Brian Eggleston
Executive Vice President of Finance Downstreamno datano datano data
Frank Lemmink
Executive Vice President of Finance Integrated Gasno datano datano data
Roland Ilube
Senior Vice President of Finance Mobilityno datano datano data
Cederic Cremers
President of Integrated Gasno datano datano data
Ali Al-Janabi
Chairman for Kazakhstanless than a yearno datano data

2.0yrs

Average Tenure

51.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SHEL's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Wael Sawan
CEO & Director2.3yrsUS$10.79m0.0074%
$ 14.6m
Sinead Gorman
CFO & Director3yrsUS$9.08m0.0047%
$ 9.4m
Ann Godbehere
Independent Non-Executive Director6.9yrsUS$277.94k0.00017%
$ 335.9k
Neil Andrew Carson
Independent Non-Executive Director5.8yrsUS$232.87k0.00026%
$ 513.8k
Catherine Hughes
Independent Non-Executive Director7.8yrsUS$284.20k0.00093%
$ 1.8m
Dick Boer
Deputy Chair & Senior Independent Director4.9yrsUS$286.70k0.00017%
$ 335.9k
Andrew Mackenzie
Independent Chairman of the Board4.5yrsUS$1.07m0.00062%
$ 1.2m
Cyrus Russi Taraporevala
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUS$265.42k0.00017%
$ 335.9k
Jane Lute
Independent Non-Executive Director3.9yrsUS$281.69k0.00012%
$ 237.1k
Abraham Schot
Independent Non-Executive Director4.5yrsUS$200.32kno data
Charles Roxburgh
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUS$351.80k0.000080%
$ 158.1k
Leena Srivastava
Independent Non-Executive Director2.1yrsUS$212.84kno data

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

64.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SHEL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/28 17:03
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/25 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Shell plc is covered by 76 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Thijs BerkelderABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Alejandro AcostaAlezor Research
John EadeArgus Research Company