IMO vs NEWH vs SHEL Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, NewHydrogen and Shell Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$131.04 +7.5% 1M +41.8% 1Y
Market cap
$66.39B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
NEWH NewHydrogen, Inc.
$0.03 +50.0% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
SHEL Shell plc
$107.68 +13.2% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$319.66B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$167.47B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Shell leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Shell 7, Imperial Oil 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIMONEWHSHELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.39B $22.21M $319.66B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x -5.7x 10.8x SHEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x — 9.0x SHEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% — -17.2% IMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% — 17.7% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 0.4x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.8% 0.0% +42.5% SHEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.1%/yr +8.5%/yr +18.6%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 275.5% 22.9% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 17/100 74/100 SHEL

Percentile Scorecard

IMONEWHSHEL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIMONEWHSHEL
Valuation 33 #67 of 99 20 #9 of 11 61 #39 of 99
Growth 53 #46 of 97 10 #10 of 11 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 63 #36 of 96 – 66 #33 of 96
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 20 #9 of 11 69 #32 of 102
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 77 – 95 #5 of 77
Overall 62 17 74
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NEWH ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIMONEWHSHELSPY
1 month +7.5%+50.0%+13.2% +0.7%
3 months +1.8%+50.0%+19.0% +3.7%
6 months -2.2%0.0%+18.8% +7.1%
Year to date +51.8%+50.0%+46.5% +12.8%
1 year +41.8%0.0%+42.5% +11.9%
3 years +126.8%+200.0%+62.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.4%+44.3%+17.7% +22.8%
5 years +286.8%+50.0%+134.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.1%+8.5%+18.6% +10.9%
10 years +304.4%-62.5%+115.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%-9.3%+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIMONEWHSHELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%275.5%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%882.2%23.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.12-0.16-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.440.001.85 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-83.3%-25.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-25.0%-0.5% -1.2%
52-week high $138.33$0.04$108.17 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$0.01$70.31 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIMONEWHSHEL
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 11.9x -6.3xmedian 10.7x 10.7xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x —median 1.3x 1.8xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 5.9x -6.3xmedian 14.6x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 10.0x -9.7xmedian 14.4x -3.7xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.5x -7.6xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.13median 1.36 -0.38median 0.19 0.47median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIMONEWHSHEL
Revenue $37.53B – $167.47B
Operating income – -$3.88M –
Net income $3.01B -$3.88M $16.75B
Free cash flow $3.64B -$2.54M -$83.43B
R&D $6.51M $1.30M –
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $0.00 $9.98
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $301.51K $36.43B
Total debt $2.81B – $67.13B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 819.51M 2.97B
Enterprise value $61.49B $19.02M $179.93B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIMONEWHSHEL
P/E 21.0x -6.3x 10.7x
P/FCF 17.4x -9.7x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x -9.7x 5.3x
P/S 1.7x – 1.8x
P/B 3.7x -7.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x -7.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x -6.3x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 16.2x -6.3x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 17.7x -9.6x -4.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x -9.6x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.13 -0.38 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMONEWHSHEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% – -17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% – 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -89.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% -89.7% 76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 12.2% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% -66.6% 79.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 16.5% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% -41.4% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -23.4% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% -41.4% -11.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -23.4% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMONEWHSHEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.6% – 52.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 10.5% – 29.8%
Net margin 8.0% – 17.7%
FCF margin 9.7% – -49.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% – 34.6%
Return on equity 17.9% – 8.8%
Return on assets 9.1% -657.0% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – –
Return on capital employed 15.2% -945.4% 16.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.7x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMONEWHSHEL
Debt / assets 8.3% – 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 976.5% 52.8%
Equity / assets 51.3% -876.5% 47.2%
Interest coverage 147.4x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.7x 4.1x
Altman Z-score 4.61 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMONEWHSHEL
Dividend yield 2.4% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 3.7% -3.2% 6.2%
Shareholder yield 6.1% -3.2% 9.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIMONEWHSHEL
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 – 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.94FY2026 – $12.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.2%FY2026 – +90.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% – -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.57BFY2026 – $339.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.8%FY2026 – +27.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% – -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMONEWHSHEL
Held by institutions 26.7% – 13.0%
Institutions holding 414 – 1,523
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% – +0.0%
Institutions buying 186 – 680
Institutions selling 141 – 535
Buyers to sellers 1.32 – 1.27

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IMONEWHSHEL
IMO 1.00 0.10 0.63
NEWH 0.10 1.00 0.06
SHEL 0.63 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, NEWH and SHEL?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $66.39B, NewHydrogen (NEWH) $22.21M, Shell (SHEL) $319.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, NEWH and SHEL?

Shell (SHEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 22.0x, NewHydrogen (NEWH) -5.7x, Shell (SHEL) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shell (SHEL) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.0x, Shell (SHEL) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Imperial Oil (IMO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%, Shell (SHEL) -17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Shell (SHEL) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shell (SHEL) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +41.8%, NewHydrogen (NEWH) 0.0%, Shell (SHEL) +42.5%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +31.1%/yr, NewHydrogen (NEWH) +8.5%/yr, Shell (SHEL) +18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Imperial Oil (IMO) 0.02%, NewHydrogen (NEWH) 0.00%, Shell (SHEL) 0.00%. NewHydrogen (NEWH) and Shell (SHEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 29.1%, NewHydrogen (NEWH) 275.5%, Shell (SHEL) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMO, NEWH and SHEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shell (SHEL) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.