SHEL vs SU vs YPF Stock Comparison

Shell, Suncor Energy and Ypf Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHEL Shell plc
$106.91 +11.6% 1M +41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$308.90B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.08B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.48 +16.5% 1M +99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$94.40B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
1 win
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$49.24 -5.5% 1M +82.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.37B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ypf Sociedad Anonima leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ypf Sociedad Anonima 6, Shell 4, Suncor Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHELSUYPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $308.90B $94.40B $19.37B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x 6.9x 0.0x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 8.5x 6.6x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.6% -108.8% -9.3% YPF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% — 18.2% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% — 10.2% SHEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.5x 4.9x SHEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.0% +99.5% +82.7% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +28.3%/yr +61.5%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 27.5% 37.2% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 64/100 66/100 YPF

Percentile Scorecard

SHELSUYPF

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

AxisSHELSUYPF
Valuation 54 #46 of 99 74 #27 of 99 93 #8 of 99
Growth 73 #27 of 97 65 #35 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 96 72 #28 of 96 44 #54 of 96
Financial Health 62 #39 of 102 75 #26 of 102 30 #72 of 102
Shareholder Returns 61 #30 of 76 35 #50 of 76 –
Overall 63 64 66
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • YPF 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

PeriodSHELSUYPFSPY
1 month +11.6%+16.5%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months +23.8%+24.2%-3.3% +3.5%
6 months +23.0%+23.3%+14.5% +7.0%
Year to date +45.5%+79.2%+36.2% +12.2%
1 year +41.0%+99.5%+82.7% +13.0%
3 years +61.1%+144.8%+346.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.2%+34.8%+64.7% +23.1%
5 years +113.9%+247.2%+996.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.4%+28.3%+61.5% +11.0%
10 years +113.5%+169.5%+167.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+10.4%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSHELSUYPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%27.5%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%28.2%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.39-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.803.632.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.0%-37.3%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%0.0%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $108.17$79.48$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $70.31$39.51$32.78 $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.

MultipleSHELSUYPF
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.5x 7.1xmedian 13.5x 0.0xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x -26.4xmedian 2.1x 0.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.9x 11.4xmedian 5.9x 4.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 11.0x 4.8xmedian 11.0x 10.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 2.27 0.19median 2.27 —median 2.27

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 monthsSHELSUYPF
Revenue $169.08B -$3.60B $9.34T
Gross profit $99.74B – $4.19T
Operating income $65.44B $1.71B $2.56T
Net income $17.88B $8.93B $2.25T
Free cash flow -$92.27B $19.78B $1.83B
R&D $1.14B – $102.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.18 $11.22 –
Cash & equivalents $31.37B $5.37B $1.95T
Total debt $73.08B $9.85B $14.96T
Shares (diluted) 2.97B 1.22B –
Enterprise value $238.64B $80.15B $12.99B

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
MetricSHELSUYPF
P/E 12.9x 7.1x 0.0x
P/FCF -3.3x 4.8x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 6.0x 2.7x
P/S 1.8x -26.4x 0.0x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 11.4x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 6.4x 58.2x 5.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x -27.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF -3.6x 5.0x 8,182x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 6.3x 2,081x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHELSUYPF
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.6% -108.8% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -27.6% 598.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% – -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – 747.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.8% 18.0% 123.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% – 843.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.6% 57.7% 3,481%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 111.8% 13.8% 813.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.2% 55.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 36.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 9.5% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 8.9% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 5.0% 2,961%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 17.4% -37.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHELSUYPF
Gross margin 59.0% – 44.9%
EBITDA margin 45.9% – 32.5%
Operating margin 38.7% – 27.4%
Pretax margin 23.6% – 27.1%
Net margin 14.4% – 18.2%
FCF margin -54.6% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 29.1% -438.8% 0.1%
Return on equity 10.1% 29.1% 9.7%
Return on assets 4.7% 14.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 13.1% – 10.2%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 2.1% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.8x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHELSUYPF
Debt / assets 19.2% 10.4% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.5x 4.9x
Debt / FCF -0.8x 0.5x 8,172x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 49.2% 60.5%
Equity / assets 47.5% 50.8% 39.5%
Interest coverage 11.0x – 2,243x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 31.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHELSUYPF
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 6.4% -3.8% –
Shareholder yield 9.2% -0.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.9% 31.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -9.3% 14.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.4% -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -1.4% –

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.

ConsensusSHELSUYPF
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 6.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.02FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $7.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +90.8%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% -18.8% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $339.70BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026 $20.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% -12.0% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHELSUYPF
Held by institutions 13.0% 65.2% 15.2%
Institutions holding 1,522 752 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% -5.1% +29.8%
Institutions buying 679 367 96
Institutions selling 535 252 44
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.46 2.18

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.

SHELSUYPF
SHEL 1.00 0.66 0.51
SU 0.66 1.00 0.43
YPF 0.51 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHEL, SU and YPF?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shell (SHEL) $308.90B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.40B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHEL, SU and YPF?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shell (SHEL) 12.7x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Shell (SHEL) 8.9x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.5x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shell (SHEL) -15.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Shell (SHEL) 14.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Shell (SHEL) leads (Shell (SHEL) 13.1%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Shell (SHEL) +41.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) +99.5%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +82.7%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Shell (SHEL) +16.4%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Shell (SHEL) 0.03%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%. Suncor Energy (SU) and Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Shell (SHEL) 22.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.5%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHEL, SU and YPF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) leads on 6. 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.