SHEL vs TTE vs YPF Stock Comparison

Shell, TotalEnergies SE and Ypf Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SHEL Shell plc
$104.78 +9.4% 1M +38.8% 1Y
Market cap
$310.36B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.08B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
TTE TotalEnergies SE
$92.40 +1.6% 1M +48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$204.46B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$115.93B
Div. yield
0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$48.46 -7.0% 1M +45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.35B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TotalEnergies SE leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TotalEnergies SE 5, Ypf Sociedad Anonima 4, Shell 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHELTTEYPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $310.36B $204.46B $19.35B SHEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 18.2x 0.0x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 7.9x 6.5x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.6% +13.8% -9.3% TTE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 9.7% 18.2% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 22.6% 10.2% TTE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.5x 4.9x SHEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.00% TTE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.8% +48.1% +45.3% TTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.2%/yr +12.7%/yr +61.7%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 24.9% 37.1% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 71/100 65/100 TTE

Percentile Scorecard

SHELTTEYPF

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

AxisSHELTTEYPF
Valuation 54 #46 of 99 83 #18 of 99 91 #10 of 99
Growth 73 #27 of 97 65 #35 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 66 #33 of 96 81 #19 of 96 43 #55 of 96
Financial Health 62 #39 of 102 53 #49 of 102 30 #72 of 102
Shareholder Returns 63 #29 of 76 73 #21 of 76 –
Overall 64 71 65
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TTE 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

PeriodSHELTTEYPFSPY
1 month +9.4%+1.6%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months +21.5%+9.8%-2.8% +3.9%
6 months +19.6%+1.5%+11.7% +8.2%
Year to date +42.6%+41.2%+34.0% +12.9%
1 year +38.8%+48.1%+45.3% +12.3%
3 years +57.9%+39.4%+338.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.5%+11.7%+63.8% +23.3%
5 years +120.9%+82.1%+1,003.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.2%+12.7%+61.7% +10.9%
10 years +107.4%+91.0%+166.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.6%+6.7%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSHELTTEYPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%24.9%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%24.6%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.34-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.701.931.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.0%-28.4%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-1.5%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $108.17$93.79$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $70.31$60.99$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.

MultipleSHELTTEYPF
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 13.0x 18.0xmedian 13.0x 0.0xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.9x 3.4xmedian 5.9x 4.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 11.1x 6.3xmedian 11.1x 10.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 2.27 -1.55median 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 monthsSHELTTEYPF
Revenue $169.08B $115.93B $9.34T
Gross profit $99.74B $115.93B $4.19T
Operating income $65.44B $54.64B $2.56T
Net income $17.88B $18.10B $2.25T
Free cash flow -$92.27B $32.15B $1.83B
R&D $1.14B $228.00M $102.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.18 $4.37 –
Cash & equivalents $31.37B $27.68B $1.95T
Total debt $73.08B $259.58B $14.96T
Shares (diluted) 2.97B 2.57B –
Enterprise value $240.10B $85.04B $12.97B

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
MetricSHELTTEYPF
P/E 12.7x 18.0x 0.0x
P/FCF -3.2x 6.3x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 6.2x 2.6x
P/S 1.8x 1.8x 0.0x
P/B 1.6x 1.6x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.6x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 3.4x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 4.3x 5.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF -3.6x 7.3x 8,182x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 7.1x 2,081x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 -1.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHELTTEYPF
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.6% 13.8% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -14.9% 598.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 13.8% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 2.8% 747.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.8% 13.9% 123.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 0.7% 843.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.6% 38.7% 3,481%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 111.8% -3.2% 813.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.2% 72.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.9% -11.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 17.2% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -5.0% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 19.1% 2,961%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -4.4% -37.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHELTTEYPF
Gross margin 59.0% 100.0% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 45.9% 59.8% 32.5%
Operating margin 38.7% 47.1% 27.4%
Pretax margin 23.6% 28.9% 27.1%
Net margin 14.4% 9.7% 18.2%
FCF margin -54.6% 27.7% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 29.1% 28.5% 0.1%
Return on equity 10.1% 8.9% 9.7%
Return on assets 4.7% 3.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 22.6% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 25.4% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.8x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHELTTEYPF
Debt / assets 19.2% 20.1% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.5x 4.9x
Debt / FCF -0.8x 2.0x 8,172x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 58.3% 60.5%
Equity / assets 47.5% 41.7% 39.5%
Interest coverage 11.0x 23,923,370x 2,243x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 31.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHELTTEYPF
Dividend yield 2.9% 5.6% –
Net buyback yield 6.5% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 9.4% 6.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.9% 44.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -9.3% 24.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.4% 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 2.3% –

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.

ConsensusSHELTTEYPF
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.02FY2026 $11.64FY2026 $7.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +90.8%FY2026 +68.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% -7.9% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $339.70BFY2026 $203.15BFY2026 $20.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +3.2% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHELTTEYPF
Held by institutions 13.0% 46.3% 15.2%
Institutions holding 1,522 1,002 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +3.8% +29.8%
Institutions buying 679 457 96
Institutions selling 535 354 44
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.29 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.

SHELTTEYPF
SHEL 1.00 0.74 0.51
TTE 0.74 1.00 0.46
YPF 0.51 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHEL, TTE and YPF?

Shell (SHEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shell (SHEL) $310.36B, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) $204.46B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHEL, TTE and YPF?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shell (SHEL) 12.8x, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 18.2x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Shell (SHEL) 8.7x, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 7.9x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TotalEnergies SE (TTE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shell (SHEL) -15.6%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) +13.8%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Shell (SHEL) 14.4%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 9.7%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) leads (Shell (SHEL) 13.1%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 22.6%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TotalEnergies SE (TTE) returned the most: Shell (SHEL) +38.8%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) +48.1%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +45.3%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Shell (SHEL) +17.2%/yr, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) +12.7%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TotalEnergies SE (TTE) has the highest dividend yield: Shell (SHEL) 0.03%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 0.04%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%. 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%, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) 24.9%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHEL, TTE 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, TotalEnergies SE (TTE) leads on 5. 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.