SHEL vs XOM vs PSX Stock Comparison

Shell, ExxonMobil Holdings and Phillips 66 Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SHEL Shell plc
$108.17 +13.4% 1M +42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$315.16B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.08B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$183.20 +13.6% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$769.56B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
1 win
PSX Phillips 66
$283.13 +10.4% 1M +108.5% 1Y
Market cap
$115.51B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Shell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Shell 6, Phillips 66 5, ExxonMobil Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHELXOMPSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $315.16B $769.56B $115.51B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 23.5x 16.3x SHEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 13.9x 8.8x PSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.6% +9.1% +15.5% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 8.9% 4.5% SHEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 11.1% -181.5% SHEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.4x -0.1x PSX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% SHEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.9% +58.0% +108.5% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +23.8%/yr +27.9%/yr PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 25.8% 31.9% SHEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 51/100 42/100 SHEL

Percentile Scorecard

SHELXOMPSX

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

AxisSHELXOMPSX
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 30 #70 of 99 29 #71 of 99
Growth 73 #27 of 97 51 #48 of 97 85 #15 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 96 57 #42 of 96 28 #69 of 96
Financial Health 62 #39 of 102 76 #25 of 102 23 #79 of 102
Shareholder Returns 61 #30 of 76 40 #46 of 76 43 #44 of 76
Overall 63 51 42
  • SHEL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PSX 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

PeriodSHELXOMPSXSPY
1 month +13.4%+13.6%+10.4% -1.0%
3 months +22.4%+16.7%+36.9% +2.9%
6 months +21.4%+23.0%+73.9% +6.4%
Year to date +47.2%+52.2%+119.4% +11.4%
1 year +42.9%+58.0%+108.5% +13.1%
3 years +62.2%+69.0%+153.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.5%+19.1%+36.3% +21.5%
5 years +122.2%+190.2%+241.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.3%+23.8%+27.9% +10.9%
10 years +112.8%+111.5%+252.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.8%+7.8%+13.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSHELXOMPSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%25.8%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%25.9%28.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.15-0.68-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.892.243.40 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.0%-20.7%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-4.7% -2.5%
52-week high $108.17$183.20$297.20 $779.14
52-week low $70.31$113.68$127.75 $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.

MultipleSHELXOMPSX
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 13.1x 23.3xmedian 13.1x 16.0xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 5.7x 10.4xmedian 5.7x -1.1xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 11.1x 24.7xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 2.24 -1.65median 2.24 -1.64median 2.24

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 monthsSHELXOMPSX
Revenue $169.08B $368.76B $156.36B
Gross profit $99.74B – $24.12B
Operating income $65.44B – -$123.35B
Net income $17.88B $33.73B $7.19B
Free cash flow -$92.27B $30.55B $6.39B
R&D $1.14B $973.00M –
EPS (diluted) $8.18 $7.41 $17.62
Cash & equivalents $31.37B $10.59B $4.10B
Total debt $73.08B $175.60B $20.57B
Shares (diluted) 2.97B 4.42B 402.62M
Enterprise value $244.90B $726.04B $103.30B

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
MetricSHELXOMPSX
P/E 13.1x 23.3x 16.0x
P/FCF -3.3x 24.7x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 12.6x 12.7x
P/S 1.8x 2.0x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 2.8x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.8x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 10.4x -1.1x
EV/EBIT 6.5x 17.0x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF -3.7x 25.7x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 13.1x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 -1.65 -1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHELXOMPSX
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.6% 9.1% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -0.7% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% – 53.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.8% – -5.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% – -1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.6% 4.4% 293.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 111.8% -14.1% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.2% 5.6% 318.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.9% -14.1% -9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 10.0% 165.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -4.1% -3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 4.9% 329.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -13.0% -7.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHELXOMPSX
Gross margin 59.0% – 15.4%
EBITDA margin 45.9% 20.5% -77.1%
Operating margin 38.7% – -78.9%
Pretax margin 23.6% 12.3% 5.7%
Net margin 14.4% 8.9% 4.5%
FCF margin -54.6% 8.3% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.1% 16.2% 5.7%
Return on equity 10.1% 12.8% 23.1%
Return on assets 4.7% 7.3% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 11.1% -181.5%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 12.3% -191.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHELXOMPSX
Debt / assets 19.2% 9.1% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF -0.8x 1.4x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 52.5% 42.7% 60.0%
Equity / assets 47.5% 57.3% 40.0%
Interest coverage 11.0x 59.5x -106.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.92 -0.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHELXOMPSX
Dividend yield 2.8% 2.2% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 6.3% 2.7% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 9.1% 5.0% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.9% 51.1% 27.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -9.3% 56.4% 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.4% 0.0% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 5.0% 1.8%

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.

ConsensusSHELXOMPSX
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.78FY2026 $13.15FY2026 $32.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +87.0%FY2026 +88.1%FY2026 +401.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.1% -16.4% -1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $335.50BFY2026 $443.98BFY2026 $165.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.0% -15.0% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHELXOMPSX
Held by institutions 13.0% 63.9% 78.8%
Institutions holding 1,522 4,226 2,102
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% -2.2% +1.3%
Institutions buying 679 2,041 967
Institutions selling 535 1,744 729
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.17 1.33

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.

SHELXOMPSX
SHEL 1.00 0.68 0.40
XOM 0.68 1.00 0.58
PSX 0.40 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHEL, XOM and PSX?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shell (SHEL) $315.16B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $769.56B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $115.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHEL, XOM and PSX?

Shell (SHEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shell (SHEL) 13.0x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.5x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phillips 66 (PSX) is cheapest (Shell (SHEL) 9.2x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips 66 (PSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shell (SHEL) -15.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest net margin (Shell (SHEL) 14.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Shell (SHEL) leads (Shell (SHEL) 13.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%, Phillips 66 (PSX) -181.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: Shell (SHEL) +42.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.0%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +108.5%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (Shell (SHEL) +17.3%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.8%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +27.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shell (SHEL) has the highest dividend yield: Shell (SHEL) 0.03%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shell (SHEL) has been the steadiest (Shell (SHEL) 22.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.8%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHEL, XOM and PSX?

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 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.