Shell (SHEL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Shell's (SHEL) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $10.0 billion in Q2 2026, up 271.79% YoY from $2.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 337.82% on a QoQ basis from -$4.2 billion in Q1 2026.

Shell (SHEL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shell (SHEL) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $10.0 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 271.79% year-over-year to $10.0 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$9.1 billion (up 62.29% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $18.9 billion, down 3.34% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures rose to $10.0 billion in Q2 2026, from -$4.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $10.0 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of -$11.6 billion in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.5 billion and a median of -$5.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures tumbled 57.77% — and 2026, when it surged 271.79%.
  • Tracing SHEL's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at -$10.9 billion in 2022, then slipped by 6.57% to -$11.6 billion in 2023, then climbed by 20.81% to -$9.2 billion in 2024, then dropped by 8.49% to -$10.0 billion in 2025, then surged by 200.0% to $10.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $10.0 billion (Q2 2026), -$4.2 billion (Q1 2026), and -$10.0 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,308.33 Bn -5,263.99 Bn 11.34 Bn -4.51 Bn
2 ExxonMobil Holdings 651.52 Bn 649.70 Bn - 6.47 Bn
3 Chevron 382.50 Bn 382.83 Bn 20.34 Bn 4.06 Bn
4 Eni Spa 205.81 Bn 195.97 Bn - -
5 Shell 102.19 Bn 62.32 Bn 30.13 Bn 9.99 Bn
6 Equinor Asa 98.30 Bn 89.04 Bn - -2.87 Bn
7 Suncor Energy 78.77 Bn 76.39 Bn 6.68 Bn -814.52 Mn
8 Imperial Oil 61.22 Bn 60.47 Bn - 346.37 Mn
9 TotalEnergies SE 25.61 Bn -6.11 Bn 18.79 Bn 4.23 Bn
10 Ypf Sociedad Anonima 20.09 Bn 18.40 Bn 1.76 Bn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 9.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 9.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -4.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -4.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -9.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -9.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -5.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -5.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -9.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -9.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.49 Bn