Shell (SHEL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Shell (SHEL) posted Cash & Current Investments of $40.86 billion for Q2 2026, down 3.0% from $42.13 billion a year earlier but up 19.5% from the prior quarter.
Shell (SHEL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Shell's Cash & Current Investments came in at $39.33 billion, down 19.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Shell's Cash & Current Investments was $48.78 billion in FY2024 (-9.4%), $53.87 billion in FY2023 (-16.7%), $64.68 billion in FY2022 (+33.8%) and $48.34 billion in FY2021 (+28.5%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has run from a low of -$32.02 billion in Q3 2024 to a high of $64.68 billion in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 14.3% over the last six quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 55.3%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 23.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior quarters was $34.2 billion (Q1 2026), $39.33 billion (Q4 2025) and -$23.95 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 694.97 Bn | 658.18 Bn | - | 10.59 Bn |
| 2 | Shell | 570.13 Bn | 500.87 Bn | 92.16 Bn | 40.86 Bn |
| 3 | Chevron | 418.82 Bn | 396.62 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 8.53 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 189.94 Bn | 73.07 Bn | 61.77 Bn | 31.72 Bn |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 176.22 Bn | 126.56 Bn | - | 15.57 Bn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 161.10 Bn | 133.81 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 7.69 Bn |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 110.98 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 8 | Equinor Asa | 107.54 Bn | 22.06 Bn | - | 23.73 Bn |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.35 Bn | 100.30 Bn | 15.40 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 86.21 Bn | 72.00 Bn | - | 5.37 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -33.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 48.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -42.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -43.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 40.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -35.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -38.07 Bn |
Shell Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "SHEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();