Shell (SHEL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Shell (SHEL) posted Cash & Current Investments of $36.43 billion for Q3 2026, compared with -$33.05 billion a year earlier and down 10.9% from the prior quarter.
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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 shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Shell's Cash & Current Investments was $48.78 billion in FY2024 (+25.8%), $38.77 billion in FY2023 (-3.7%), $40.25 billion in FY2022 (+8.9%) and $36.97 billion in FY2021 (+16.1%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has run from a low of -$42.25 billion in Q3 2024 to a high of $48.78 billion in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments increased in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 5.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 25.8%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 35.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior quarters was $40.86 billion (Q2 2026), $23.12 billion (Q1 2026) and $39.33 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | 12.15 Bn |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | 36.43 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | 37.80 Bn |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 19.99 Bn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 7.69 Bn |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 24.00 Bn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 3.18 Bn |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 5.85 Bn |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.77 Bn | 64.46 Bn | - | 8.00 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36.43 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();