Shell (SHEL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Shell's Cash & Equivalents was $36.43 billion in Q3 2026, compared with -$33.05 billion a year earlier and up 16.1% from the prior quarter.
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Shell (SHEL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Equivalents at Shell came in at $30.22 billion, down 22.7% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Equivalents was $39.11 billion in FY2024 (+0.9%), $38.77 billion in FY2023 (-3.7%), $40.25 billion in FY2022 (+8.9%) and $36.97 billion in FY2021 (+16.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 14.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 23.8%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 35.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, SHEL's Cash & Equivalents in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $31.37 billion (Q2 2026), $23.12 billion (Q1 2026) and $30.22 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (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 | 34.21 Bn |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 13.34 Bn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 6.57 Bn |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 6.30 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 | 31.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -33.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.11 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 & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();