Shell (SHEL) Dividends Paid - Common (2017 - 2026)
Shell's Dividends Paid - Common was $2.16 billion in Q2 2026, up 2.0% from $2.12 billion a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Shell (SHEL) Dividends Paid - Common (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Shell's Dividends Paid - Common was $8.57 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $8.62 billion, down 4.0% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $8.98 billion in FY2024 (-1.9%), $9.15 billion in FY2023 (+22.2%), $7.49 billion in FY2022 (+12.3%) and $6.67 billion in FY2021 (-12.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common was higher in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 1.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 50.9%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 3.6%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 694.97 Bn | 658.18 Bn | - | 4.30 Bn |
| 2 | Shell | 570.13 Bn | 500.87 Bn | 92.16 Bn | 2.16 Bn |
| 3 | Chevron | 418.82 Bn | 396.62 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 189.94 Bn | 73.07 Bn | 61.77 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 176.22 Bn | 126.56 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 161.10 Bn | 133.81 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 110.98 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 508.00 Mn |
| 8 | Equinor Asa | 107.54 Bn | 22.06 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.35 Bn | 100.30 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 86.21 Bn | 72.00 Bn | - | -706.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.99 Bn |
API Access
Shell Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();