Shell (SHEL) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2018)
Shell's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.08 for Q2 2026, down 29.5% from 0.12 a year earlier and down 58.8% from the prior quarter.
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Shell (SHEL) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Shell reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.13, up 2.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.14.
- Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.09 in FY2022 and 0.10 in FY2021 (-30.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q2 2021.
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 6.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 30.6%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 29.5%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 779.83 Bn | 736.31 Bn | - | 0.25 |
| 2 | Chevron | 463.69 Bn | 435.81 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 0.19 |
| 3 | Shell | 319.66 Bn | 179.93 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 208.05 Bn | 79.13 Bn | 31,614.00 | - |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 186.47 Bn | 159.17 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 0.23 |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 126.28 Bn | 39.13 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Canadian Natural Resources | 117.10 Bn | 114.11 Bn | 8.84 Bn | 0.14 |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 111.73 Bn | 95.51 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 0.08 |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 96.42 Bn | 82.16 Bn | - | 0.10 |
| 10 | Eni Spa | 91.57 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.40 |
API Access
Shell FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();