Shell (SHEL) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
Shell's Income Taxes Paid came in at -$3.22 billion for Q3 2026, compared with -$2.67 billion a year earlier.
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Shell (SHEL) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Shell reported Income Taxes Paid of -$620 million; for FY2025, it came in at $11.64 billion, down 3.0% from FY2024.
- Income Taxes Paid carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income Taxes Paid was $12 billion in FY2024 (-12.5%), $13.71 billion in FY2023 (+4.5%), $13.12 billion in FY2022 (+139.6%) and $5.48 billion in FY2021 (+66.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Income Taxes Paid since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Income Taxes Paid increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 6.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income Taxes Paid over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 166.4%), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a decline of 20.7%).
- Business Quant data shows SHEL's Income Taxes Paid at $2.93 billion (Q2 2026), $2.3 billion (Q1 2026) and -$2.64 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | - |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | -3.22 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | -1.32 Bn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | - |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | -6.54 Bn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 541.47 Mn |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | - |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.77 Bn | 64.46 Bn | - | 1.29 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.48 Bn |
API Access
Shell Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();