Shell plc (SHEL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2011 - 2026)

Shell (SHEL) has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 15 consecutive years, with $6.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 12.2% year-over-year to $6.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $6.6 billion (down 12.2% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.2 billion, up 19.19% from the prior year.
• Long-Term Deferred Tax eased to $6.6 billion in Q2 2026 per SHEL's latest filing, from $8.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax topped out at $8.6 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $5.9 billion in Q2 2024.
• Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $7.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $6.9 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Long-Term Deferred Tax slumped 40.42% in 2022, then rose 27.79% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $7.8 billion in 2022, then decreased by 17.42% to $6.5 billion in 2023, then gained by 6.24% to $6.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 19.19% to $8.2 billion in 2025, then decreased by 19.17% to $6.6 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods registered $6.6 billion, $8.2 billion, and $7.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.