Growth Metrics

Shell (SHEL) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Shell filings provide 18 years of Net Cash Flow readings, the most recent being -$3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow fell 297.06% to -$3.8 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$6.3 billion, a 36.17% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$9.8 billion, up 82.41% from a year prior.
  • Net Cash Flow hit -$3.8 billion in Q1 2026 for Shell, up from -$5.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $3.2 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$10.2 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Median Net Cash Flow over the past 5 years was -$1.5 billion (2024), compared with a mean of -$2.1 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Cash Flow: crashed 767.51% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 137.26% in 2025.
  • Shell's Net Cash Flow stood at -$10.2 billion in 2022, then dropped by 0.01% to -$10.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 122.37% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then plummeted by 332.03% to -$5.3 billion in 2025, then increased by 28.74% to -$3.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Net Cash Flow were -$3.8 billion (Q1 2026), -$5.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.7 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.