Shell (SHEL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Shell's (SHEL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.0 billion in Q2 2026, down 63.6% YoY from $8.3 billion in Q2 2025, and down 65.28% on a QoQ basis from $8.7 billion in Q1 2026.

Shell (SHEL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shell (SHEL) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $3.0 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 63.6% year-over-year to $3.0 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $30.6 billion (down 14.7% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $13.8 billion, down 94.68% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $3.0 billion in Q2 2026, from $8.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $76.9 billion in Q2 2022 to a low of $3.0 billion in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $22.8 billion and a median of $9.6 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 583.62% in 2024, down 87.26% in 2024.
  • Tracing SHEL's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $11.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 1.95% to $10.9 billion in 2023, then slipped by 13.74% to $9.4 billion in 2024, then climbed by 2.13% to $9.6 billion in 2025, then sank by 68.53% to $3.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $3.0 billion (Q2 2026), $8.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $9.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,308.33 Bn -5,263.99 Bn 11.34 Bn -3.48 Bn
2 ExxonMobil Holdings 651.52 Bn 649.70 Bn - 78.17 Bn
3 Chevron 382.50 Bn 382.83 Bn 20.34 Bn 44.66 Bn
4 Eni Spa 205.81 Bn 195.97 Bn - -
5 Shell 102.19 Bn 62.32 Bn 30.13 Bn 3.02 Bn
6 Equinor Asa 98.30 Bn 89.04 Bn - -22.18 Bn
7 Suncor Energy 78.77 Bn 76.39 Bn 6.68 Bn 1.27 Bn
8 Imperial Oil 61.22 Bn 60.47 Bn - 8.18 Bn
9 TotalEnergies SE 25.61 Bn -6.11 Bn 18.79 Bn 95.00 Mn
10 Ypf Sociedad Anonima 20.09 Bn 18.40 Bn 1.76 Bn -311.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 3.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 8.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 9.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 9.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 8.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 9.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 9.60 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 9.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 63.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 10.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 10.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 70.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 9.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 11.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 9.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 76.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 72.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 57.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 50.88 Bn