Shell plc (SHEL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Shell's (SHEL) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 28.64% in Q2 2026, up 875.0% on a YoY basis from 2.94% in Q2 2025, and up 23.09% quarter-over-quarter from 23.27% in Q1 2026.
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Shell plc (SHEL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shell (SHEL) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 28.64% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 875.0% year-over-year to 28.64%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 23.8% (down 279.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 74.01%, up 7819.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 28.64% in Q2 2026 per SHEL's latest filing, from 23.27% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 86.89% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 63.81% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.78% across 5 years, with a median of 21.39% in 2025.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Margin: up 8535 bps in 2024, down 11617 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 47.41% in 2022, then sank by 35 bps to 63.81% in 2023, then surged by 169 bps to 44.29% in 2024, then slumped by 55 bps to 19.89% in 2025, then soared by 44 bps to 28.64% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 28.64%, 23.27%, and 19.89% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -29.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -63.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 86.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -47.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -60.87% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.16% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -129.17% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -6.80% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 22.83% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -71.75% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -62.63% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -27.08% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -101.28% |