Shell plc (SHEL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025)
Shell's (SHEL) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $153.5 billion in Q4 2025, down 3.34% on a YoY basis from $158.8 billion in Q4 2024, and down 3.34% quarter-over-quarter from $158.8 billion in Q4 2024.
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Shell plc (SHEL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Shell (SHEL) has reported Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $153.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Retained Earnings fell 3.34% year-over-year to $153.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $153.5 billion (down 3.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $153.5 billion, down 3.34% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings eased to $153.5 billion in Q4 2025 per SHEL's latest filing, from $158.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $169.5 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $153.0 billion in Q4 2021.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $160.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $158.8 billion in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Retained Earnings increased 10.75% in 2022, then decreased 4.27% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $153.0 billion in 2021, then rose by 10.75% to $169.5 billion in 2022, then fell by 2.1% to $165.9 billion in 2023, then decreased by 4.27% to $158.8 billion in 2024, then retreated by 3.34% to $153.5 billion in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered $153.5 billion, $158.8 billion, and $165.9 billion for Q4 2025, Q4 2024, and Q4 2023 respectively.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 153.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 158.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 165.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 169.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 153.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 142.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 172.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 182.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 177.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 175.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 180.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 186.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 183.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 187.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 175.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 171.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 169.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 23.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 140.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 127.63 Bn |