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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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DateValue
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