Shell (SHEL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Shell's Return on Sales [ROS] was 37.34% in Q3 2026, down 508.39 percentage points from 545.73% a year earlier but up 14.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Shell (SHEL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Sales [ROS] at Shell came in at -13.37%, up 43.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +67.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -57.30% in FY2024 (+1.70 pp), -59.00% in FY2023 (-6.93 pp), -52.07% in FY2022 (+7.67 pp) and -59.75% in FY2021 (+21.52 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -28300.00% (Q4 2023) and 545.73% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3594.81 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 59894.67 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 28287.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SHEL's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 22.64% (Q2 2026), 23.27% (Q1 2026) and 210.75% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | 18.93% |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.54% |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | -7,653,464.41% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 7.15% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 36.02% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 78.41% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 14.27% |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.77 Bn | 64.46 Bn | - | 46.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 977.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 225.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 404.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1,817.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -57.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -52.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -857.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2,681.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -63.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5,473.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -43.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -104.88% |
API Access
Shell Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "SHEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();