Shell (SHEL) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Shell (SHEL) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $2.91 billion in Q2 2026, down 5.4% from $3.08 billion a year earlier but up 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Shell (SHEL) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Shell's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $12.45 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $12.61 billion, up 1.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $12.44 billion in FY2024 (-7.4%), $13.43 billion in FY2023 (+4.3%), $12.88 billion in FY2022 (+13.7%) and $11.33 billion in FY2021 (+14.6%).
- Quarterly Selling, General & Administrative has ranged from $2.8 billion in Q1 2026 to $3.6 billion in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 31.6% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 11.1% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.8 billion (Q1 2026), $3.43 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.3 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 746.42 Bn | 702.90 Bn | - | 2.48 Bn |
| 2 | Chevron | 442.96 Bn | 415.08 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 3 | Shell | 313.69 Bn | 243.43 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.00 Bn | 80.58 Bn | 61.77 Bn | - |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 177.72 Bn | 150.43 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 188.00 Mn |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 121.70 Bn | 36.16 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 117.59 Bn | 105.38 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 538.00 Mn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 112.49 Bn | 109.50 Bn | 8.84 Bn | 114.95 Mn |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 94.96 Bn | 80.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Eni Spa | 89.38 Bn | 33.94 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.89 Bn |
API Access
Shell Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();