Explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids globally. Manufactures gas-to-liquids fuels and a variety of other refined petroleum products. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (1% a year).
The gap is $74.4B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 15.1× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 93% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 8% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
It pays out $3.02 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 1% a year on average — the report card’s higher growth grade leans on profit power instead.
On our five-subject report card, SHEL sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: SHEL is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.