Shell (SHEL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) will likely be announcing its Trading Update results before the market opens on Thursday, October 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.46 per share and revenue of $70.5006 billion for the quarter. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Trading Update earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM ET.

Shell (NYSE:SHEL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The energy company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $66.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $69.31 billion. Shell had a return on equity of 10.67% and a net margin of 4.93%. On average, analysts expect Shell to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Shell Stock Performance

SHEL opened at $74.50 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $72.53 and its 200-day moving average is $69.80. The stock has a market cap of $216.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Shell has a twelve month low of $58.54 and a twelve month high of $75.08.

Shell Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a dividend of $0.716 per share. This represents a $2.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Shell’s payout ratio is 64.41%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in Shell by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 137,086 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $9,652,000 after purchasing an additional 7,179 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Shell by 70.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 32,564 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,386,000 after purchasing an additional 13,419 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Shell by 31.6% in the 2nd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 11,900 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $838,000 after purchasing an additional 2,857 shares during the period. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Shell by 51.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,463 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 2,545 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.60% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on SHEL shares. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Shell from $82.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. HSBC reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $78.30 price objective (down previously from $78.90) on shares of Shell in a research note on Monday, August 4th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Shell from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Melius assumed coverage on shares of Shell in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “hold” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Shell in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.41.

About Shell

Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and Rest of the Americas. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions segments. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; markets and transports oil and gas; produces gas-to-liquids fuels and other products; and operates upstream and midstream infrastructure to deliver gas to market.