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How Shell plc stacks up
SHEL · against 4 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
56/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #4 of 5 · scores higher than 25% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score2 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including SHEL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 56?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Its metrics sit close to the Energy norm.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 10.3% vs peer median 11.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 4.8% vs peer median 4.4%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 75% of peers. Return on invested capital: 17.2% vs peer median 9.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SHEL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SHEL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 5 reported | 17.2% | 16.6% | 75% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 6 reported | 10.3% | 11.2% | 20% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 4 reported | 4.8% | 5.5% | 33% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 4 reported | 14.3% | 14.3% | 67% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 6 reported | 26.1% | 35.8% | 0% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SHEL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 163.7B EUR (≈$180.1B) | 95 | 70 | |
| 2 | 173.5B USD | 71 | 65 | |
| 3 | 441.9B USD | 57 | 57 | |
| 4 | 297.1B USD | 56 | 53 | |
| 5 | 204.7B USD | 48 | 44 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score