Common stock
Shell plc (SHEL)
Shell plc trades as SHEL on NYSE. This page collects what it has actually paid — every recorded payment, the calendar-year totals, the forward and trailing 12-month yields side by side against the last price, and the dates already declared.
Price as of Aug 25, 2026 (6 hours ago) · supplied by fmp. Quotes may be delayed. Verify with your broker before acting on anything here.
The two yields above are different measurements and are not interchangeable. The forward yield annualises the last regular payment; the trailing 12-month yield counts the cash actually paid over the last 365 days. Neither is an interest rate, a bond's yield to maturity or an index effective yield, and none of those may be compared with these as like for like. See how we compute these numbers.
Our stored payment history for SHEL begins in 1985. The run of increases above ends inside that history rather than at its edge, so the figure is measured within what we hold and is not a floor. A streak is counted on the split-adjusted payment, so a share split does not read as a cut.
A yield is just a payment divided by a price, so it moves every day even when the payment does not. The forward number is an estimate of the next twelve months; the trailing number is what was actually paid over the last twelve. Ex-date is the cut-off: own the shares before it and the next payment is yours, buy on or after it and the seller keeps it.
What SHEL is
Shell plc, a distinguished energy and petrochemical corporation, is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and was originally founded in 1907. Known as Royal Dutch Shell plc until its name change in January 2022, the company maintains a formidable global presence, conducting operations across Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and both North and South America. Its comprehensive business activities are categorized into several key divisions: Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions. Shell's core operations involve the exploration for and extraction of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Beyond production, the company is deeply involved in the marketing, transportation, and strategic infrastructure development required to deliver these energy resources to consumers. This includes the manufacturing of gas-to-liquids fuels and a variety of other refined products. Shell also operates a substantial trading arm, dealing in commodities such as natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), crude oil, electricity, and carbon emission rights. Its refining capabilities convert crude oil and various feedstocks into a wide range of essential products, including gasoline, diesel, aviation and marine fuels, lubricants, bitumen, and sulfur, while also developing low-carbon fuel alternatives. In the chemical sector, Shell is a significant producer of petrochemicals for industrial use, manufacturing base chemicals like ethylene, propylene, and aromatics, alongside intermediate chemicals such as styrene monomer, propylene oxide, and various solvents. The company also manages oil sands assets. Looking to the future of energy, Shell is actively investing in and developing renewable solutions. This includes generating electricity from wind and solar power, pioneering hydrogen production and sales, and establishing a network of electric vehicle charging services. Furthermore, Shell promotes LNG as a viable fuel source for heavy
SHEL is a common stock. Any income comes from a dividend the board declares out of the company's profits and cash flow. There is no obligation to declare one, no par value to fall back on, and no arrears to make up if a payment is skipped — the board simply decides each period. That discretion is what separates a dividend from a coupon.
Four dates matter: the declaration date the board announces it, the ex-dividend date after which new buyers do not receive the payment, the record date that fixes the holder list, and the pay date the cash arrives. Qualifying US corporate dividends held long enough are taxed at long-term capital-gains rates as qualified dividends. Read how dividend stocks work.
Figures on this page are computed by Income Investing from the payment history and last price stored in our own database; the payment records come from fmp and the price from fmp, last recomputed Aug 25, 2026. They describe what has been paid, not what will be paid. Yield, payout ratio, our data sources and our methodology are explained elsewhere on the site.
Payment history
Each row is one payment as recorded by our data provider, newest first. The final column compares it with the nearest payment about a year earlier.
The table lists the 24 most recent recorded dividends for SHEL, newest first, with ex-dates running from Nov 12, 2020 to Aug 14, 2026. The latest is $0.7812 per share in USD, ex-date Aug 14, 2026, pay date Sep 21, 2026. Measured against the nearest payment about a year earlier, 22 are higher, 2 lower and 0 unchanged; the remaining 0 have no comparable payment in the record. None is flagged as a special or one-off payment. Payment records supplied by fmp.
How to read this table: one row is one payment, newest at the top, and the amount is what a single share received on that one date. It is not an annual figure — the yearly ones are in the tiles above and in the totals further down. A row marked Special is a one-off the issuer chose to make rather than part of the regular schedule, which is why it is left out of the year-on-year comparison and out of those yearly totals. Whether the amount repeats for several rows or moves every time is a fact about the structure rather than a sign of health: a company usually resets its dividend once a year, while a fund's distribution can change with every payment.
| Ex-dateOwn it before this day and this payment is yours. | Pay date | Amount per shareWhat one share received on that date, before tax. | Cadence tagged by provider | Type | vs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | $0.7812 | Quarterly | Regular | +9.11% |
| May 22, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | $0.7812 | Quarterly | Regular | +9.11% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | $0.7440 | Quarterly | Regular | +3.91% |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | $0.7160 | Quarterly | Regular | +4.07% |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | $0.7160 | Quarterly | Regular | +4.07% |
| May 16, 2025 | Jun 23, 2025 | $0.7160 | Quarterly | Regular | +4.07% |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 | $0.7160 | Quarterly | Regular | +4.07% |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | $0.6880 | Quarterly | Regular | +3.93% |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | $0.6880 | Quarterly | Regular | +3.93% |
| May 16, 2024 | Jun 24, 2024 | $0.6880 | Quarterly | Regular | +19.65% |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 | $0.6880 | Quarterly | Regular | +19.65% |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | $0.6620 | Quarterly | Regular | +32.40% |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 | $0.6620 | Quarterly | Regular | +32.40% |
| May 18, 2023 | Jun 26, 2023 | $0.5750 | Quarterly | Regular | +15.00% |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 | $0.5750 | Quarterly | Regular | +19.79% |
| Nov 09, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $0.5000 | Quarterly | Regular | +4.17% |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 | $0.5000 | Quarterly | Regular | +4.17% |
| May 19, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 | $0.5000 | Quarterly | Regular | +44.09% |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Mar 28, 2022 | $0.4800 | Quarterly | Regular | +44.14% |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | $0.4800 | Quarterly | Regular | +44.14% |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Sep 20, 2021 | $0.4800 | Quarterly | Regular | +50.00% |
| May 13, 2021 | Jun 21, 2021 | $0.3470 | Quarterly | Regular | +8.44% |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 29, 2021 | $0.3330 | Quarterly | Regular | -64.57% |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 | $0.3330 | Quarterly | Regular | -64.57% |
The cadence column is the tag our provider attached to that individual payment (fmp), not the security's established schedule. The two can disagree, which is why the cadence shown in the tiles above is only accepted after three consecutive payments were tagged the same way.
A blank comparison means there was no comparable payment within sixty days of the same point a year earlier — a new payer, a changed cadence, or a gap in the record. Special and one-off payments are labelled and are excluded from the comparison.
Dividends by calendar year
Calendar-year totals, bucketed by ex-dividend date: every regular dividend whose ex-dividend date fell in that year, for the last ten complete years on record. These are amounts actually paid, never a forward estimate, and they are not the issuer's own annual dividend figure.
The chart covers 10 complete calendar years for SHEL, 2016 to 2025, per share, in USD. Each bar totals the regular dividends with an ex-dividend date in that calendar year. The year is assigned by ex-dividend date, which is not necessarily the issuer's own dividend year. Our stored payment history for SHEL begins in 1985. The total went from $3.76 in 2016 to $2.86 in 2025 — 24% lower. Within that span 4 years were higher than the year before and 2 lower. The three most recent years shown are 2023 $2.47, 2024 $2.75 and 2025 $2.86. The current year is still in progress and is left out, and special or one-off payments are excluded. This is a record of what was paid, not a projection. Every year shown holds the 4 dividends a quarterly cadence implies, so no year on this chart is short or long because a payment shifted across a year end.
Each bar, and each row underneath it, is one calendar year of regular payments added together for a single share. Read left to right and you are reading whether the payment has grown, held or been cut — a record of what was paid, never a forecast of what will be. One thing to watch for: a year here is decided by the date the payment went ex, so when that date slips across a year end one year holds an extra payment and its neighbour is one short while the payment itself never moved. Any year where that has happened is drawn as a dashed bar and marked with an asterisk, and it is the usual reason these totals differ from the annual figure the issuer itself publishes.
| Year | Paid per share that yearEvery regular payment dated in that year, added up, for one share. | Payments in the yearA count that differs from the usual one means a payment moved across a year end. | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3.76 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | $3.76 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | $3.76 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | $3.76 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | $1.91 | 4 | -49.12% |
| 2021 | $1.64 | 4 | -14.27% |
| 2022 | $1.98 | 4 | +20.73% |
| 2023 | $2.47 | 4 | +24.95% |
| 2024 | $2.75 | 4 | +11.24% |
| 2025 | $2.86 | 4 | +4.07% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Every row in this table is on the same basis — cash actually paid per share over the last 365 days, divided by that security's last price — so the column can be read down. Forward estimates are deliberately not used here, because they exist for some securities and not others and a mixed column would invite a comparison that does not hold. A dash means no payment was recorded in the last 365 days, or no price is on file. Open a security to see both of its yields.
Where these are traded
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