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Shell Q3 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q3 2025 earnings summary30 Oct, 2025

Executive summary

  • Adjusted earnings reached $5.4 billion in Q3 2025, with net income attributable to shareholders at $5.3 billion, driven by strong operational performance, higher trading margins, and record upstream and LNG production.

  • Cash flow from operations was $12.2 billion and free cash flow $10.0 billion, with net debt reduced to $41.2 billion and gearing at 18.8%.

  • Marketing delivered its second-highest quarterly adjusted earnings in over a decade, while chemicals and downstream segments continued to face margin and seasonal challenges.

  • Portfolio simplification advanced with the sale of 400 retail sites, Colonial Pipeline interest, and completion of the Nigerian onshore (SPDC) sale.

  • A new $3.5 billion share buyback program was announced, marking the 16th consecutive quarter of at least $3 billion in buybacks.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 2025 revenue was $68.2 billion, adjusted EBITDA $14.8 billion, and adjusted earnings per share $0.93, with a dividend per share of $0.358.

  • Total shareholder distributions in Q3 2025 were $5.7 billion, including $3.6 billion in share buybacks and $2.1 billion in dividends.

  • Free cash flow for nine months 2025 was $21.8 billion, and operating expenses for Q3 2025 were $9.3 billion.

  • ROACE for Q3 2025 was 9.4%.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year 2025 cash capital expenditure is expected to be $20–$22 billion, with Q4 2025 guidance for Integrated Gas production at 920–980 kboe/d, Upstream at 1,770–1,970 kboe/d, and Marketing sales at 2,500–3,000 kb/d.

  • Refinery utilization expected at 87–95% and chemicals plant utilization at 71–79% for Q4 2025.

  • Ongoing focus on cost reduction in chemicals, with further OpEx and CapEx cuts planned to achieve free cash flow neutrality by 2026.

  • Ambition to achieve over 10% nFCF per share growth annually through 2030 and a 15–20% reduction in net carbon intensity of sold products by 2030.

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Over 100 Years in Oil and Gas

Royal Dutch Shell, commonly known as Shell, is a British international energy company that has been part of the oil and gas industry for over a century. Shell's vast operations include the exploration, production, refining, distribution, and marketing of oil and natural gas, as well as the generation of renewable energy. The company can be recognized by its distinctive logo featuring a scallop shell.

A Long History in the Oil and Gas Industry

Royal Dutch Shell, more commonly known as Shell, was established in 1907 through the amalgamation of two separate entities: Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (founded in 1890 by Dutch entrepreneurs) and Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd (started in 1897 by British businessman Marcus Samuel), and the merger was intended to compete against the then-dominant American oil company, Standard Oil. The name "Shell" was derived from the seashells that Samuel's company initially imported from the Far East.

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