SHEL Stock — Shell plc

Shell plc (SHEL)

SHEL is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 3.29%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.27%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.0%.

At the current 3.29% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $329 per year, or $27.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Shell plc is an integrated energy and petrochemical company that explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas, operates refining and chemical manufacturing, and markets energy products globally across segments including Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits. Shell appeals to income investors seeking exposure to large-cap energy companies with established dividend payment histories.

SHEL performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.0%.

SHEL key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.29%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/12/1984

Distribution rate

3.29%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.27%

5-year average yield

3.58

Last close

$92.33

Market cap

$253,910,781,224

Average volume

5356411.0

Last dividend

$0.7812

Last ex-dividend date

08/14/2026

Beta

-0.218

Payout ratio

0.3373

P/E ratio

10.29

Forward P/E

9.5238

EPS

$8.97

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.29%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.27%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SHEL risks and drawbacks

SHEL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.0%.

Who may consider SHEL — and who may not

SHEL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SHEL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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