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Shell plc publishes first quarter 2025 press release

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London, May 2, 2025

"Shell delivered another solid set of results in the first quarter of 2025. We further strengthened our leading LNG business by completing the acquisition of Pavilion Energy, and high-graded our portfolio with the completion of the Nigeria onshore and the Singapore Energy and Chemicals Park divestments.

Our strong performance and resilient balance sheet give us the confidence to commence another $3.5 billion of buybacks for the next three months, consistent with the strategic direction we set out at our Capital Markets Day in March."

Shell plc Chief Executive Officer, Wael Sawan


SOLID RESULTS; RESILIENT BALANCE SHEET; CONSISTENT DISTRIBUTIONS

  • Q1 2025 Adjusted Earnings1 of $5.6 billion reflect strong performance across the business. CFFO excluding working capital was $11.9 billion for the quarter. Working capital outflow was $2.7 billion in Q1 2025.

  • Strengthened LNG trading and optimisation capabilities with the Pavilion Energy acquisition and high-graded the portfolio with the completion of the divestments of the Singapore Energy and Chemicals Park2, and SPDC3 in Nigeria.

  • Disciplined capital allocation, with 2025 cash capex outlook of $20 - 22 billion.

  • Commencing another $3.5 billion share buyback programme for the next 3 months, making this the 14th consecutive quarter of at least $3 billion in buybacks. Total shareholder distributions paid over the last 4 quarters were 45% of CFFO, consistent with the 40 - 50% of CFFO through the cycle distribution target announced at Capital Markets Day 2025.

  • Resilient balance sheet with gearing (including leases) of 19%.

$ million1

Adj. Earnings

Adj. EBITDA

CFFO

Cash capex

Integrated Gas

2,483

4,735

3,463

1,116

Upstream

2,337

7,387

3,945

1,923

Marketing

900

1,869

1,907

256

Chemicals & Products4

449

1,410

130

458

Renewables & Energy Solutions

(42)

111

367

403

Corporate

(457)

(261)

(531)

19

Less: Non-controlling interest (NCI)

94




Shell

Q1 2025

5,577

15,250

9,281

4,175

Q4 2024

3,661

14,281

13,162

6,924

1Income/(loss) attributable to shareholders for Q1 2025 is $4.8 billion. Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures can be found in the unaudited results, available at www.shell.com/investors.
2 Completed on April 1, 2025.
3The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited.
4Chemicals & Products Adjusted Earnings at a subsegment level are as follows: Chemicals $(0.1) billion and Products $0.6 billion.


  • CFFO excluding working capital is $11.9 billion in Q1 2025 and reflects tax payments of $2.9 billion. Working capital outflow is $2.7 billion, consistent with outflows as we have seen in the first quarters of recent years.

  • Net debt of $41.5 billion includes the lease additions related to the Pavilion Energy acquisition as well as a drawdown on the loan facilities provided at the completion of the sale of SPDC in Nigeria.