Does SHEL pay a dividend?

Yes. Shell plc pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.16% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.02 per share.

How much does SHEL pay in dividends?

$3.02 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next SHEL ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for SHEL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

SHEL Dividend

Shell plc

NYSEEnergyStockData as of August 14, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.16%
Annual dividend: $3.02
Payout ratio: 0.32
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $95.78
Market cap: $267B

Is SHEL a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.16% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.32 means roughly 32% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 31 complete years, the annual total fell in 2000, 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

SHEL dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $3.76 in 2014Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for SHEL, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 14, 2026	September 21, 2026	$0.7812	Quarterly
May 22, 2026	June 29, 2026	$0.7812	Quarterly
February 20, 2026	March 30, 2026	$0.7440	Quarterly
November 14, 2025	December 18, 2025	$0.7160	Quarterly
August 15, 2025	September 22, 2025	$0.7160	Quarterly
May 16, 2025	June 23, 2025	$0.7160	Quarterly
February 14, 2025	March 24, 2025	$0.7160	Quarterly
November 15, 2024	December 19, 2024	$0.6880	Quarterly
August 16, 2024	September 23, 2024	$0.6880	Quarterly
May 16, 2024	June 24, 2024	$0.6880	Quarterly
February 15, 2024	March 25, 2024	$0.6880	Quarterly
November 16, 2023	December 20, 2023	$0.6620	Quarterly
August 10, 2023	September 18, 2023	$0.6620	Quarterly
May 18, 2023	June 26, 2023	$0.5750	Quarterly
February 16, 2023	March 27, 2023	$0.5750	Quarterly
November 9, 2022	December 19, 2022	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 11, 2022	September 20, 2022	$0.5000	Quarterly
May 19, 2022	June 27, 2022	$0.5000	Quarterly
February 17, 2022	March 28, 2022	$0.4800	Quarterly
November 10, 2021	December 20, 2021	$0.4800	Quarterly
August 12, 2021	September 20, 2021	$0.4800	Quarterly
May 13, 2021	June 21, 2021	$0.3470	Quarterly
February 18, 2021	March 29, 2021	$0.3330	Quarterly
November 12, 2020	December 16, 2020	$0.3330	Quarterly
August 13, 2020	September 21, 2020	$0.3200	Quarterly
May 14, 2020	June 22, 2020	$0.3200	Quarterly
February 13, 2020	March 23, 2020	$0.9400	Quarterly
November 14, 2019	December 18, 2019	$0.9400	Quarterly
August 15, 2019	September 23, 2019	$0.9400	Quarterly
May 16, 2019	June 24, 2019	$0.9400	Quarterly
February 14, 2019	March 25, 2019	$0.9400	Quarterly
November 15, 2018	December 19, 2018	$0.9400	Quarterly
August 9, 2018	September 17, 2018	$0.9400	Quarterly
May 10, 2018	June 18, 2018	$0.9400	Quarterly
February 15, 2018	March 26, 2018	$0.9400	Quarterly
November 16, 2017	December 20, 2017	$0.9400	Quarterly
August 9, 2017	September 18, 2017	$0.9400	Quarterly
May 17, 2017	June 26, 2017	$0.9400	Quarterly
February 15, 2017	March 27, 2017	$0.9400	Quarterly
November 8, 2016	December 2, 2016	$0.9400	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does SHEL pay a dividend?: Yes. Shell plc pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.16% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.02 per share.
How much does SHEL pay in dividends?: $3.02 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next SHEL ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for SHEL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.