Shell plc (SHEL-L)
FTSE 100 · Non-Renewable Energy · data since 1996-08-29 · last close 2026-10-26
Shell plc (SHEL-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 16.6 | -7.2 | -6.3 | -5.9 | 15.3 | -1.1 | 6.7 | 12.1 | · | · |
| 2025 | 8.2 | -1.6 | 7.2 | -13.6 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -2.9 | 7.6 | -2.2 | -1.6 |
| 2024 | -4.8 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 9.1 | -1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -5.6 | -9.6 | 6.3 | -1.8 | -2.2 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 6.4 | -8.6 | 6.2 | -9.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 1.6 | -3.3 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 9.4 | -10.2 | 2.1 | 5.1 | -1.9 | 7.0 | 1.7 | -4.8 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 8.0 | -2.1 | -3.5 | -1.4 | 7.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 15.6 | 1.6 | -6.2 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | -10.8 | -16.7 | -14.6 | -6.6 | -5.0 | 2.2 | -12.8 | -1.3 | -12.9 | 0.2 | 31.7 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -12.3 | 4.8 | -6.3 | -1.0 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | -0.7 | -6.5 | -2.9 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -4.3 | 5.4 | -5.2 | -5.2 | -2.6 |
| 2017 | -4.2 | -3.1 | 0.8 | -4.5 | 4.9 | -3.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | -0.3 | 5.2 |
| 2016 | -0.5 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 5.7 | -6.8 | 23.5 | -5.0 | -4.3 | 2.9 | 6.5 | -0.6 | 10.7 |
| 2015 | -6.3 | 5.0 | -5.2 | 2.6 | -5.6 | -8.1 | 3.0 | -7.9 | -8.3 | 8.8 | -2.8 | -7.1 |
| 2014 | -2.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 7.1 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -3.3 | -5.2 | -4.6 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | 5.6 | -3.2 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -4.7 | 6.6 | -6.7 | -2.3 | 1.8 | -1.4 | 5.6 |
| 2012 | -5.5 | 2.1 | -4.5 | 0.4 | -8.3 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -5.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -7.6 | -3.1 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 2010 | -7.4 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | -10.9 | -6.7 | 3.1 | -1.2 | 10.6 | 5.7 | -4.4 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | -4.2 | -10.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 5.5 | -8.6 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | -15.2 | 1.0 | -3.9 | 16.8 | 6.0 | -4.0 | -12.8 | 6.8 | -15.8 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | -4.0 | -3.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | -5.1 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | -6.6 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 8.0 | -10.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | -6.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -3.6 | -3.2 | 3.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 |
| 2005 | 2.7 | 6.6 | -3.0 | -3.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -6.6 | 2.0 | -0.8 |
| 2004 | -10.2 | 1.3 | -2.0 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | -8.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 6.4 | 4.1 | -5.5 | 5.7 | -6.6 | -1.7 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 2002 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 9.0 | -2.5 | 1.4 | -6.6 | -18.4 | 2.9 | -8.4 | 4.4 | -0.7 | -6.1 |
| 2001 | -2.5 | 6.1 | 0.0 | -8.3 | 6.3 | -3.8 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -12.1 | 2.9 | -1.8 | -3.9 |
| 2000 | -1.1 | -4.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 17.3 | -2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | -13.8 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | -5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | -2.3 | 1.6 | 9.9 | -4.5 | 3.0 | -3.4 | -0.6 | -12.6 | -9.9 | -7.3 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| 1997 | 8.6 | -2.5 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | -68.4 | -8.3 | 7.1 | -10.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 1996 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -1.6 | 4.2 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 0.6 |
| Avg | -1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -2.3 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Median | -1.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -1.9 | 2.4 | -0.9 | 0.9 |
October so far: +12.1% against an average of +1.6% and a median of +2.4% across 30 completed Octobers, 21 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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SHEL-L seasonality — average by calendar month
Shell plc has monthly history back to 1996. Its strongest month by median is October — positive in 21 of 30 years, median +2.4%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 17 of 31 with a median of -1.9%. Across its full record it has closed 53% of months higher, swings ±7.3% in an average month and has fallen 85.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -1.3% | +0.7% | +1.9% | +1.3% | +1.0% | +0.8% | -2.3% | -1.4% | -0.7% | +1.6% | -0.1% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 40%/30 | 60%/30 | 63%/30 | 60%/30 | 60%/30 | 57%/30 | 57%/30 | 35%/31 | 45%/31 | 70%/30 | 30%/30 | 63%/30 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
SHEL-L risk & extremes
SHEL-L drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Shell plc's best month?+
Shell plc's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +31.69%.
What was Shell plc's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is July 1997, at -68.38%.
Is Shell plc up this year?+
Shell plc is up 45.99% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Shell plc's 1-year return?+
+40.32% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Shell plc's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 85.8%, measured on month-end closes since 1996.
Which calendar month is historically best for Shell plc?+
March has the highest average return across every completed March since 1996. An average is not a forecast.
About Shell plc
Shell plc is a FTSE 100 company, a non-renewable energy business worth about $303 billion. Yes, the oil giant is genuinely named after seashells — the founder's father traded them. Since 1996 it is down 25% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- It began as a London business importing decorative seashells from Asia.
- Royal Dutch and Shell merged in 1907 to fight Standard Oil; “Royal Dutch” was dropped when it unified in the UK in 2022.
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +31.69%; its worst, July 1997 at -68.38%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.