Share buybacks · 2018–2025
Shell share buybacks
$13.9B−0.1% · FY2025
Shell (SHEL) reported $13.9B in share buybacks for fiscal 2025, −0.1% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Share buybacks | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $13.9B | −0.1% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $13.9B | −4.9% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $14.6B | −20.7% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $18.4B | +538.2% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $2.9B | +69.7% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $1.7B | −83.3% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $10.2B | +158.1% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $3.9B | — | Open → |
Share buybacks — Share buybacks are the cash a company spent during the year repurchasing its own stock, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. Most companies buy back nothing at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the minority that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2018–2025 compound annual growth +19.7%
Figures are reported under IFRS, in US dollars.
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