BP
BP · Integrated Oil & Gas
$51.32
2.5%Shell
SHEL · Integrated Oil & Gas
$108.18
2.2%The short version
- Shell is the larger business, with $266.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $192.5B for BP.
- BP grew revenue faster (−1.1%, against −6.1%).
- Shell earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (9.6%, against 6.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | BP · FY25 | SHEL · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | — | $643.5B |
| Revenue | $192.5B | $266.9B |
| Free cash flow | $11.3B | — |
| Net income | $55.0M | $17.8B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −1.1% | −6.1% |
| 5-year growth | 12.0% | 8.1% |
| Share count change | — | −6.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 6.6% | — |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| FCF margin | 5.9% | — |
| Return on capital | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% | 10.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $21.4B | $45.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7x | 0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $9.5B | $22.4B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 |
FY16
BP $186.6B
SHEL $233.6B
FY17
BP $244.6B
SHEL $305.2B
FY18
BP $303.7B
SHEL $388.4B
FY19
BP $163.5B
SHEL $344.9B
FY20
BP $109.1B
SHEL $180.5B
FY21
BP $164.2B
SHEL $261.5B
FY22
BP $248.9B
SHEL $381.3B
FY23
BP $213.0B
SHEL $316.6B
FY24
BP $194.6B
SHEL $284.3B
FY25
BP $192.5B
SHEL $266.9B
BP
SHEL
FY16
BP −0.2%
SHEL —
FY17
BP 3.9%
SHEL —
FY18
BP 6.4%
SHEL —
FY19
BP 7.2%
SHEL —
FY20
BP −19.9%
SHEL —
FY21
BP 11.0%
SHEL —
FY22
BP 7.3%
SHEL —
FY23
BP 12.8%
SHEL —
FY24
BP 5.8%
SHEL —
FY25
BP 6.6%
SHEL —
BP
SHEL
FY16
BP −$6.0B
SHEL —
FY17
BP $2.4B
SHEL —
FY18
BP $6.2B
SHEL —
FY19
BP $10.4B
SHEL —
FY20
BP −$144M
SHEL —
FY21
BP $12.7B
SHEL —
FY22
BP $28.9B
SHEL —
FY23
BP $17.8B
SHEL —
FY24
BP $12.0B
SHEL —
FY25
BP $11.3B
SHEL —
BP
SHEL
FY16
BP —
SHEL —
FY17
BP 3.5%
SHEL 6.3%
FY18
BP 7.9%
SHEL 10.3%
FY19
BP 4.2%
SHEL 7.5%
FY20
BP −12.6%
SHEL −7.2%
FY21
BP 8.1%
SHEL 10.0%
FY22
BP 8.1%
SHEL 19.4%
FY23
BP 17.8%
SHEL 9.6%
FY24
BP 5.6%
SHEL 8.5%
FY25
BP 6.5%
SHEL 9.6%
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