All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SHEL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SHEL returned +49.11% over the past year and +43.21% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 12, 1984, SHEL is up +9,044.06% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.18%/yr, and is currently at its real total-return high.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Mon 1984-03-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEL × |
+9,044.06%
+11.18%/yr |
+7.73%/yr
R2=0.749 |
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| Shell PLC ADR NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1984-03-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SHEL × |
$10,000.00
1984-03-12 |
$914,405.71
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SHEL × | +43.21% | +49.11% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SHEL × |
—
on 2026-10-16 |
−68.14%
on 2020-03-18 from 2018-05-21 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEL × | +49.11% |
+61.82% +27.21%/yr |
+60.72% +17.14%/yr |
+116.96% +16.76%/yr |
+141.89% +9.24%/yr |
| Year | SHEL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +43.21% |
| 2025 | +18.98% |
| 2024 | −3.65% |
| 2023 | +16.30% |
| 2022 | +27.76% |
| 2021 | +19.98% |
| 2020 | −38.29% |
| 2019 | +5.30% |
| 2018 | −9.24% |
| 2017 | +28.31% |
| 2016 | +25.66% |
| 2015 | −27.65% |
| 2014 | −2.00% |
| 2013 | +7.42% |
| 2012 | −2.60% |
| 2011 | +11.46% |
| 2010 | +15.81% |
| 2009 | +17.76% |
| 2008 | −34.25% |
| 2007 | +18.61% |
| 2006 | +16.41% |
| 2005 | +8.98% |
| 2004 | +12.81% |
| 2003 | +22.19% |
| 2002 | −9.38% |
| 2001 | −18.36% |
| 2000 | −0.99% |
| 1999 | +26.42% |
| 1998 | −9.17% |
| 1997 | +28.55% |
| 1996 | +21.65% |
| 1995 | +33.58% |
| 1994 | +5.00% |
| 1993 | +31.79% |
| 1992 | −3.16% |
| 1991 | +12.03% |
| 1990 | +0.80% |
| 1989 | +173.43% |
| 1988 | +11.04% |
| 1987 | +23.72% |
| 1986 | +71.50% |
| 1985 | +25.85% |
| 1984 | −0.89% |
