Shell
Cash Flow

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Cash flow statement presents a set of outflows and inflows of cash within a company through operating, investing and financing activities. Over the last year, operating activities of Shell generated cash of $54,191,000,000, which is less than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$38,235,000,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore -$1,472,000,000.

Cash Flow

Shell plc (NYSE:RDS-A): Cash Flow
2014 45.04B -19.65B -12.79B
2015 29.81B -22.40B 3.81B
2016 20.61B -30.96B -771M
2017 35.65B -8.02B -27.08B
2018 53.08B -13.65B -32.54B
2019 42.17B -15.77B -35.21B
2020 34.10B -13.27B -7.22B
2021 45.10B -4.76B -34.66B
2022 68.41B -22.44B -41.95B
2023 54.19B -17.73B -38.23B

RDS-A Cash Flow Statement (2014 – 2023)

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Cash at beginning of period
40.24B36.97B31.83B18.05B26.74B20.31B19.13B31.75B21.60B9.69B
Operating activities
Net income
19.36B64.81B29.82B-26.96B25.48B23.90B13.43B4.77B2.2B14.90B
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
31.29B22.39B26.92B52.44B28.70B22.13B26.22B24.99B26.71B24.49B
Stock-based compensation expense
717M824M555M376M552M545M819M708M769M822M
Deferred income tax benefit 717M824M555M376M552M545M819M708M769M822M
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
12.40B-8.98B-20.56B9.62B-921M1.95B-2.57B2.03B9.85B-1.54B
Inventories
6.32B-8.36B-7.31B4.47B-2.63B2.82B-2.07B-5.65B2.82B7.95B
Accounts payable
08.98B17.51B-9.49B921M-1.33B0-2.66B00
Cash generated by operating activities
54.19B68.41B45.10B34.10B42.17B53.08B35.65B20.61B29.81B45.04B
Investing activities
Purchases Of Investments
-197M-261M-218M-218M-205M-880M0-1.33B0-587M
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment
-22.99B-22.6B-19B-16.58B-22.97B-23.01B-20.84B-22.11B-26.13B-31.85B
Acquisitions Net
-728M-1.46B105M216M1.85B714M1.58B-11.18B-620M2.73B
Cash generated by investing activities
-17.73B-22.44B-4.76B-13.27B-15.77B-13.65B-8.02B-30.96B-22.40B-19.65B
Financing activities
Common Stock Issued
00-2.55B18.55B00014.66B0232M
Payments for dividends
-8.39B-7.40B-6.25B-7.42B-15.19B-15.67B-10.87B-9.67B-9.37B-9.44B
Repurchases of common stock
-15.50B-19.03B-3.17B-2.08B-11.36B-5.06B-717M-160M-448M-3.32B
Repayments of term debt
-9.83B-7.87B-21.53B-17.38B-3.41B-7.93B-11.82B-6.71B14.89B-4.08B
Cash used in financing activities
-38.23B-41.95B-34.66B-7.22B-35.21B-32.54B-27.08B-771M3.81B-12.79B
Net Change In Cash
-1.47B3.27B5.14B13.77B-8.68B6.42B1.18B-12.62B10.14B11.91B
Cash at end of period
38.77B40.24B36.97B31.83B18.05B26.74B20.31B19.13B31.75B21.60B
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