Results

Summary of results

$ million unless specified

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

[A]

Attributable to shareholders.

[B]

Dividend declared in respect of the relevant quarter.

Income attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders

23,352

12,977

4,575

1,939

14,874

adjustment for Downstream [A]

(481)

896

1,042

(1,903)

(4,167)

attributable to shareholders

23,833

12,081

3,533

3,842

19,041

Identified items [A]

2,429

(3,683)

(3,652)

(7,604)

(4,010)

CCS earnings attributable to shareholders excluding identified items

21,404

15,764

7,185

11,446

23,051

Less: Non-controlling interest

(531)

(418)

(270)

(316)

(55)

CCS earnings excluding identified items

21,935

16,182

7,455

11,762

23,106

Integrated Gas

9,399

5,268

3,700

5,057

10,332

Upstream

6,775

3,091

(2,704)

(2,255)

6,754

Downstream (CCS basis)

7,567

9,082

7,243

9,748

6,265

Corporate

(1,806)

(1,259)

(784)

(788)

(245)

Basic CCS earnings per share ($)

2.88

1.47

0.45

0.61

3.02

CCS adjustment per share ($)

(0.06)

0.11

0.13

(0.30)

(0.66)

Basic earnings per share ($)

2.82

1.58

0.58

0.31

2.36

Basic earnings per ($)

5.64

3.16

1.16

0.62

4.72

Cash flow from operating activities

53,085

35,650

20,615

29,810

45,044

Dividend per share ($) [B]

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

Dividend per ADS ($) [B]

3.76

3.76

3.76

3.76

3.76

CCS earnings

$ billion

CCS earnings (in $ billion) for Upstream, Integrated Gas, Downstream, Corporate, Non-controlling interest, Identified items – development from 2014 to 2018 (bar chart)

Cash flow from operating activities

$ billion

Cash flow from operating activities (in $ billion) for Upstream, Integrated Gas, Downstream, Corporate – development from 2014 to 2018 (bar chart)

ROACE 2018 [A]

%

ROACE 2018 (in %) Shell compared to other oil and gas majors (bar chart)

[A] European companies: Earnings on CCS basis excluding identified items. US companies: reported earnings excluding special non-operating items. Capital employed on gross debt basis.

Total shareholder return 2018

%

Total shareholder return 2018 (in %) for Shell compared to other oil and gas majors (bar chart)
CCS
carbon capture and storage
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CCS Earnings
earnings on a current cost of supplies basis
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ADS
American Depositary Share
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