OXY vs SHEL
Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Shell PLC, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | OXY | SHEL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.6B | $266.9B |
| Net income | $2.4B | $17.8B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 6.8% |
| Return on equity | · | 10.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.61 | $3.00 |
| Dividend / share | $0.96 | $1.43 |
| Payout ratio | · | 47.5% |
| Free cash flow | $4.1B | · |
| Equity | $36.0B | $174.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.54× | 0.26× |
| Current ratio | 0.94× | 1.30× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.9% | 8.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
SHEL bills 12.4× the revenue of OXY, and OXY keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.0% against 6.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | OXY | SHEL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.6B | $266.9B |
| FY2024 | $22.7B | $284.3B |
| FY2023 | $23.2B | $316.6B |
| FY2022 | $36.6B | $381.3B |
| FY2021 | $26.0B | $261.5B |
| FY2020 | $17.8B | $180.5B |
| FY2019 | $20.9B | $344.9B |
| FY2018 | $17.8B | $388.4B |
| FY2017 | $12.5B | $305.2B |
| FY2016 | $10.1B | $233.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | OXY | SHEL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.4B | $17.8B |
| FY2024 | $3.1B | $16.1B |
| FY2023 | $4.7B | $19.4B |
| FY2022 | $13.3B | $42.3B |
| FY2021 | $2.3B | $20.1B |
| FY2020 | $-14.8B | $-21.7B |
| FY2019 | $-522.0M | $15.8B |
| FY2018 | $4.1B | $23.4B |
| FY2017 | $1.3B | $13.0B |
| FY2016 | $-574.0M | $4.6B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$245,293,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2024 | −$261,602,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2023 | −$293,390,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2022 | −$344,680,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2021 | −$235,545,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2020 | −$162,734,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2019 | −$323,966,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2018 | −$370,555,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2017 | −$292,671,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2016 | −$223,501,000,000 | SHEL |
| FY2015 | −$252,480,000,000 | SHEL |
SHEL has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +4.2 pp | OXY |
| FY2024 | +7.7 pp | OXY |
| FY2023 | +14.0 pp | OXY |
| FY2022 | +25.1 pp | OXY |
| FY2021 | +1.1 pp | OXY |
| FY2020 | −71.4 pp | SHEL |
| FY2019 | −7.3 pp | SHEL |
| FY2018 | +17.0 pp | OXY |
| FY2017 | +6.1 pp | OXY |
| FY2016 | −7.7 pp | SHEL |
| FY2015 | −63.6 pp | SHEL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between OXY and SHEL over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
OXY's net margin has been more volatile than SHEL's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 35.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.7.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between OXY and SHEL over these 11 fiscal years — OXY led in 7 and SHEL in 4.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
OXY's return on equity has been more volatile than SHEL's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 31.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.3.
7 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between OXY and SHEL over these 7 fiscal years — OXY led in 2 and SHEL in 5.
7 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.