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Shell fourth quarter 2025 update note

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Shell fourth quarter 2025 update note The following is an update to the fourth quarter 2025 outlook and gives an overview of our current expectations for the fourth quarter…
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  • Trading & Optimisation is expected to be significantly lower than Q3'25 for Chemicals and Products

    80% confidence
  • CFFO excluding working capital is expected to include an approximately $1.5 billion outflow related to timing of payments of emissions certificates relating to the German BEHG

    80% confidence
  • The Chemicals sub-segment adjusted earnings are expected to be a significant loss, reflecting a non-cash deferred tax adjustment in a joint venture

    80% confidence
  • Following the formation of the incorporated Adura JV (UK Upstream), future cash flows will be in the form of dividends, with timing determined by the JV

    80% confidence
  • The taxation charge across segments includes the annual non-cash reassessment of deferred tax assets

    80% confidence
  • The deferred tax impact on Joint Ventures and Associates in Marketing and Chemicals is expected to be approximately $0.3 billion split roughly equally

    80% confidence
  • No assurance is provided that future dividend payments will match or exceed previous dividend payments

    80% confidence
  • Marketing adjusted earnings are expected to be below Q4'24, reflecting a non-cash deferred tax adjustment in a joint venture

    80% confidence
  • The Chemicals & Products segment adjusted earnings is expected to be below break-even in Q4'25

    80% confidence
  • Following swap of Canadian oil sands, there will be a reduction in Chemicals and Products Adjusted Earnings with a corresponding reduction in non-controlling interest for 50% at a Shell Group level

    80% confidence
  • Q4'25 Working Capital movements is expected to include the typical approximately $1.2 billion payment of German Mineral Oil Taxes

    80% confidence
  • Trading & Optimisation is expected to be in line with Q3'25 for Integrated Gas segment

    80% confidence

Data points we hold from this source

Shell plc · depreciation upstream2.4-3.0 billion_USD
Shell plc · adjusted earnings corporate-0.6 to -0.4 billion_USD
Shell plc · adjusted earnings renewables-0.2 to 0.2 billion_USD
Shell plc · cffo tax paid2.3-3.1 billion_USD
Shell plc · chemicals margin140 USD_per_tonne
Shell plc · chemicals utilisation75-79 percent
Shell plc · depreciation chemicals and products0.7-0.9 billion_USD
Shell plc · depreciation integrated gas1.4-1.8 billion_USD
Shell plc · depreciation marketing0.5-0.7 billion_USD
Shell plc · lng liquefaction volumes7.5-7.9 million_tonnes
Shell plc · oil sands production canada20 kboe_per_day
Shell plc · production integrated gas930-970 kboe_per_day
Shell plc · production upstream1840-1940 kboe_per_day
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