Who owns Shell?
Shell is owned by Shell plc (the United Kingdom, NYSE: SHEL).[1]
Evidence: Shell plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Shell plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SHEL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Shell
Shell is the fuel-station brand of Shell Mobility. The 2025 Form 20-F counts 42,724 Shell-branded mobility sites in more than 80 markets, run either by Shell or by licensees, and almost 88,000 public EV charge points at Shell forecourts and other sites. In some markets the stations are operated by another company under licence, as in Greece where Coral, a Motor Oil subsidiary, runs 791 stations under the Shell trademark.
Ownership timeline of Shell
Where Shell sits in Shell
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
The 48 brands in fuel stations on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is bp, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aral | bp | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ampol | Ampol | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Esso | ExxonMobil | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Shell
Shell is a publicly listed company headquartered in United Kingdom. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SHEL.
Shell plc is the integrated oil and gas group whose 2025 Form 20-F describes Shell Mobility as one of the world's largest mobility retailers by number of sites. The filing counts 42,724 Shell-branded mobility sites at the end of 2025 (44,109 in 2024) in more than 80 markets, run under models from full ownership to brand licensing.
🇬🇧 Shell and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Shell is not one of them.
- British Gas — Centrica 🇬🇧
- Calor — SHV Energy 🇳🇱
- Castrol — bp 🇬🇧
- Ceres Power — Ceres Power 🇬🇧
- Certas Energy — DCC 🇮🇪
- Cruachan Power Station — Drax 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Shell?
The parent company of Shell is Shell plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Shell British?
Yes. Shell originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, Shell plc, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Shell still owned by Shell plc?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Shell is still owned by Shell plc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Shell plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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