Shell slashes costs and clean energy investment to boost shareholder payouts
- On May 18, 2025, Shell announced plans to cut costs and boost shareholder returns by increasing cash flow distributions and buybacks.
- Shell has increased its goal for cumulative cost savings from $2-3 billion by 2025 to between $5 billion and $7 billion by 2028 to enable higher returns to shareholders.
- Shell will lower annual spending to $20-22 billion from 2025 to 2028, maintain a 4% dividend growth, and prioritize investments within competitive strengths.
- CEO Wael Sawan emphasized that Shell has advanced well toward achieving the objectives established during the 2023 Capital Markets Day, reflecting the company's streamlined and robust transformation.
- These actions aim to increase shareholder value through disciplined spending, higher returns, and sustaining growth in LNG and lower carbon platforms by 2030.
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