Question 1

Which is bigger, SHEL or SM?

Accepted Answer

Shell plc is the larger company — market cap $285B vs $8.78B for SM Energy Company.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, SHEL or SM?

Accepted Answer

SM keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 18.2% vs 6.7% for SHEL.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, SHEL or SM?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SM trades at a lower P/E — 8.8 vs 11.0 for SHEL. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, SHEL or SM?

Accepted Answer

SHEL yields 2.96% vs 2.06% for SM.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — SHEL or SM?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, SHEL leads 4 of 10 comparable metrics and SM leads 6. StockCV rates SHEL “Solid” and SM “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	SHEL	SM
Price	$100.00	$36.90
Market cap	$285B	$8.78B
Revenue (TTM)	$267B	$5.50B
Revenue growth	-11.2%	-2.1%
Net margin	6.7%	18.2%
Free cash flow	$31.5B	$2.70B
Net cash (debt)	($41.7B)	$368M
1-year price return	+36.0%	+51.7%
P/E	11.0	8.8
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	79%	53%
Dividend yield	2.96%	2.06%
Return on equity	15%	17%
Altman Z-score	3.91	—
CV checks passed	9 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	85,000	1,241

Shell plc vs SM Energy Company