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Side-by-side financial comparison of Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (KRP) and Shell plc (SHEL). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Shell plc is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($65.4B vs $82.5M, roughly 793.2× Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP). Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP runs the higher net margin — 30.1% vs 5.6%, a 24.5% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (23.6% vs -12.2%). Over the past eight quarters, Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP's revenue compounded faster (0.1% CAGR vs -11.9%).

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP is a publicly traded US limited partnership focused on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil and gas properties across key domestic producing basins including the Permian, Bakken, and Eagle Ford. Its core revenue comes from production-linked royalty payments from its diversified onshore hydrocarbon asset portfolio.

Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. A core component of Big Oil, Shell is the second largest investor-owned oil and gas company in the world by revenue, and among the world's largest companies out of any industry. Measured by both its own emissions, and the emissions of ...

KRP vs SHEL — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
SHEL
SHEL
793.2× larger
SHEL
$65.4B
$82.5M
KRP
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
KRP
KRP
+35.8% gap
KRP
23.6%
-12.2%
SHEL
Higher net margin
KRP
KRP
24.5% more per $
KRP
30.1%
5.6%
SHEL
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
KRP
KRP
Annualised
KRP
0.1%
-11.9%
SHEL

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q2 FY2025

Metric
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Revenue
$82.5M
$65.4B
Net Profit
$24.8M
$3.6B
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
39.6%
Net Margin
30.1%
5.6%
Revenue YoY
23.6%
-12.2%
Net Profit YoY
163.2%
-0.2%
EPS (diluted)

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$82.5M
Q3 25
$80.6M
Q2 25
$86.5M
$65.4B
Q1 25
$84.2M
$69.2B
Q4 24
$66.7M
Q3 24
$83.8M
Q2 24
$76.6M
$74.5B
Q1 24
$82.2M
$72.5B
Net Profit
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$24.8M
Q3 25
$22.3M
Q2 25
$26.7M
$3.6B
Q1 25
$25.9M
$4.9B
Q4 24
$-39.3M
Q3 24
$25.8M
Q2 24
$15.2M
$3.6B
Q1 24
$9.3M
$7.4B
Operating Margin
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
39.6%
Q3 25
35.8%
Q2 25
43.7%
Q1 25
39.9%
Q4 24
-58.0%
Q3 24
40.8%
Q2 24
31.2%
Q1 24
21.4%
Net Margin
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
30.1%
Q3 25
27.7%
Q2 25
30.8%
5.6%
Q1 25
30.7%
7.0%
Q4 24
-58.8%
Q3 24
30.8%
Q2 24
19.8%
4.9%
Q1 24
11.4%
10.3%

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$44.0M
$32.7B
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$183.1B
Total Assets
$1.2B
$387.9B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$44.0M
Q3 25
$40.0M
Q2 25
$34.5M
$32.7B
Q1 25
$35.6M
$35.6B
Q4 24
$34.2M
Q3 24
$34.7M
Q2 24
$30.9M
$38.1B
Q1 24
$39.7M
$39.9B
Stockholders' Equity
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
Q3 25
Q2 25
$183.1B
Q1 25
Q4 24
Q3 24
Q2 24
$187.2B
Q1 24
Total Assets
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$1.2B
Q3 25
$1.3B
Q2 25
$1.3B
$387.9B
Q1 25
$1.3B
Q4 24
$1.1B
Q3 24
$1.2B
Q2 24
$1.2B
$394.8B
Q1 24
$1.3B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$57.2M
$11.9B
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
2.31×
3.28×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
$57.2M
Q3 25
$62.8M
Q2 25
$72.3M
$11.9B
Q1 25
$54.2M
$9.3B
Q4 24
$56.6M
Q3 24
$62.4M
Q2 24
$62.9M
$13.5B
Q1 24
$69.0M
$13.3B
Cash Conversion
KRP
KRP
SHEL
SHEL
Q4 25
2.31×
Q3 25
2.81×
Q2 25
2.71×
3.28×
Q1 25
2.09×
1.90×
Q4 24
Q3 24
2.42×
Q2 24
4.14×
3.70×
Q1 24
7.39×
1.79×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

KRP
KRP

Oil And Condensate$45.9M56%
Natural Gas Midstream$19.5M24%
NGL Revenue$10.6M13%
Other$6.4M8%

SHEL
SHEL

Segment breakdown not available.

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