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Shell reports $5.57bn in earnings in Q1


By Dan McGrath

Shell has reported a 52% quarter-on-quarter increase in its adjusted earnings in the first quarter, reaching $5.57bn.

The oil and gas giant also saw its income attributable to its shareholders increase by 415% to $4.78bn, while its adjusted EBITDA jumped by 7% to $15.25bn in the period


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NatWest enjoys Q1 profit boost

NatWest has reported an attributable profit of £1.25bn in its Q1 results, as the bank said it had demonstrated “positive momentum”

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Lloyds profits fall 7% in Q1

Lloyds Banking Group has seen its profit before tax drop by 7% year-on-year in the first quarter, reaching £1.53bn

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Whitbread profits hit by strategic programme costs

Whitbread has recorded a 14% drop in its adjusted pre-tax profit, reaching £483m in the year to 27 February 2025

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Persimmon forecasts sales growth but ‘mindful’ of trade uncertainty

Persimmon has forecast a growth in sales as the housebuilder stated it had seen no immediate impact on business from the recent geopolitical uncertainty

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Aston Martin to limit exports to US following tariffs

Aston Martin has confirmed it will limit exports to the US as the luxury carmaker blamed uncertainty from Donald Trump’s US tariffs

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Firms highlight SDR transparency improvements; implementation challenges remain

Eight in 10 (80%) investment firms believe that the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime has successfully prevented misleading claims about sustainability products, but implementation challenges remain, according to the Investment Association (IA)

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Mixed period for UK’s VC funding landscape

The venture capital (VC) funding landscape in the UK has witnessed mixed activity in the first quarter of 2025, according to analysis by GlobalData

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Barclays UK income jumps 14% in Q1

Barclays UK has recorded a 14% increase in its income to £2.07bn in the first quarter of the year, driven by "higher structural hedge income" and the acquisition of Tesco Bank

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Taylor Wimpey reiterates guidance in latest trading update

Taylor Wimpey has reported that its trading performance in the year-to-date has been in line with expectations

ABF operating profit drops 10% as sugar division offsets growth

Associated British Foods (ABF) has reported a 10% year-on-year fall in adjusted operating profit to £835m in its first half, as its sugar division recorded an operating loss
BP profits halve in Q1 results

BP has seen its profit drop by 49.3% year-on-year in the first three months of its financial year to $1.38bn
OSG Ship Management pension scheme completes £16m buy-in with Aviva

The OSG Ship Management (UK) Limited Retirement Benefits Plan has completed a £16m full scheme buy-in with Aviva, covering the defined benefit (DB) liabilities for 53 members from OSG


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