3 Things to Watch When Royal Dutch Shell Reports Q3 Earnings

3 Things to Watch When Royal Dutch Shell Reports Q3 Earnings

If you want to see a stock that's on top of the world, look no further than Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A)(NYSE: RDS-B). The integrated oil major is paying a dividend of nearly 6%, and its share price is up 11% so far this year, in marked contrast to some of its peers -- I'm looking at you, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM). 

But sometimes stocks that start out on top of the world don't stay up there long. Depending on Shell's Q3 results, which it reports on Thursday, Nov. 2, it could be one of them. Here's what to look out for in Shell's quarterly earnings report.

Oil and gas industry bigwig Royal Dutch Shell is poised for another quarter of outperformance. Image source: Getty Images.

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