Otis Worldwide Corp vs Shell PLC — how do they compare? Otis Worldwide Corp trades at $70.61 (market cap $27.61B), while Shell PLC trades at $87.8 (market cap $241.85B). The key difference: Shell PLC is far larger — about 8.8× Otis Worldwide Corp's market cap, and Shell PLC pays the higher dividend (3.58%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| OTIS | SHEL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.61B | $241.85B |
Sector | Industrials | Energy |
52-Week High | $100.99 | $94.15 |
52-Week Low | $69.34 | $70.31 |
Enterprise Value | $34.99B | $294.38B |
Dividend Yield | 2.36% | 3.58% |
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Otis is the largest global elevator and escalator supplier by revenue with around one quarter of share excluding Japan. In 1854 Otis' founder and namesake, Elisha Graves Otis, invented a safety mechanism that prevented elevators from falling if the hoisting cable failed.The company's product and service lifecycle begins with installations of elevator units in new buildings, later selling maintenance services on the units, and eventually replacement of the units after the average 15-20 year useful life of an elevator. As the largest global OEM, over decades Otis has built a base of 2 million elevators under service. Its business model is much the same as that of its competitors Kone, Schindler, and Thyssenkrupp.
Read more on OTIS →Shell is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2021, it produced 1.7 million barrels of liquids and 8.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2021, reserves stood at 9.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 50% of which consisted of liquids. Its production and reserves are in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North and South America. The company operates refineries with capacity of 1.8 mmb/d located in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe and sells 15 mtpa of chemicals. Its largest chemical plants, often integrated with its local refineries, are in Central Europe, China, Singapore, and North America.
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