20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Shell.
Gas
Shell is one of the largest U.S. gasoline retailers by station count (about 13,000 locations), with a Fuel Rewards loyalty program tied to the Shell app. Shell pumps code cleanly as gas on every card we track. The Shell Fuel Rewards program offers stackable per-gallon discounts that are calculated separately from card cashback.
- #1Comenity Capital Bank5% on gas (up to $7,000/year, then 1%)Includes EV-charging stations; $350/year cash back cap on the 5% category combined; 1% thereafter5%
- #2Citi5% on gas5% at Costco gas stations. 4% on other eligible gas and EV charging worldwide, first $7,000/year combined.5%
- #35%
- #45.0%5x points
- #55.0%5x points
- #6American Express Business Goldif it’s your top categoryAmerican Express4x points on gas if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (airfare, U.S. advertising, U.S. gas, U.S. restaurants, U.S. computer/cloud, transit) — combined cap4.8%4x points
- #7Citi4% on gasOn eligible gas and EV charging worldwide, first $7,000/year combined4%
- #84%
- #9PNC4% on gas (up to $8,000/year, then 1%)$8,000 combined annual cap with dining and groceries; 1% thereafter4%
- #10U.S. Bank4x points on gas (up to $1,000/quarter, then 1%)Includes EV charging stations4.0%4x points
- #113.6%3x points
- #12Comenity Capital Bank3% on gas (up to $16,666/year, then 1%)Includes EV-charging stations; combined $500/year cash back cap with groceries and wholesale clubs; 1% thereafter3%
- #133.0%3x points
- #143%
- #153%
- #163.0%3x points
- #173.0%3x points
- #183%
- #193.0%6x points
- #20US Bank Shopper Cash Rewardsif you select itU.S. Bank3% on gas if you select it as a bonus categoryChoose 1 everyday category each quarter, up to $1,5003%
Last updated May 17, 2026