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Williams CompaniesWMB

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation · Tulsa, Oklahoma · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$74.35−0.71%After hours: $74.35 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 30.5% over 1 year
Williams Companies over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$60$70$80Nov2026MarMayJulSep$74.35$60$70$80NovMarJul$74.35
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$90.94B
Price to earnings29.8x
Forward P/E31.0x
Dividend yield2.82%
Year to date+23.7%
One year+30.5%
Next earningsMon 2 Nov, after the close
SectorEnergy
52-week range (closes)
$56.51$79.40

Quality and valuation

How Williams Companies compares with other energy stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Williams Companies and 5 oil & gas storage & transportation peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among energy companies, priced above most of them.

Williams Companies trades at 31.0 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 12.8x for the 25 energy stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +10.1% vs +13.3%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 30.2% vs 22.9%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: −0.7% vs 9.8%
WMB trades at 31.0x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation peers
VLO5.9xMPC6.2xBP6.9xSHEL9.3xCVX12.5xXOM12.8xCOP13.3xWMB31.0xSector median 12.8xVLO5.9xMPC6.2xBP6.9xSHEL9.3xCVX12.5xXOM12.8xCOP13.3xWMB31.0xSector median 12.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 29.6x earnings, WMB is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20xAverage 29.2x2025202629.6x20xAverage 29.2x2025202629.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Williams Companies's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 0.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.4bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.4bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +0.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’250.0%Q2 ’260%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’250.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 35.0% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%30%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2535.0%Q2 ’260%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2535.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was −$108 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$458mQ2 ’26$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$458mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsWMBSector median
Revenue growth+10.1%+13.3%
Operating margin30.2%22.9%
Free cash flow margin−0.7%9.8%
Price to earnings29.8x17.2x

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