Stocks · Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB

$70.54 +1.91% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $86.28B

Expensive vs sectorLow risk

Next earnings report: Nov 2, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Operating margin widened to 40.3% from 32.2% a year earlier.
  2. Net debt is 4.1× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
  3. Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $2.52, up 26.0% year over year.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Energy sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth30Weak

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 45%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 34%
  • FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 14%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 44%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 26%
Quality55Neutral

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 49%
  • Gross marginTop 9%
  • Operating marginTop 15%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 48%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 33%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 17%
  • Interest coverBottom 46%
Value19Very weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldBottom 43%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 29%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 24%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 9%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 46%
Momentum51Neutral

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 45%
  • 6-month returnTop 39%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 46%
  • Distance from 52-week highTop 28%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 45%
Revisions41Weak

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 38%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 20%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 18%
  • Upside to consensus price targetBottom 46%
Stability81Strong

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 17%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 1%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 32%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 17%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)10.6%8.8%↓
EPS growth (YoY)21.8%26.0%↑
Gross margin53.5%73.6%↑
Operating margin32.2%40.3%↑
FCF margin16.1%-1.8%↓

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)8.8%10.6%↓Bottom 45%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)26.0%21.8%↑Top 34%
Gross margin73.6%53.5%↑Top 9%
Operating margin40.3%32.2%↑Top 15%
Net margin25.2%21.7%↑—
Free-cash-flow margin-1.8%16.1%↓—
Return on invested capital6.6%—Bottom 49%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR2.9%—Top 44%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
1.95×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-4.8%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
-0.1%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
+17.1 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
4.10×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
3.3×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
2.90%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
-0.01%
Shareholder yield
2.89%
Share count change, 1 year
+0.2%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+0.1%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
0
Beats in the last 8 reports
3 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+1.4%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
+0.7%
Positive 20 days after report
6 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$87.27
Target vs current price
+23.7%
Analysts with a rating
34
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
79%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 3, 2026-0.4%-1.6%-1.6%+3.1%—
May 4, 2026+15.1%-0.2%-4.7%-7.3%-7.2%
Feb 10, 2026-4.0%+1.5%+6.1%+8.8%+8.7%
Nov 3, 2025-5.0%+2.0%+3.0%+6.2%+16.2%
Aug 4, 2025-4.2%-0.0%-3.9%-4.0%-4.3%
May 5, 2025+5.8%+0.3%-3.9%+2.1%-1.3%
Feb 12, 2025+0.0%-0.8%+5.5%+1.9%+3.3%
Nov 6, 2024+2.6%+4.3%+7.0%+6.1%+5.0%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 3, 2026$0.50$0.50-0.4%$3.05B
May 4, 2026$0.73$0.63+15.1%$3.03B
Feb 10, 2026$0.55$0.57-4.0%$3.20B
Nov 3, 2025$0.49$0.52-5.0%$2.92B
Aug 4, 2025$0.46$0.48-4.2%$2.77B
May 5, 2025$0.60$0.57+5.8%$3.05B
Feb 12, 2025$0.47$0.47+0.0%$2.74B
Nov 6, 2024$0.43$0.42+2.6%$2.65B

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)28.0×26.4×62thBottom 43%
P/E (forward)28.7×———
EV / EBITDA15.7×——Bottom 24%
EV / Sales9.58×——Bottom 9%
Free-cash-flow yield-0.25%——Bottom 29%
Earnings yield3.57%——Bottom 43%

P/E over the past five years

Range 13.3× – 35.0× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
+10.8%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+26.0%
Change in P/E multiple
-7.2%

Most of the move came from earnings growth.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-1.8%
200-day average slope (20 days)
+1.6%
Distance from 50-day average
-2.2%
Distance from 200-day average
-0.9%
RSI (14)
46.4
Relative volume
1.11×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
25.7%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
72th percentile · Normal for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.28
Correlation with S&P 500
0.16
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-11.2%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-14.4%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Jun 7, 2022Mar 17, 2023-25.2%195 days253 days (Mar 20, 2024)
Jun 7, 2021Aug 19, 2021-15.4%52 days35 days (Oct 8, 2021)
May 19, 2026Sep 30, 2026-14.4%92 daysNot yet recovered
Oct 15, 2021Dec 20, 2021-14.2%45 days19 days (Jan 18, 2022)
Nov 21, 2024Dec 18, 2024-12.9%18 days20 days (Jan 21, 2025)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$86.28B
P/E (TTM)
28.0
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$2.52
Revenue (TTM)
$12.20B
Dividend yield
2.94%
52-week range
$56.19 – $80.08
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$10.63B$10.96B$10.91B$10.50B$11.95B
Gross profit$4.75B$5.50B$6.80B$6.17B$5.12B
Operating income$2.63B$3.02B$4.31B$3.34B$4.40B
Net income$1.52B$2.05B$3.18B$2.23B$2.62B
EPS (diluted)$1.24$1.67$2.60$1.82$2.14
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$2.65B$2.74B$3.05B$2.77B$2.92B$3.20B$3.03B$3.05B
Net income$706.0M$486.0M$691.0M$546.0M$647.0M$734.0M$865.0M$827.0M
EPS (diluted)$0.58$0.40$0.57$0.45$0.53$0.60$0.71$0.68
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$3.94B$4.89B$5.94B$4.97B$5.90B
Capital expenditure-$1.25B-$2.28B-$2.57B-$2.57B-$4.89B
Free cash flow$2.70B$2.61B$3.37B$2.40B$1.00B
Dividends paid-$1.99B-$2.07B-$2.18B-$2.32B-$2.44B
Net share buybacks$9.0M$45.0M-$124.0M$10.0M$9.0M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$203.0M
Total assets
$60.61B
Total liabilities
$45.24B
Total debt
$30.79B
Net debt
$30.59B
Shareholders’ equity
$13.19B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Sep 11, 2026$0.53Sep 28, 2026
Jun 12, 2026$0.53Jun 29, 2026
Mar 13, 2026$0.53Mar 30, 2026
Dec 12, 2025$0.50Dec 29, 2025
Sep 12, 2025$0.50Sep 29, 2025
Jun 13, 2025$0.50Jun 30, 2025
Mar 14, 2025$0.50Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.48Dec 30, 2024

Short interest

Shares sold short
24,031,504
Days to cover
3.21
Change vs previous report
-8.1%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

Jan 3, 2012
1,250-for-1,019
Apr 24, 2001
500-for-459
Dec 30, 1997
2-for-1
Dec 31, 1996
3-for-2
Nov 8, 1993
2-for-1