WES Stock Analysis: Western Midstream | NYSE
Oil & Gas Midstream | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 19.952m USD | 12M Return: 38.2% | US9586691035 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 38.7M
EPS Trend: 70.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 97.7%
Qual. Beats: 2
Warnings
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No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) is a U.S.-based midstream energy company that provides gathering, compression, treating, processing, and transportation services for natural gas, as well as gathering, stabilization, and transportation of condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil. The company also handles produced water gathering and disposal, and trades residue gas, NGLs, and condensates.
The company operates in three core regions: Texas, New Mexico, and the Rocky Mountains. It offers integrated water handling solutions in addition to its hydrocarbon midstream services, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Western Midstream was incorporated in 2007 and IPOd in May 2008, originally operating under the name Western Gas Equity Partners, LP before rebranding in February 2019.
As a midstream operator, Western Midstream sits in the value chain between upstream production and downstream refining or end markets, typically earning fee-based revenue for moving and processing hydrocarbons and water on behalf of producers. The stock is classified within the GICS Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation sub-industry, and is a large-cap security with a market capitalization of roughly $17.75 billion.
- Permian basin production growth drives throughput volumes
- Occidental midstream merger expands scale and captures synergies
- NGL price exposure pressures percent-of-proceeds contract margins
- Distribution coverage strengthens as fee-based revenue mix grows
| Net Income: 1.26b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.95 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.55% < 20% (prev 5.73%; Δ -8.28% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 2.15b > Net Income 1.26b |
| Net Debt (9.12b) to EBITDA (2.31b): 3.95 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.91 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (399.4m) vs 12m ago 4.46% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 66.47% > 18% (prev 77.45%; Δ -10.98% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 30.43% > 50% (prev 30.19%; Δ 0.23% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.59 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.53b / Interest Expense TTM 426.6m) |
| DSRI: 1.14 (Receivables 982.0m/728.8m, Revenue 4.33b/3.67b) |
| GMI: 1.17 (GM 77.45% / 66.47%) |
| AQI: 1.30 (AQ_t 0.16 / AQ_t-1 0.12) |
| SGI: 1.18 (Revenue 4.33b / 3.67b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 1.26b - CFO 2.15b) / TA 16.3b) |
| Beneish M = -2.46 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of August 15, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 48.92 with a total of 937,979 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.93%, over one month by +8.66%, over three months by +8.78% and over the past year by +38.18%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 47.40 (which is 3.1% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Western Midstream has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.23. Therefore, it is recommended to hold WES.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 47.1 | -3.8% |
P/E Trailing = 15.2334
P/E Forward = 15.8983
P/S = 4.6055
P/B = 4.5991
P/EG = 5.48
Revenue TTM = 4.33b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.53b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.31b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.87b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 244.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 9.22b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 91.2m
Net Debt = 9.12b USD (calculated: Debt 9.22b - CCE 104.8m)
Enterprise Value = 29.1b USD (20.0b + Debt 9.22b - CCE 104.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.59 (Ebit TTM 1.53b / Interest Expense TTM 426.6m)
EV/FCF = 12.93x (Enterprise Value 29.1b / FCF TTM 2.25b)
FCF Yield = 7.74% (FCF TTM 2.25b / Enterprise Value 29.1b)
FCF Margin = 51.91% (FCF TTM 2.25b / Revenue TTM 4.33b)
Net Margin = 29.20% (Net Income TTM 1.26b / Revenue TTM 4.33b)
Gross Margin = 66.47% ((Revenue TTM 4.33b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.45b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 67.11% (prev 76.48%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.78 (Enterprise Value 29.1b / Total Assets 16.3b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.63% (Interest Expense 426.6m / Debt 9.22b)
Taxrate = 1.35% (18.1m / 1.34b)
NOPAT = 1.51b (EBIT 1.53b * (1 - 1.35%))
Current Ratio = 0.91 (Total Current Assets 1.14b / Total Current Liabilities 1.25b)
Debt / Equity = 2.17 (Debt 9.22b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 4.26b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.95 (Net Debt 9.12b / EBITDA 2.31b)
Debt / FCF = 4.05 (Net Debt 9.12b / FCF TTM 2.25b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.71b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.88% (Net Income 1.26b / Total Assets 16.3b)
RoE = 34.12% (Net Income TTM 1.26b / Total Stockholder Equity 3.71b)
RoCE = 12.18% (EBIT 1.53b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.71b + L.T.Debt 8.87b))
RoIC = 9.94% (NOPAT 1.51b / Invested Capital 15.2b)
WACC = 6.45% (E(20.0b)/V(29.2b) * Re(7.32%) + D(9.22b)/V(29.2b) * Rd(4.63%) * (1-Tc(0.01)))
Discount Rate = 7.32% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 79.61 | Cagr: 2.04%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈1.92b ; Y1≈2.21b ; Y5≈3.25b
[DCF] Fair Price = 96.21 (EV 48.9b - Net Debt 9.12b = Equity 39.8b / Shares 413.2m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 70.08 | EPS CAGR: 6.73% | SUE: 0.55 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 97.66 | Revenue CAGR: 11.90% | SUE: 1.74 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.88 | Chg30d=+2.67% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.62 | Chg30d=+1.66% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+18.9% | GrowthRev=+22.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.76 | Chg30d=-0.28% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+4.0% | GrowthRev=+3.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=0, down=0)