WMB Stock Analysis: Williams Companies | NYSE

Oil & Gas Midstream | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 88.643m USD | 12M Return: 15.1% | US9694571004 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Interstate Pipelines, Storage Facilities, Crude Transportation, NGL Marketing
Total Rating 37
Safety 62
Buy Signal -1.57
Oil & Gas Midstream
Industry Rotation: -22.1
Market Cap: 88.6B
Avg Turnover: 627M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility38.0%
VaR 5th Pctl6.85%
VaR vs Median9.39%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.52
Rel. Str. IBD29.6
Rel. Str. Peer Group15.3 pctl
Character TTM
Beta0.376
Beta Downside0.565
Hurst Exponent0.391
Choppyness79.7%
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD17.89%
CAGR/Max DD1.54
CAGR/Mean DD6.33
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of WMB over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-09": 0.34, "2021-12": 0.39, "2022-03": 0.41, "2022-06": 0.35, "2022-09": 0.48, "2022-12": 0.55, "2023-03": 0.56, "2023-06": 0.42, "2023-09": 0.45, "2023-12": 0.48, "2024-03": 0.59, "2024-06": 0.43, "2024-09": 0.43, "2024-12": 0.47, "2025-03": 0.6, "2025-06": 0.46, "2025-09": 0.49, "2025-12": 0.55, "2026-03": 0.73, "2026-06": 0.5, "2026-09": 0.54,
EPS CAGR: 7.37%
EPS Trend: 88.9%
Last SUE: -0.22
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of WMB over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-09: 2475, 2021-12: 3257, 2022-03: 2524, 2022-06: 2490, 2022-09: 3021, 2022-12: 2930, 2023-03: 3081, 2023-06: 2483, 2023-09: 2559, 2023-12: 2784, 2024-03: 2771, 2024-06: 2336, 2024-09: 2653, 2024-12: 2743, 2025-03: 3048, 2025-06: 2770, 2025-09: 2923, 2025-12: 3198, 2026-03: 3030, 2026-06: 3053, 2026-09: 3223,
Rev. CAGR: 6.68%
Rev. Trend: 90.3%
Last SUE: 1.99
Qual. Beats: 2

Warnings

High Debt While Negative Cash Flow
Choppy
Below Avwap Earnings
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan -1.0% 7
Feb -1.7% 2
Mar +0.2% 27
Apr -0.8% 8
May +1.9% 5
Jun +1.2% 30
Jul +0.7% 5
Aug -1.5% 18
Sep -1.6% 20
Oct -3.9% 9
Nov +1.9% 40
Dec -3.9% 43

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: WMB Williams Companies

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and founded in 1908. It operates through four main segments: Transmission, Power & Gulf (interstate natural gas pipelines, storage, and Gulf Coast crude oil assets); Northeast G&P (midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation in the Marcellus and Utica Shale regions); West (gathering, processing, and treating operations across multiple U.S. shale plays and basins, plus NGL fractionation and storage in Kansas); and Gas & NGL Marketing Services (wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas and NGLs). The company owns and operates approximately 32,000 miles of pipelines.

Williams is classified as a Large Cap stock in the GICS Energy sector, specifically within the Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation sub-industry, reflecting its core focus on midstream energy infrastructure. The companys business model centers on fee-based services such as pipeline transportation, natural gas processing, and NGL fractionation, which generally provide stable, contract-driven cash flows tied to the movement and handling of energy commodities rather than commodity price exposure. Its geographic concentration in major U.S. shale production regions positions it as a key midstream operator supporting domestic natural gas and NGL supply chains.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Transco pipeline volumes rise on LNG export demand growth
  • Northeast G&P margins expand with Marcellus production growth
  • NGL marketing revenue volatile with natural gas price swings
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.5
Net Income: 3.13b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.48 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -12.72% < 20% (prev -27.05%; Δ 14.32% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 6.06b > Net Income 3.13b
Net Debt (32.2b) to EBITDA (6.98b): 4.62 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.75 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.24b) vs 12m ago 1.31% < -2%
Gross Margin: 73.05% > 18% (prev 59.94%; Δ 13.11% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 19.78% > 50% (prev 20.60%; Δ -0.82% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.05 > 6 (EBIT TTM 4.59b / Interest Expense TTM 1.50b)
Altman Z'' 2.66
A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 4.73b - Total Current Liabilities 6.32b) / Total Assets 70.7b
B: -0.17 (Retained Earnings -11.8b / Total Assets 70.7b)
C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 4.59b / Avg Total Assets 63.2b)
D: 2.73 (Book Value of Equity 15.7b / Total Liabilities 5.76b)
Altman-Z'' = 2.66 = A
Beneish M -2.93
DSRI: 1.30 (Receivables 2.10b/1.48b, Revenue 12.5b/11.5b)
GMI: 0.82 (GM 59.94% / 73.05%)
AQI: 0.91 (AQ_t -0.11 / AQ_t-1 -0.12)
SGI: 1.09 (Revenue 12.5b / 11.5b)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 3.13b - CFO 6.06b) / TA 70.7b)
Beneish M = -2.93 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of WMB shares?

As of November 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 64.25 with a total of 17,175,517 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -14.20%, over one month by -9.26%, over three months by -9.88% and over the past year by +15.06%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 60.40 (which is 6% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).

Is WMB a buy, sell or hold?

Williams Companies has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.60. Therefore, it is recommended to buy WMB.

  • StrongBuy: 17
  • Buy: 6
  • Hold: 2
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the WMB price?
Analysts Target Price 85.4 32.9%
Williams Companies (WMB) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 05 November 2026
Market Cap USD = 88.6b (88.6b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 27.9807
P/E Forward = 26.455
P/S = 7.1933
P/B = 6.6193
P/EG = 2.0499
Revenue TTM = 12.5b USD
EBIT TTM = 4.59b USD
EBITDA TTM = 6.98b USD
Long Term Debt = 27.3b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 2.20b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 34.0b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 32.0m
Net Debt = 32.2b USD (calculated: Debt 34.0b - CCE 1.76b)
Enterprise Value = 121b USD (88.6b + Debt 34.0b - CCE 1.76b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.05 (Ebit TTM 4.59b / Interest Expense TTM 1.50b)
EV/FCF = -71.81x (Enterprise Value 121b / FCF TTM -1.68b)
FCF Yield = -1.39% (FCF TTM -1.68b / Enterprise Value 121b)
FCF Margin = -13.46% (FCF TTM -1.68b / Revenue TTM 12.5b)
Net Margin = 25.0% (Net Income TTM 3.13b / Revenue TTM 12.5b)
Gross Margin = 73.05% ((Revenue TTM 12.5b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.37b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 80.83% (prev 83.33%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.71 (Enterprise Value 121b / Total Assets 70.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.43% (Interest Expense 1.50b / Debt 34.0b)
Taxrate = 22.55% (969.0m / 4.30b)
NOPAT = 3.55b (EBIT 4.59b * (1 - 22.55%))
Current Ratio = 0.75 (Total Current Assets 4.73b / Total Current Liabilities 6.32b)
Debt / Equity = 2.16 (Debt 34.0b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 15.7b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.62 (Net Debt 32.2b / EBITDA 6.98b)
 Debt / FCF = -19.14 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 32.2b / FCF TTM -1.68b)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 13.7b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.95% (Net Income 3.13b / Total Assets 70.7b)
RoE = 22.85% (Net Income TTM 3.13b / Total Stockholder Equity 13.7b)
RoCE = 11.19% (EBIT 4.59b / Capital Employed (Equity 13.7b + L.T.Debt 27.3b))
RoIC = 5.39% (NOPAT 3.55b / Invested Capital 65.9b)
WACC = 5.95% (E(88.6b)/V(123b) * Re(6.91%) + D(34.0b)/V(123b) * Rd(4.43%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 6.91% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 59.91 | Cagr: 0.57%
 [DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -1.68b)
 EPS Correlation: 88.95 | EPS CAGR: 7.37% | SUE: -0.22 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 90.34 | Revenue CAGR: 6.68% | SUE: 1.99 | # QB: 2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.42 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+15.2% | GrowthRev=+3.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.62 | Chg30d=-1.29% | Revisions=+12% | GrowthEPS=+8.2% | GrowthRev=+14.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -10% (up=3, down=4)