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Williams Companies

NYQ:WMB · US9694571004
Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsX-Large

360

32
EV / EBIT7
Price / Owner Earnings100
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield57
Price/Sales13
EV / Gross Profit19
Price/Book11
Return on Capital65
Cash Return on Capital24
Return on Equity75
EBIT Margin84
Gross Profitability57
Cash Conversion60
Accruals30
Owner Earnings Margin14
Sales growth27
Profit Growth82
Long-Term EPS Growth96
Owner Earnings Growth7
Reinvestment92
Price momentum50
Debt load36
Refinancing35
Debt Payback1
Liquidity63
Analyst ratings71
Opinion Changes52
Price Target Upside73
Market mood76
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Williams Companies clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1949
Employees4,881
ISINUS9694571004
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Power GridStorage ManagementUtility Scale SolarHydrogenFreight ServiceEnergyOil and Gas

Description

The Williams Companies, Inc. (Williams), an energy company, provides infrastructure that safely delivers natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. Williams has operations in 11 supply areas that provide natural gas gathering an…

Analysis

Hope premium

The Williams Companies, Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
75
2023202420252026

All-time high

84

Mar 2026

All-time low

25

Jan 2024

Average rank

56

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
13
4
5
8
Price/Earnings
11
3
1
9
Price/Book
11
6
12
26
Dividend Yield
57
53
63
61
Value (overall)
12
1
8
9

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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