Williams Companies
WMB NYSE Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation Financials FY2016βFY2025
Williams Companies' revenue rose 13.8% to $11.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 35.1%, up from 31.8% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.0 billion, down 58.1%. It paid out $2.4 billion in dividends and buybacks, 243% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.2%.
What Williams Companies does
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- Legal name
- WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000107263-26-000006
0000107263
Revenue and margins
Williams Companies had $12.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 13.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $1.0B in fiscal 2025, 8.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Williams Companies returned $2.4B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 243% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.2%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$29.3B and divides by 1,225.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 28.6x Β· peers 20.5x Β· sector 16.9x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Williams Companies can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.7B | $152M | $2.2B | $60.0M | $63.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $23.7B | $22.9B | $26.4B | $26.9B | $29.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.9x | 4.5x | 3.8x | 4.8x | 4.5x |
| Debt / equity | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.1x | 2.2x | 2.3x |
| Interest coverage | 2.2x | 2.6x | 3.5x | 2.5x | 2.9x |
| Current ratio | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $47.6B | $48.4B | $52.6B | $54.5B | $58.6B |
| Total liabilities | $33.5B | $34.4B | $37.7B | $39.7B | $43.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $11.4B | $11.5B | $12.4B | $12.4B | $12.8B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $22.0B | $22.8B | $24.3B | $26.9B | $29.3B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$7.1M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
14%
$1.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | 2,000 | $67.85 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | 2,000 | $75.56 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold | 13,000 | $74.87 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | 2,000 | $70.65 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | 2,000 | $74.16 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | 2,000 | $71.30 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Glen G. JasekSenior Vice President | Sold | 2,500 | $78.16 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | Larry C LarsenExecutive Vice President & COO | Sold | 12,000 | $76.49 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| May 6, 2026 | John Dean PorterEVP & CFO | Sold | 50,000 | $75.37 | $3.8M | Form 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | 2,000 | $76.35 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Terrance Lane WilsonSVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | 2,000 | $71.75 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Payvand FazelSenior Vice President | Sold | 2,898 | $73.15 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.5% | β5.1% | β5.8% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.04 | β0.26 | β0.16 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Companies WMB | $87.8B | 13.8% | 35.1% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 28.6x | 6 | |
| Kinder Morgan KMI | $76.7B | 12.2% | 27.9% | 17.1% | 5.8% | 21.3x | 7 | Compare β |
| Targa Resources TRGP | $65.1B | 4.0% | 19.6% | 3.4% | 13.3% | 28.9x | 6 | Compare β |
| Oneok OKE | $60.6B | 55.0% | 17.1% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 16.5x | 5 | Compare β |
| Kinetik KNTK | $4.2B | 19.0% | 9.4% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 19.8x | 5 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $7.5B | $8.0B | $8.7B | $8.2B | $7.7B | $10.6B | $11.0B | $10.9B | $10.5B | $12.0B |
| Operating income | $689M | $927M | $768M | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.6B | $3.0B | $4.3B | $3.3B | $4.2B |
| Interest expense | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.4B |
| Pretax income | β$375M | $535M | $331M | $1.1B | $277M | $2.1B | $2.5B | $4.4B | $3.0B | $3.6B |
| Income tax | β$25.0M | β$2.0B | $138M | $335M | $79.0M | $511M | $425M | $1.0B | $640M | $857M |
| Net income | β$424M | $2.2B | β$155M | $850M | $211M | $1.5B | $2.0B | $3.2B | $2.2B | $2.6B |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.57 | $2.62 | β$0.16 | $0.70 | $0.17 | $1.24 | $1.67 | $2.60 | $1.82 | $2.14 |
| Diluted shares | 0.75B | 0.83B | 0.97B | 1.21B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 1.23B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $4.2B | $3.1B | $3.3B | $3.7B | $3.5B | $3.9B | $4.9B | $5.9B | $5.0B | $5.9B |
| Capital expenditure | $2.1B | $2.4B | $3.3B | $2.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $4.9B |
| Free cash flow | $2.1B | $690M | $37.0M | $1.6B | $2.3B | $2.7B | $2.6B | $3.4B | $2.4B | $1.0B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.3B |
| Stock-based compensation | $73.0M | $78.0M | $55.0M | $57.0M | $52.0M | $81.0M | $73.0M | $77.0M | $99.0M | $93.0M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $728M | $0.0M | $151M | $933M | $1.6B | $2.2B | $1.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $9.0M | $130M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $1.3B | $992M | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.4B |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.3B | $992M | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.4B |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $170M | $899M | $168M | $289M | $142M | $1.7B | $152M | $2.2B | $60.0M | $63.0M |
| Total debt | $23.5B | $20.9B | $22.4B | $22.3B | $22.3B | $23.7B | $22.9B | $26.4B | $26.9B | $29.4B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $1.5B | $2.2B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $4.5B | $3.8B | $4.5B | $2.7B | $3.2B |
| Current liabilities | $2.9B | $2.6B | $1.8B | $4.0B | $2.3B | $5.0B | $4.9B | $5.8B | $5.3B | $6.1B |
| Inventory | $138M | $113M | $130M | $125M | $136M | $379M | $320M | $274M | $279M | $314M |
| Property and equipment, net | $28.4B | $28.2B | $27.5B | $29.2B | $28.9B | $29.3B | $30.9B | $34.3B | $38.7B | $42.0B |
| Total assets | $46.8B | $46.4B | $45.3B | $46.0B | $44.2B | $47.6B | $48.4B | $52.6B | $54.5B | $58.6B |
| Total liabilities | $32.8B | $30.2B | $29.3B | $29.7B | $29.6B | $33.5B | $34.4B | $37.7B | $39.7B | $43.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.6B | $9.7B | $14.7B | $13.4B | $11.8B | $11.4B | $11.5B | $12.4B | $12.4B | $12.8B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 11.5% | 8.8% | 23.4% | 28.5% | 24.8% | 27.5% | 39.5% | 31.8% | 35.1% |
| EBITDA margin | 32.7% | 33.2% | 28.7% | 44.3% | 50.8% | 42.1% | 45.9% | 58.5% | 52.9% | 54.8% |
| Net margin | β5.7% | 27.1% | β1.8% | 10.4% | 2.7% | 14.3% | 18.7% | 29.2% | 21.2% | 21.9% |
| FCF margin | 28.1% | 8.6% | 0.4% | 19.3% | 29.2% | 25.5% | 24.0% | 31.4% | 22.9% | 8.4% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 7.0% | 8.3% |
| Return on equity | β7.9% | 30.4% | β1.3% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 13.1% | 17.9% | 26.6% | 17.9% | 20.7% |
| Return on assets | β0.9% | 4.7% | β0.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 1.9% | 7.1% | 8.2% | β5.6% | β5.9% | 37.7% | 3.2% | β0.5% | β3.7% | 13.8% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β107.1% | β | β75.2% | 619.0% | 35.1% | 55.2% | β30.0% | 17.7% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β106.1% | β | β75.7% | 629.4% | 34.7% | 55.7% | β30.0% | 17.6% |
| FCF growth | β | β67.2% | β94.6% | 4,181.1% | 42.5% | 19.9% | β2.6% | 29.8% | β29.8% | β58.1% |
| Share count change | 0.2% | 10.4% | 17.5% | 24.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.5x | 7.5x | 8.9x | 6.1x | 5.7x | 4.9x | 4.5x | 3.8x | 4.8x | 4.5x |
| Debt / equity | 5.1x | 2.2x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.1x | 2.2x | 2.3x |
| Interest coverage | 0.6x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 1.6x | 1.9x | 2.2x | 2.6x | 3.5x | 2.5x | 2.9x |
| Current ratio | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 27.4% | 29.9% | 37.5% | 25.7% | 16.1% | 11.7% | 20.6% | 23.1% | 24.5% | 41.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 59.9% | 143.8% | 3,746.0% | 116.3% | 86.0% | 73.6% | 78.9% | 67.5% | 96.5% | 243.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 5.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β0.3 | 0.0 | β0.1 | β0.3 | β0.2 | β0.2 | β0.2 | 0.0 | β0.3 | β0.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β9.6% | β2.0% | β7.5% | β6.2% | β7.3% | β5.3% | β5.9% | β5.5% | β5.1% | β5.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000107263). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.