WMB
SinkerThe Williams Companies, Inc. · Energy · United States · $87.7B cap · $563.0M/day traded
$64.08 -0.3% · close 6 Nov · scored 7 Nov
Sinker: Weak business, rich price and weak momentum. Nothing here to keep it afloat.
After its 2 Nov results, analysts cut next year's EPS estimate 0.7%.
As of 7 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) is 27/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 50, Value 18, Momentum 48, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
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The Williams Companies, Inc. is a leading energy infrastructure company operating an extensive network of natural gas pipelines and processing facilities across the United States. Its robust competitive moat stems from long-term, fee-based contracts and high barriers to entry for new infrastructure, ensuring stable and predictable cash flows. The company plays a critical role in connecting natural gas supply to demand centers, supporting the nation's energy needs.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11.0B | 10.9B | 10.5B | 11.9B | 2.9% | 12.7B | 12.4B | 14.1B | 8.7% |
| EPS | 1.68 | 2.61 | 1.82 | 2.14 | 8.4% | 2.54 | 2.47 | 2.65 | 11.3% |
| Shares | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | +0.3% | 1.3B | — | — | — |
| Debt | 22.9B | 26.5B | 26.9B | 29.4B | 8.6% | 33.9B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 11.5B | 12.4B | 12.4B | 12.8B | 3.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 4.9B | 5.9B | 5.0B | 5.9B | 6.5% | 6.1B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -3.4B | -3.9B | -4.9B | -5.5B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -3.0B | -49.0M | -2.2B | -406.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 80% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 26% a year).
How this is worked out
The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Energy, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of WMB are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| WMB | The Williams Companies, Inc.(you) | $87.7B | 27 |
| TRP.TO | TC Energy Corporation | $65.0B | 27 |
| ENB | Enbridge Inc. | $107.3B | 21 |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | $76.7B | 38 |
| TRGP | Targa Resources Corp. | $64.8B | 43 |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | $60.4B | 44 |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | $80.1B | 51 |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | $61.7B | 48 |
| PBA | Pembina Pipeline Corporation | $29.3B | 37 |
| VG | Venture Global, Inc. | $35.0B | 45 |
Peer medians: ROE 8.7% · P/E 13.2x · Gross margin 34.6%
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