WMB
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Energy · NYSE · Market cap $88.9bn
$71.28
as of 16 Oct 2026, 11% below its 52-week high
Screens as less well placed to keep growing its dividend, and it shows some cut-risk signals worth watching. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 2.91%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 3.07%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- 1.2×Pays 82% of earnings
- Cash cover
- NegativeNegative free cash flow
- 5y dividend growth
- +4.6% a yearLast cut in FY2017
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated12 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.53
Compared with US companies in Oil & Gas Midstream (22)
- Trailing yield is lower than 16 of the 21 other US companies in Oil & Gas Midstream.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 8 of the 14 other US companies in Oil & Gas Midstream with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
43
LowCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
50
ModerateSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
53
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Quality is 43
WMB against US companies in Oil & Gas Midstream (22)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of WMB’s past readings.
- P/E27.3×P72, poor for this measure
- Yield2.8%P23, poor for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA14.57P34, neutral for this measure
- DGR 5y4.8%P28, poor for this measure
- ROIC1.6%P81, good for this measure
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