Williams Companies (WMB)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas MidstreamSnapshot 2026-10-29
$74.88+0.82%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas MidstreamSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Energy is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 9% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 42%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 66% growth a year, above the roughly 15% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskWilliams’ pipeline franchise is the core claim, with revenue growth slowing and the latest quarter missing. Recent revenue growth was 9% year over year, down from 13% in fiscal 2025’s fourth quarter. Q2 FY2026 non-GAAP earnings missed consensus by 3.8%. WMB trades at 33× P/E versus a 22× peer median, near its 32× history. The market prices in more growth than forecast, leaving the premium exposed. The next-quarter miss probability is 31%, and losing the NESE permit threatens pipeline expansion. Peer multiples imply a price about 66% below where it trades; our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. WMB is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering WMB (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for WMB in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Maintain dividend growth
A 5% dividend increase advances the stated dividend-growth objective and supports capital-allocation discipline.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $74.88
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $74.88.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Expand pipeline transmission projects
Loss of permit impacts pipeline expansion timeline.
Advances: Expand pipeline transmission projects
Deal expands pipeline transmission projects significantly.
Advances: Expand pipeline transmission projects
Strengthens pipeline transmission projects, aligning with growth objectives.
Advances: Expand pipeline transmission projects
New JV and higher EBITDA target support pipeline expansion.
Advances: Expand pipeline transmission projects
JV with Blackstone supports pipeline expansion goals.
Advances: Optimize portfolio through strategic transactions
Acquisition enhances portfolio optimization and growth strategy.
Advances: Expand pipeline transmission projects
Major pipeline expansion aligns with growth objectives.