AROC vs TRP vs WMB Stock Comparison

Archrock, Tc Energy and Williams Companies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AROC Archrock, Inc.
$29.98 -1.5% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.54B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.47 +6.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.37B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win
WMB Williams Companies, Inc.
$71.78 +3.6% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.68B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.20B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Archrock leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Archrock 6, Williams Companies 4, Tc Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAROCTRPWMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.54B $65.37B $90.68B WMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 26.6x 26.8x AROC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 24.6x 27.9x AROC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% -1.0% +8.7% AROC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 21.9% 27.7% WMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 12.4% — AROC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.2x 0.9x WMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% -0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.8% +23.9% +24.9% WMB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +2.8%/yr +20.5%/yr AROC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 19.7% 24.9% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 67/100 39/100 AROC

Percentile Scorecard

AROCTRPWMB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAROCTRPWMB
Valuation 88 #5 of 35 71 #11 of 35 3 #34 of 35
Growth 94 #3 of 34 33 #23 of 34 42 #20 of 34
Profitability 88 #5 of 34 97 #2 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 71 #11 of 35 91 #4 of 35 56 #16 of 35
Shareholder Returns 73 #9 of 31 43 #18 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Overall 83 67 39
  • AROC ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WMB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAROCTRPWMBSPY
1 month -1.5%+6.3%+3.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%-8.6%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%+0.9%+0.2% +7.0%
Year to date +15.2%+13.6%+19.4% +12.2%
1 year +17.8%+23.9%+24.9% +13.0%
3 years +139.6%+84.7%+110.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.8%+22.7%+28.2% +23.1%
5 years +261.2%+14.7%+153.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+2.8%+20.5% +11.0%
10 years +151.9%+36.1%+142.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%+3.1%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAROCTRPWMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%19.7%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%18.6%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.51-0.060.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.211.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-44.3%-25.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-11.9%-9.6% -1.8%
52-week high $41.95$70.91$79.40 $779.14
52-week low $23.04$49.79$56.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAROCTRPWMB
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 21.0x 26.4xmedian 21.0x 26.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.7x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 7.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 11.0x 8.5xmedian 11.0x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 16.6x 6.7xmedian 16.6x -813.0xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 6.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.92 0.56median 1.92 3.15median 1.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAROCTRPWMB
Revenue $1.50B $11.24B $12.20B
Gross profit $1.01B $11.08B $10.12B
Operating income $850.31M $6.82B $4.66B
Net income $328.53M $2.94B $3.24B
Free cash flow $291.33M $9.65B -$108.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $2.37 $2.76
Cash & equivalents $2.00M $1.46B $203.00M
Total debt $9.70B $11.91B $6.64B
Shares (diluted) 174.74M 1.04B 1.23B
Enterprise value $5.53B $61.46B $89.39B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAROCTRPWMB
P/E 15.9x 26.4x 26.0x
P/FCF 18.0x 6.7x -813.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 10.5x 14.6x
P/S 3.5x 5.8x 7.2x
P/B 3.4x 3.3x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 3.3x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 8.5x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 8.9x 11.1x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 6.7x 7.7x
EV/FCF 26.1x 7.8x -872.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 12.2x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.56 3.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAROCTRPWMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% -1.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% -1.1% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.9% -10.0% 27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.3% – 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.9% -17.9% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.9% 52.5% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% -19.4% 39.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 63.1% 47.4% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.3% 14.6% 12.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 4.4% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,641% -1.1% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.1% -5.1% -26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAROCTRPWMB
Gross margin 67.3% 98.5% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 76.3% 78.8% 57.3%
Operating margin 56.5% 60.7% 38.2%
Pretax margin 29.0% 34.9% 34.7%
Net margin 21.8% 21.9% 27.7%
FCF margin 19.4% 85.9% -0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 48.2% 55.2% 49.1%
Return on equity 21.5% 12.6% 24.7%
Return on assets 7.5% – 5.8%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 12.4% –
Return on capital employed 20.4% – 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 2.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAROCTRPWMB
Debt / assets 52.8% – 11.0%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 1.2x -61.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% – 78.2%
Equity / assets 34.9% – 21.8%
Interest coverage 5.2x 2.8x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.4x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAROCTRPWMB
Dividend yield 2.9% 5.6% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 5.5% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.4% 87.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.3% 26.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 20.6% 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -8.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAROCTRPWMB
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.68FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% +15.0% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.55BFY2026 $10.85BFY2026 $12.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +4.3% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAROCTRPWMB
Held by institutions 100.0% 65.7% 89.4%
Institutions holding 453 696 1,832
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% -5.0% +4.2%
Institutions buying 261 328 886
Institutions selling 126 216 657
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.52 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AROCTRPWMB
AROC 1.00 0.39 0.53
TRP 0.39 1.00 0.62
WMB 0.53 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AROC, TRP and WMB?

Williams Companies (WMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archrock (AROC) $5.54B, Tc Energy (TRP) $65.37B, Williams Companies (WMB) $90.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, AROC, TRP and WMB?

Archrock (AROC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archrock (AROC) 16.9x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.6x, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Archrock (AROC) is cheapest (Archrock (AROC) 17.8x, Tc Energy (TRP) 24.6x, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Archrock (AROC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archrock (AROC) +11.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Companies (WMB) has the highest net margin (Archrock (AROC) 21.8%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Archrock (AROC) leads (Archrock (AROC) 16.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Williams Companies (WMB) returned the most: Archrock (AROC) +17.8%, Tc Energy (TRP) +23.9%, Williams Companies (WMB) +24.9%. Over five years, Archrock (AROC) compounded fastest (Archrock (AROC) +29.3%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Archrock (AROC) 0.03%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Williams Companies (WMB) 0.00%. Tc Energy (TRP) and Williams Companies (WMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Archrock (AROC) 32.3%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, Williams Companies (WMB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AROC, TRP and WMB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Archrock (AROC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.