CQP vs WMB vs GLNG Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Williams Companies and Golar Lng Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WMB Williams Companies, Inc.
$74.28 +7.7% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$91.97B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.20B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$45.60 -6.5% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Williams Companies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Williams Companies 4, Golar Lng 4, Cheniere Energy Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCQPWMBGLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.74B $91.97B $4.82B WMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 27.2x 29.5x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 28.9x 41.1x CQP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +8.7% +109.6% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.3% 27.7% 31.3% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.9x 5.3x WMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.8% +29.0% +11.1% WMB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +21.5%/yr +28.5%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 25.0% 27.1% WMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 39/100 60/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

CQPWMBGLNG

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

AxisCQPWMBGLNG
Valuation 68 #12 of 35 3 #34 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Growth 30 #24 of 34 39 #21 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Profitability 79 #8 of 34 76 #9 of 34 82 #7 of 34
Financial Health 47 #19 of 35 53 #17 of 35 79 #8 of 35
Shareholder Returns 30 #22 of 31 23 #24 of 31 27 #23 of 31
Overall 51 39 60
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WMB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • GLNG 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

PeriodCQPWMBGLNGSPY
1 month +3.0%+7.7%-6.5% +0.9%
3 months +1.4%+5.9%-3.7% +5.9%
6 months -1.6%+1.3%-15.4% +8.5%
Year to date +20.9%+23.6%+22.5% +13.3%
1 year +20.8%+29.0%+11.1% +12.4%
3 years +18.4%+118.1%+103.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.8%+29.7%+26.7% +23.5%
5 years +46.8%+164.4%+250.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.0%+21.5%+28.5% +11.0%
10 years +138.0%+150.4%+101.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.1%+9.6%+7.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCQPWMBGLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%25.0%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%24.9%27.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.250.050.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.691.160.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-25.2%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-6.4%-20.5% -0.9%
52-week high $71.22$79.40$57.36 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$56.51$35.33 $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.

MultipleCQPWMBGLNG
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 19.6x 26.9xmedian 19.6x 28.8xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 7.4xmedian 2.7x 8.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 10.9x 13.9xmedian 10.9x 19.0xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.6x -841.3xmedian 16.6x 7.9xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 2.5x 6.9xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.72 3.26median 1.72 1.89median 1.72

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 monthsCQPWMBGLNG
Revenue $11.50B $12.20B $523.38M
Gross profit $5.72B $10.12B $343.33M
Operating income $3.87B $4.66B $273.22M
Net income $3.14B $3.24B $226.50M
Free cash flow $2.79B -$108.00M $583.87M
R&D – – $14.62M
EPS (diluted) – $2.76 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $443.00M $203.00M $870.50M
Total debt $14.44B $6.64B $2.68B
Shares (diluted) – 1.23B 109.49M
Enterprise value $31.72B $90.69B $1.18B

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
MetricCQPWMBGLNG
P/E 10.0x 26.9x 28.8x
P/FCF 11.2x -841.3x 7.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 15.2x 10.9x
P/S 2.7x 7.4x 8.8x
P/B 41.5x 6.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 41.5x 6.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 13.9x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 20.9x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 8.0x 12.3x
EV/FCF 16.3x -900.9x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 16.2x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.26 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPWMBGLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 8.7% 109.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.5% 2.0% 23.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% 12.4% 147.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 5.1% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.6% 27.0% 1,754%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 4.2% 104.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% 26.2% 894.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.7% 5.4% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 39.2% 2,539%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 12.2% 1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 2.3% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.2% -105.7% -5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -26.8% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPWMBGLNG
Gross margin 49.8% 82.9% 65.6%
EBITDA margin 39.9% 57.3% 64.6%
Operating margin 33.6% 38.2% 52.2%
Pretax margin 27.3% 34.7% 62.0%
Net margin 27.3% 27.7% 31.3%
FCF margin 24.2% -0.9% 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin 27.4% 49.1% 80.8%
Return on equity 755.0% 24.7% 1,387%
Return on assets 18.1% 5.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – – 22.6%
Return on capital employed 23.9% 8.7% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPWMBGLNG
Debt / assets 81.7% 11.0% 50.1%
Debt / equity 19.2x 0.5x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.9x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 5.2x -61.5x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 95.7% 78.2% 63.6%
Equity / assets 4.3% 21.8% 36.4%
Interest coverage 5.2x 3.1x 16.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.5x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.3x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.26 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPWMBGLNG
Dividend yield 5.0% 2.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.8% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 65.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 73.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.7% – –

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.

ConsensusCQPWMBGLNG
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 28.9xFY2026 41.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $2.57FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.4% -2.7% -53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.22BFY2026 $12.71BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +9.7% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPWMBGLNG
Held by institutions 46.8% 89.4% 81.4%
Institutions holding 200 1,833 311
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +4.2% -0.4%
Institutions buying 79 886 153
Institutions selling 47 658 105
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.35 1.46

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.

CQPWMBGLNG
CQP 1.00 0.36 0.32
WMB 0.36 1.00 0.32
GLNG 0.32 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, WMB and GLNG?

Williams Companies (WMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $32.74B, Williams Companies (WMB) $91.97B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, WMB and GLNG?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 10.4x, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.2x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 13.8x, Williams Companies (WMB) 28.9x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 41.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Golar Lng (GLNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +15.4%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 27.3%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Williams Companies (WMB) returned the most: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +20.8%, Williams Companies (WMB) +29.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +11.1%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.0%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +21.5%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 0.06%, Williams Companies (WMB) 0.00%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 0.00%. Williams Companies (WMB) and Golar Lng (GLNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Williams Companies (WMB) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Williams Companies (WMB) 25.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CQP, WMB and GLNG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Williams Companies (WMB) leads on 4. 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.