ENB vs ET vs WMB Stock Comparison

Enbridge, Energy Transfer and Williams Companies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENB Enbridge Inc
$48.13 +0.6% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$105.44B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.45B
Div. yield
0.06%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.44 -0.3% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.13B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins
WMB Williams Companies, Inc.
$71.68 +0.8% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$87.82B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.20B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 7, Williams Companies 4, Enbridge 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENBETWMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.44B $71.13B $87.82B ENB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 14.1x 26.0x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 11.4x 27.9x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +33.3% +8.7% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 4.7% 27.7% WMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 8.4% — ET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 4.0x 0.9x WMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.07% 0.00% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% +21.3% +21.6% WMB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +15.7%/yr +20.1%/yr WMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 17.4% 25.0% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 63/100 39/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ENBETWMB

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

AxisENBETWMB
Valuation 24 #27 of 35 94 #3 of 35 3 #34 of 35
Growth 39 #21 of 34 64 #13 of 34 42 #20 of 34
Profitability 24 #26 of 34 30 #24 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 21 #28 of 35 59 #15 of 35 56 #16 of 35
Shareholder Returns 47 #17 of 31 70 #10 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Overall 31 63 39
  • ENB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ET 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

PeriodENBETWMBSPY
1 month +0.6%-0.3%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months -15.3%+0.4%-3.1% +2.9%
6 months -9.7%+7.1%-0.7% +6.4%
Year to date +0.6%+24.0%+19.2% +11.4%
1 year +2.0%+21.3%+21.6% +13.1%
3 years +49.8%+48.7%+108.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.4%+14.1%+27.7% +21.5%
5 years +12.5%+106.9%+150.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.4%+15.7%+20.1% +10.9%
10 years +9.2%+24.0%+137.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.9%+2.2%+9.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureENBETWMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%17.4%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%16.6%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.210.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.111.220.87 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-25.8%-25.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-6.0%-9.7% -2.5%
52-week high $58.04$21.74$79.40 $779.14
52-week low $45.23$16.21$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.

MultipleENBETWMB
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.3x 13.9xmedian 21.3x 26.0xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 7.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 11.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.1xmedian 16.4x 13.5xmedian 16.4x -811.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 6.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 1.93 2.00median 1.93 3.15median 1.93

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 monthsENBETWMB
Revenue $60.45B $107.38B $12.20B
Gross profit $22.34B $25.32B $10.12B
Operating income $8.06B $10.78B $4.66B
Net income $4.58B $7.04B $3.24B
Free cash flow $1.21B $5.22B -$108.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $1.46 $2.76
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $1.02B $203.00M
Total debt $78.92B $68.41B $48.42B
Shares (diluted) 2.19B 3.46B 1.23B
Enterprise value $101.04B $64.32B $86.53B

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
MetricENBETWMB
P/E 25.5x 13.9x 26.0x
P/FCF 87.1x 13.5x -811.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 5.8x 14.6x
P/S 1.7x 0.7x 7.2x
P/B 2.2x 1.4x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.6x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 8.2x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 12.8x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.3x 7.7x
EV/FCF 151.3x 26.4x -871.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 11.4x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 2.00 3.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENBETWMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 33.3% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 10.0% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 18.9% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 13.2% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 16.5% 27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 12.0% 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.9% 16.1% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 9.0% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.5% 12.6% 39.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 7.0% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% 8.8% 12.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 5.9% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -67.2% -8.5% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -7.3% -26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENBETWMB
Gross margin 36.9% 23.6% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 15.7% 57.3%
Operating margin 13.3% 10.0% 38.2%
Pretax margin 9.6% 7.1% 34.7%
Net margin 6.8% 4.7% 27.7%
FCF margin 2.0% 4.9% -0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 11.3% 49.1%
Return on equity 9.5% 14.0% 24.7%
Return on assets 2.8% 4.8% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 8.4% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENBETWMB
Debt / assets 48.4% 46.2% 11.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 4.0x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 65.4x 13.1x -61.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 65.9% 78.2%
Equity / assets 29.4% 34.1% 21.8%
Interest coverage 2.2x 2.9x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.92 – 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENBETWMB
Dividend yield 8.0% 6.6% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 6.6% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 132.1% 67.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 500.8% 91.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% 2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 8.0% –

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.

ConsensusENBETWMB
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.99FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.1% -9.4% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.02BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $12.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -14.7% +1.4% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENBETWMB
Held by institutions 48.7% 31.4% 89.4%
Institutions holding 1,501 1,279 1,832
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +1.9% +4.2%
Institutions buying 660 628 886
Institutions selling 503 340 657
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.85 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.

ENBETWMB
ENB 1.00 0.43 0.52
ET 0.43 1.00 0.55
WMB 0.52 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENB, ET and WMB?

Enbridge (ENB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enbridge (ENB) $105.44B, Energy Transfer (ET) $71.13B, Williams Companies (WMB) $87.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENB, ET and WMB?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enbridge (ENB) 25.6x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Enbridge (ENB) 24.2x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, 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?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Companies (WMB) has the highest net margin (Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Energy Transfer (ET) leads (Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Williams Companies (WMB) returned the most: Enbridge (ENB) +2.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) +21.3%, Williams Companies (WMB) +21.6%. Over five years, Williams Companies (WMB) compounded fastest (Enbridge (ENB) +2.4%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +15.7%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Enbridge (ENB) 0.06%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Williams Companies (WMB) 0.00%. Williams Companies (WMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Enbridge (ENB) 18.6%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Williams Companies (WMB) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENB, ET 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, Energy Transfer (ET) leads on 7. 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.