ET vs FNV vs WMB Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Franco Nevada and Williams Companies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.32B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$230.76 -10.4% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.55B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
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

Williams Companies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Williams Companies 4, Energy Transfer 4, Franco Nevada 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETFNVWMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.32B $45.55B $90.68B WMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 31.3x 26.8x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 29.5x 27.9x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +73.6% +8.7% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 62.8% 27.7% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x — 0.9x WMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.01% 0.00% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.2% +21.4% +24.9% WMB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +10.1%/yr +20.5%/yr WMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.5% 38.9% 24.9% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 81/100 39/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

ETFNVWMB

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

AxisETFNVWMB
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 57 #79 of 184 3 #34 of 35
Growth 61 #14 of 34 91 #11 of 113 42 #20 of 34
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 99 #2 of 130 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 98 #5 of 167 56 #16 of 35
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 57 #33 of 76 20 #25 of 31
Overall 63 81 39
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • 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

PeriodETFNVWMBSPY
1 month +2.0%-10.4%+3.6% -0.8%
3 months +3.5%+7.6%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%-4.3%+0.2% +7.0%
Year to date +25.0%+11.3%+19.4% +12.2%
1 year +23.2%+21.4%+24.9% +13.0%
3 years +57.2%+67.9%+110.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.3%+18.9%+28.2% +23.1%
5 years +111.8%+61.4%+153.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.2%+10.1%+20.5% +11.0%
10 years +30.9%+262.9%+142.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+13.8%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureETFNVWMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.5%38.9%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%42.2%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.211.260.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.330.551.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-38.2%-25.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-17.8%-9.6% -1.8%
52-week high $21.74$280.82$79.40 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$183.97$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.

MultipleETFNVWMB
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 21.0x 30.6xmedian 33.6x 26.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 19.2xmedian 4.9x 7.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 20.2xmedian 11.5x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 16.6x 25.1xmedian 13.2x -813.0xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x 5.4xmedian 1.8x 6.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.92 1.02median 0.91 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 monthsETFNVWMB
Revenue $107.38B $2.32B $12.20B
Gross profit $25.32B $1.79B $10.12B
Operating income $10.78B $1.82B $4.66B
Net income $7.04B $1.48B $3.24B
Free cash flow $5.22B $1.77B -$108.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $7.54 $2.76
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $1.01B $203.00M
Total debt $68.41B – $6.64B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 193.00M 1.23B
Enterprise value $63.51B $42.92B $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
MetricETFNVWMB
P/E 14.1x 30.6x 26.0x
P/FCF 13.6x 25.1x -813.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 25.0x 14.6x
P/S 0.7x 19.2x 7.2x
P/B 1.4x 5.4x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 5.4x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 20.2x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 23.9x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 18.8x 7.7x
EV/FCF 26.5x 24.6x -872.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 24.5x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 1.02 3.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETFNVWMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 73.6% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 23.5% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 88.6% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 32.0% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 89.7% 27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 34.4% 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 88.3% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 30.6% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 87.7% 39.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 29.9% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 53.7% 12.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 20.0% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 83.9% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 19.8% -26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETFNVWMB
Gross margin 23.6% 77.3% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 93.0% 57.3%
Operating margin 10.0% 78.5% 38.2%
Pretax margin 7.1% 85.0% 34.7%
Net margin 4.7% 62.8% 27.7%
FCF margin 4.9% 76.4% -0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 76.7% 49.1%
Return on equity 14.0% 18.1% 24.7%
Return on assets 4.8% 16.7% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 20.9% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETFNVWMB
Debt / assets 46.2% – 11.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 13.1x – -61.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 7.6% 78.2%
Equity / assets 34.1% 92.4% 21.8%
Interest coverage 2.9x 1,070x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 9.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 8.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 6.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 40.59 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETFNVWMB
Dividend yield 6.5% 0.7% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 0.7% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% 18.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% 15.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 12.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 11.0% –

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.

ConsensusETFNVWMB
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% +8.8% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $12.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +1.3% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETFNVWMB
Held by institutions 31.4% 71.6% 89.4%
Institutions holding 1,279 661 1,832
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.4% +4.2%
Institutions buying 628 335 886
Institutions selling 340 207 657
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.62 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.

ETFNVWMB
ET 1.00 0.00 0.55
FNV 0.00 1.00 0.06
WMB 0.55 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, FNV and WMB?

Williams Companies (WMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.55B, Williams Companies (WMB) $90.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, FNV and WMB?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.5x, 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?

Franco Nevada (FNV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Williams Companies (WMB) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +21.4%, Williams Companies (WMB) +24.9%. Over five years, Williams Companies (WMB) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.1%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, 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 (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Williams Companies (WMB) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, FNV 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, 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.