GLNG vs WMB vs COP Stock Comparison

Golar Lng, Williams Companies and Conocophillips Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$45.21 -8.9% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.71B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
5 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
1 win
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.56B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 5, Golar Lng 5, Williams Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLNGWMBCOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.71B $90.68B $179.56B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 26.8x 19.3x COP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.7x 27.9x 13.6x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +109.6% +8.7% +8.5% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 27.7% 14.2% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — 22.5% GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.9x 0.4x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% +24.9% +72.0% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +20.5%/yr +15.3%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 24.9% 30.1% WMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 39/100 60/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

GLNGWMBCOP

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

AxisGLNGWMBCOP
Valuation 29 #25 of 35 3 #34 of 35 41 #59 of 99
Growth 91 #4 of 34 42 #20 of 34 57 #42 of 97
Profitability 85 #6 of 34 76 #9 of 34 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 79 #8 of 35 56 #16 of 35 70 #31 of 102
Shareholder Returns 27 #23 of 31 20 #25 of 31 45 #42 of 76
Overall 62 39 60
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WMB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLNGWMBCOPSPY
1 month -8.9%+3.6%+18.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%+1.4%+31.0% +3.5%
6 months -14.4%+0.2%+24.4% +7.0%
Year to date +21.5%+19.4%+61.7% +12.2%
1 year +18.6%+24.9%+72.0% +13.0%
3 years +101.5%+110.8%+28.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.3%+28.2%+8.7% +23.1%
5 years +245.6%+153.6%+103.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.2%+20.5%+15.3% +11.0%
10 years +95.4%+142.8%+262.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.9%+9.3%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLNGWMBCOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%24.9%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%24.8%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.03-0.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.681.002.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-25.2%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-9.6%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $57.36$79.40$151.41 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$56.51$85.66 $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.

MultipleGLNGWMBCOP
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 21.0x 26.0xmedian 21.0x 19.8xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 2.7x 7.2xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 11.0x 13.5xmedian 11.0x 4.6xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 16.6x -813.0xmedian 16.6x 18.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 6.7xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.88median 1.92 3.15median 1.92 -1.88median 2.27

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 monthsGLNGWMBCOP
Revenue $523.38M $12.20B $65.28B
Gross profit $343.33M $10.12B $41.24B
Operating income $273.22M $4.66B $31.28B
Net income $226.50M $3.24B $9.28B
Free cash flow $583.87M -$108.00M $10.06B
R&D $14.62M – $393.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $2.76 $7.64
Cash & equivalents $870.50M $203.00M $6.57B
Total debt $2.68B $6.64B $23.29B
Shares (diluted) 109.49M 1.23B 1.21B
Enterprise value $1.07B $89.39B $152.27B

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
MetricGLNGWMBCOP
P/E 28.5x 26.0x 19.8x
P/FCF 7.8x -813.0x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 14.6x 8.3x
P/S 8.8x 7.2x 2.8x
P/B 2.4x 6.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 6.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x 13.5x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 23.4x 20.2x 6.3x
EV/Revenue 12.2x 7.7x 3.0x
EV/FCF 10.9x -872.5x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 15.7x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.88 3.15 -1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLNGWMBCOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 109.6% 8.7% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 2.0% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 147.7% 12.4% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 5.1% 0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,754% 27.0% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 4.2% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 894.0% 26.2% 1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 5.4% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,539% 39.2% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 8.2% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 12.2% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 2.3% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% -105.7% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% -26.8% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLNGWMBCOP
Gross margin 65.6% 82.9% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 64.6% 57.3% 66.0%
Operating margin 52.2% 38.2% 47.9%
Pretax margin 62.0% 34.7% 22.4%
Net margin 31.3% 27.7% 14.2%
FCF margin 111.6% -0.9% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 80.8% 49.1% 33.6%
Return on equity 1,387% 24.7% 14.3%
Return on assets 4.2% 5.8% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 22.6% – 22.5%
Return on capital employed 5.6% 8.7% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.8x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLNGWMBCOP
Debt / assets 50.1% 11.0% 18.7%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.6x -61.5x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 78.2% 47.4%
Equity / assets 36.4% 21.8% 52.6%
Interest coverage 16.5x 3.1x 39.2x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.22 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLNGWMBCOP
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.9% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 43.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -15.4%

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.

ConsensusGLNGWMBCOP
Forward P/E 40.7xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $2.57FY2026 $11.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.5%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -53.2% -2.7% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $409.44MFY2026 $12.71BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +9.7% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLNGWMBCOP
Held by institutions 81.4% 89.4% 84.0%
Institutions holding 311 1,832 2,436
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +4.2% -1.6%
Institutions buying 153 886 1,119
Institutions selling 105 657 961
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.35 1.16

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.

GLNGWMBCOP
GLNG 1.00 0.32 0.28
WMB 0.32 1.00 0.33
COP 0.28 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLNG, WMB and COP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.71B, Williams Companies (WMB) $90.68B, Conocophillips (COP) $179.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLNG, WMB and COP?

Conocophillips (COP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Golar Lng (GLNG) 28.8x, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.8x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Golar Lng (GLNG) 40.7x, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.9x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.6x). 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: Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Golar Lng (GLNG) +18.6%, Williams Companies (WMB) +24.9%, Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Golar Lng (GLNG) +28.2%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +20.5%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Golar Lng (GLNG) 0.00%, Williams Companies (WMB) 0.00%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%. Golar Lng (GLNG) and Williams Companies (WMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Williams Companies (WMB) has been the steadiest (Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%, Williams Companies (WMB) 24.9%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Conocophillips (COP) leads on 5. 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.