GLNG vs YPF vs WMB Stock Comparison

Golar Lng, Ypf Sociedad Anonima and Williams Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$45.64 -8.0% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.62B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
2.19%
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
3 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$48.46 -7.0% 1M +45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.06B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
WMB Williams Companies, Inc.
$74.10 +7.0% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$90.64B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.20B
Div. yield
2.82%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ypf Sociedad Anonima leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ypf Sociedad Anonima 5, Williams Companies 4, Golar Lng 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLNGYPFWMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.62B $19.06B $90.64B WMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 0.0x 26.8x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x 6.5x 28.8x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +109.6% -9.3% +8.7% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 18.2% 27.7% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 10.2% — GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 4.9x 0.9x WMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.19% 0.00% 2.82% WMB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.9% +45.3% +28.5% YPF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.6%/yr +61.7%/yr +21.1%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 37.1% 25.0% WMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 65/100 39/100 YPF

Percentile Scorecard

GLNGYPFWMB

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

AxisGLNGYPFWMB
Valuation 29 #25 of 35 91 #10 of 99 3 #34 of 35
Growth 91 #4 of 34 96 #5 of 97 42 #20 of 34
Profitability 85 #6 of 34 43 #55 of 96 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 79 #8 of 35 30 #72 of 102 56 #16 of 35
Shareholder Returns 27 #23 of 31 – 20 #25 of 31
Overall 62 65 39
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • YPF ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodGLNGYPFWMBSPY
1 month -8.0%-7.0%+7.0% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-2.8%+5.6% +3.9%
6 months -13.6%+11.7%+1.5% +8.2%
Year to date +22.7%+34.0%+23.3% +12.9%
1 year +9.9%+45.3%+28.5% +12.3%
3 years +103.4%+338.9%+117.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.7%+63.8%+29.6% +23.3%
5 years +251.1%+1,003.9%+160.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.6%+61.7%+21.1% +10.9%
10 years +93.7%+166.3%+152.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.8%+10.3%+9.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLNGYPFWMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%37.1%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.3%36.8%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-0.070.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.361.221.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-48.8%-25.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-14.0%-6.7% -1.2%
52-week high $57.36$56.35$79.40 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$32.78$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.

MultipleGLNGYPFWMB
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 20.9x 0.0xmedian 13.0x 26.8xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 2.7x 0.0xmedian 2.1x 7.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 5.9x 13.9xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 16.5x 10.4xmedian 11.1x -839.2xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 0.0xmedian 1.5x 6.9xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 1.95 —median 2.27 3.25median 1.95

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 monthsGLNGYPFWMB
Revenue $523.38M $9.34T $12.20B
Gross profit $343.33M $4.19T $10.12B
Operating income $273.22M $2.56T $4.66B
Net income $226.50M $2.25T $3.24B
Free cash flow $583.87M $1.83B -$108.00M
R&D $14.62M $102.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.49 – $2.76
Cash & equivalents $870.50M $1.95T $203.00M
Total debt $2.68B $14.96T $6.64B
Shares (diluted) 109.49M – 1.23B
Enterprise value $1.23B $410.22B $89.35B

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
MetricGLNGYPFWMB
P/E 28.8x 0.0x 26.8x
P/FCF 7.9x 10.4x -839.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 2.6x 15.1x
P/S 8.8x 0.0x 7.4x
P/B 2.4x 0.0x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 0.0x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 4.9x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 5.9x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 1.6x 8.0x
EV/FCF 11.0x 8,182x -898.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 2,081x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 – 3.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLNGYPFWMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 109.6% -9.3% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 598.7% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 147.7% -1.7% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 747.9% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,754% 123.7% 27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 843.9% 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 894.0% 3,481% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 813.5% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,539% – 39.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% – 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 34.5% 12.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 8.0% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 2,961% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% -37.4% -26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLNGYPFWMB
Gross margin 65.6% 44.9% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 64.6% 32.5% 57.3%
Operating margin 52.2% 27.4% 38.2%
Pretax margin 62.0% 27.1% 34.7%
Net margin 31.3% 18.2% 27.7%
FCF margin 111.6% 0.0% -0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 80.8% 0.1% 49.1%
Return on equity 1,387% 9.7% 24.7%
Return on assets 4.2% 3.8% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 22.6% 10.2% –
Return on capital employed 5.6% 5.7% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLNGYPFWMB
Debt / assets 50.1% 31.3% 11.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 4.9x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 8,172x -61.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 60.5% 78.2%
Equity / assets 36.4% 39.5% 21.8%
Interest coverage 16.5x 2,243x 3.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 31.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 12.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 1.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLNGYPFWMB
Dividend yield 2.2% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 0.0% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGLNGYPFWMB
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $7.50FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.5%FY2026 – +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -53.2% -6.9% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $409.44MFY2026 $20.37BFY2026 $12.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +5.3% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLNGYPFWMB
Held by institutions 81.4% 15.2% 89.4%
Institutions holding 311 166 1,833
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +29.8% +4.2%
Institutions buying 153 96 886
Institutions selling 105 44 658
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.18 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.

GLNGYPFWMB
GLNG 1.00 0.30 0.32
YPF 0.30 1.00 0.13
WMB 0.32 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLNG, YPF and WMB?

Williams Companies (WMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.62B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.06B, Williams Companies (WMB) $90.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLNG, YPF and WMB?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Golar Lng (GLNG) 28.8x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Golar Lng (GLNG) 41.1x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.5x, Williams Companies (WMB) 28.8x). 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%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) returned the most: Golar Lng (GLNG) +9.9%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +45.3%, Williams Companies (WMB) +28.5%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Golar Lng (GLNG) +28.6%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.7%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Williams Companies (WMB) has the highest dividend yield: Golar Lng (GLNG) 2.19%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%, Williams Companies (WMB) 2.82%. Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 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%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.1%, Williams Companies (WMB) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLNG, YPF 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, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 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.