Williams Companies WMB
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Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2024)

Williams Companies (WMB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.51% for Q3 2024, down 217.0% year-over-year from 6.42% in Q4 2023, and down 5.15% quarter-over-quarter from 7.91% in Q2 2024.

Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Williams Companies (WMB) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 7.51% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2024.

  • In Q3 2024, Return on Capital Employed fell 217.0% year-over-year to 7.51%; the TTM figure through Sep 2024 stood at 7.51% (down 217.0% YoY), while the FY2023 annual figure was 9.64%, up 265.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 7.51% in Q3 2024 per WMB's latest filing, from 7.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.68% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 4.14% in Q1 2020.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.75% across 5 years, with a median of 6.29% in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 355 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 217 bps.
  • Williams Companies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.25% in 2020, then grew by 20 bps to 6.29% in 2021, then gained by 10 bps to 6.91% in 2022, then jumped by 36 bps to 9.4% in 2023, then declined by 20 bps to 7.51% in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows WMB's Return on Capital Employed at 7.51% in Q3 2024, 7.91% in Q2 2024, and 8.31% in Q1 2024.

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2024 7.51%
Jun 30, 2024 7.91%
Mar 31, 2024 8.31%
Dec 31, 2023 9.40%
Sep 30, 2023 9.68%
Jun 30, 2023 9.45%
Mar 31, 2023 8.34%
Dec 31, 2022 6.91%
Sep 30, 2022 6.69%
Jun 30, 2022 5.90%
Mar 31, 2022 5.99%
Dec 31, 2021 6.29%
Sep 30, 2021 5.42%
Jun 30, 2021 6.00%
Mar 31, 2021 6.10%
Dec 31, 2020 5.25%
Sep 30, 2020 4.46%
Jun 30, 2020 4.48%
Mar 31, 2020 4.14%
Dec 31, 2019 4.55%