Williams Companies (WMB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Williams Companies (WMB) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 24.72% for Q2 2026, up 7.39 percentage points from 17.32% a year earlier and up 3.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Williams Companies (WMB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Williams Companies' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 20.02%, up 4.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +18.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Williams Companies' Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.78% in FY2024 (-7.05 pp), 22.83% in FY2023 (+7.79 pp), 15.04% in FY2022 (+4.15 pp) and 10.89% in FY2021 (+9.61 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 9.81 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 6.80 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 21.10% (Q1 2026), 21.86% (Q4 2025) and 18.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 100.40 Bn | 97.94 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 9.28% |
| 2 | Williams Companies | 86.28 Bn | 85.00 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Enterprise Products Partners | 78.15 Bn | 76.58 Bn | - | 20.74% |
| 4 | Energy Transfer | 70.55 Bn | 63.99 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 14.04% |
| 5 | Kinder Morgan | 69.13 Bn | 70.08 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 10.91% |
| 6 | Tc Energy | 61.50 Bn | 64.57 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 446.22% |
| 7 | Targa Resources | 60.39 Bn | 60.01 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 65.25% |
| 8 | Mplx | 57.19 Bn | 50.75 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 33.40% |
| 9 | Cheniere Energy | 55.74 Bn | 55.87 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 44.23% |
| 10 | Oneok | 55.40 Bn | 53.89 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 16.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.52% |
API Access
Williams Companies Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "WMB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WMB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();