WMB Stock — The Williams Companies, Inc.

The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WMB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.95%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.91%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 27527.9% over the past 24 years, 26308.1 points ahead of SPY at 1219.8%.

The Williams Companies operates energy infrastructure assets across the United States, primarily natural gas pipelines, gathering, processing, and storage facilities. The company's major assets include Transco, the largest natural gas pipeline system in the U.S., along with operations in shale regions including the Marcellus, Utica, Eagle Ford, and Haynesville. The company distributes earnings quarterly at a modest current distribution rate, appealing to income-focused investors seeking exposure to midstream energy infrastructure.

WMB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 27527.9% over the past 24 years, 26308.1 points ahead of SPY at 1219.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.1%.

WMB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.71%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/03/1984

Distribution rate

2.95%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.91%

5-year average yield

4.04

Last close

$71.28 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$87,187,377,404

Average volume

10444900.0

Dividend

$0.525

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

09/28/2026

Beta

0.663

Payout ratio

91.4%

P/E ratio

28.4

Forward P/E

26.8097

EPS

$2.51

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.95%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.91%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WMB risks and drawbacks

WMB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.1%.

Who may consider WMB — and who may not

WMB may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WMB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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