Williams Companies Inc
- Industry
- Integrated Oil & Gas
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Dec 31, 1981
- Employees
- 5,987
- Website
- www.williams.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $55–$65 / fair $66–$78 / optimistic $85–$100. At $70.79, Within the fair intrinsic-value range.
At publication $78.47 (May 26, 2026)
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
The Williams Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in the United States. It operates through Transmission, Power & Gulf, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. The Transmission, Power & Gulf segment comprises Transco, NWP, and Mountain West interstate natural gas pipelines, and their related natural gas storage facilities, as well as natural gas gathering and processing; and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region. The Northeast G&P segment engages in the midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation activities in the Marcellus Shale region primarily in Pennsylvania and New York, and the Utica Shale region of eastern Ohio. The West segment consists of gas gathering, processing, and treating operations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale region of north-central Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas, the Haynesville Shale region of northwest Louisiana, the Mid-Continent region that includes the Anadarko and Permian basins, and the DJ Basin of Colorado; and operates natural gas liquid (NGL) fractionation and storage assets in central Kansas near Conway. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment provides wholesale marketing, trading, storage, and transportation of natural gas for natural gas utilities, municipalities, power generators, and producers; asset management services; and transports and markets NGLs. The company owns and operates approximately 32,000 miles of pipelines. The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
History
The Williams Companies, Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It became a publicly listed company with an IPO dated December 31, 1981. In a planned succession, Chad J. Zamarin took over as CEO from predecessor Alan Armstrong on July 1, 2025. The company has expanded through acquisitions including Louisiana Energy Gateway, Rimrock, Saber, and Crowheart. By 2025 it recorded its 13th consecutive year of adjusted EBITDA growth and 52 consecutive years of cash dividends.
Industry position
Williams is a U.S. energy infrastructure company in the Oil & Gas Midstream industry, operating through the Transmission, Power & Gulf; Northeast G&P; West; and Gas & NGL Marketing Services segments. It owns and operates approximately 32,000 miles of pipelines and employs about 5,987 people. Its Transco interstate pipeline system transports roughly one-third of all U.S. natural gas. In 2025 it generated $7.75B in adjusted EBITDA, with Transmission, Power & Gulf contributing $3.71B, Northeast G&P $2.028B, and West $1.45B. Peers referenced include KMI and EPD.