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Williams Companies return on equity (ROE)

Williams Companies's return on equity is 20.91%: net income of 3.29B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 15.73B USD.

Today
20.91%
Average, 5 years
20.63%
Low, 5 years
13.32%
High, 5 years
26.21%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 3.29B ÷ 15.73B = 20.91%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Williams Companies's return on equity so high?

Net margin
21.9%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.20×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
4.57×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
20.4%
FY2025
  • FY202521.9% × 0.20 × 4.57 = 20.4%
  • FY202421.2% × 0.19 × 4.39 = 17.9%
  • FY202329.1% × 0.21 × 4.24 = 25.6%
  • FY202218.7% × 0.23 × 4.22 = 17.8%
  • FY202114.3% × 0.22 × 4.17 = 13.3%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today20.91%3.29B15.73B
FY202531 Dec 202520.44%2.62B12.81B
FY202431 Dec 202418.86%2.35B12.44B
FY202331 Dec 202326.42%3.28B12.40B
FY202231 Dec 202218.43%2.12B11.49B
FY202131 Dec 202113.67%1.56B11.42B
FY202031 Dec 20201.68%198.00M11.77B
FY201931 Dec 20195.34%714.00M13.36B
FY201831 Dec 2018-1.06%-155.00M14.66B
FY201731 Dec 201725.98%2.51B9.66B
FY201631 Dec 2016-7.54%-350.00M4.64B
FY201531 Dec 2015-21.37%-1.31B6.15B
FY201431 Dec 201426.65%2.34B8.78B
FY201331 Dec 201313.73%668.00M4.86B
FY201231 Dec 201222.41%1.07B4.75B
FY201131 Dec 201151.00%661.00M1.30B
FY201031 Dec 2010-12.65%-922.00M7.29B
FY200931 Dec 20094.27%361.00M8.45B
FY200831 Dec 200816.80%1.42B8.44B
FY200731 Dec 200715.53%990.00M6.38B
FY200631 Dec 20065.08%308.50M6.07B
FY200531 Dec 20055.85%317.40M5.43B
FY200431 Dec 20041.88%93.20M4.96B
FY200331 Dec 20030.37%15.20M4.10B
FY200231 Dec 2002-9.93%-501.50M5.05B
FY200131 Dec 200113.82%835.40M6.04B
FY200031 Dec 20008.90%524.30M5.89B
FY199931 Dec 19992.90%161.80M5.59B
FY199831 Dec 19983.11%132.30M4.26B
FY199731 Dec 19978.28%350.50M4.23B
FY199631 Dec 199610.59%362.30M3.42B
FY199531 Dec 199541.36%1.32B3.19B
FY199431 Dec 199417.20%258.90M1.51B
FY199331 Dec 1993—231.80M—
FY199231 Dec 1992—138.20M—
FY199131 Dec 1991—110.00M—
FY199031 Dec 1990—77.00M—
FY198931 Dec 1989—52.50M—
FY198831 Dec 1988—98.00M—
FY198731 Dec 1987—90.30M—
FY198631 Dec 1986—-249.30M—
FY198531 Dec 1985—31.60M—

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Williams Companies's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep