10-KPeriod: FY2025

WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. Annual Report, Year Ended Dec 31, 2025

Filed February 24, 2026For Securities:WMB

Summary

Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) reported strong financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, with total revenues reaching $11.95 billion, a significant increase driven by higher service revenues and product sales. Net income attributable to the company grew by 18% year-over-year to $2.618 billion. The company's core segments, Transmission, Power & Gulf, and Northeast G&P, demonstrated robust growth, supported by completed expansion projects and increased volumes. Investments in key growth projects, including power innovation and LNG infrastructure, are progressing, with significant capital expenditures planned for 2026 to further enhance the company's infrastructure network and support clean energy transition. Williams maintains a strong financial position, with substantial cash flow from operations funding capital expenditures, dividends, and debt management. The company also continues to emphasize operational excellence, safety, and environmental stewardship, with employee safety metrics outperforming targets. Strategic acquisitions and divestitures in 2025 further optimized the company's asset portfolio and market positioning.

Financial Statements
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Revenue$11.95B
Operating Expenses$7.75B
Operating Income$4.20B
Net Income$2.62B
EPS (Basic)$2.14
EPS (Diluted)$2.14
Shares Outstanding (Basic)1.22B
Shares Outstanding (Diluted)1.23B

Key Highlights

  • 1Total revenues increased to $11.95 billion in 2025, up 14% from $10.50 billion in 2024, primarily driven by higher service revenues across segments.
  • 2Net income attributable to The Williams Companies, Inc. increased by 18% year-over-year to $2.618 billion in 2025.
  • 3Transmission, Power & Gulf segment Modified EBITDA grew by 14% to $3.72 billion, benefiting from new capacity from expansion projects and higher storage rates.
  • 4Northeast G&P segment Modified EBITDA increased by 4% to $2.03 billion, driven by higher service revenues and contributions from equity method investments.
  • 5Williams reported a solid cash flow from operations of $5.898 billion in 2025, up 19% from $4.974 billion in 2024.
  • 6The company announced a regular quarterly dividend increase to $0.525 per share, payable in March 2026, demonstrating a commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
  • 7Capital expenditures for growth and maintenance in 2026 are projected to be between $6.1 billion and $6.7 billion, signaling continued investment in infrastructure and strategic projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

Williams' revenue growth in 2025 was primarily driven by higher service revenues across its segments, particularly from expansion projects in the Transmission, Power & Gulf and West segments. Increased transportation and storage rates, higher volumes from recent acquisitions (Discovery, Saber, Rimrock), and the positive impact of equity-method investments also contributed significantly to the revenue increase.

Williams generated strong cash flow from operations in 2025 ($5.898 billion), which was used to fund capital expenditures ($4.9 billion), dividends paid to shareholders ($2.4 billion), and investments in affiliates. The company also utilized net borrowing activity to support these expenditures. Williams has a $3.75 billion credit facility and a $3.5 billion commercial paper program for liquidity. Planned capital expenditures for 2026 between $6.1 billion and $6.7 billion indicate a continued focus on growth and investment in its infrastructure network.

Williams is focused on providing reliable clean energy infrastructure and is investing in key growth areas. This includes power innovation projects to support data center and industrial development, expansion projects on its Transco and NWP pipelines, and investments in LNG export facilities and related pipelines (Louisiana LNG and Driftwood Pipeline). Growth in the Haynesville Shale and expansion of its Northeast G&P business are also strategic priorities.

Williams' regulated interstate natural gas pipelines (Transco and NWP) are subject to FERC regulation. The company actively participates in rate case filings to establish rates and recover costs. Williams noted the settlement of Transco's general rate case, approved by FERC in December 2025, which includes a moratorium on future filings until August 2027. The company also monitors and complies with pipeline safety regulations from PHMSA and environmental regulations, including those related to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, although it believes current compliance will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position.