Energy Transfer LP vs WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC., two Utilities stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ET and WMB diverge most: on fcf yield, ET reads 5.2% and WMB reads 0.3%; on p/s, ET reads 0.76 and WMB reads 5.69. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ET's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What WMB's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ET | WMB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20.37 | $71.57 |
| Market cap | $70.1B | $87.7B |
| Sector | Utilities | Utilities |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +10.6% |
| P/E | — | 31.4 |
| P/B | 1.41 | 5.79 |
| P/S | 0.76 | 5.69 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.1 | 17.4 |
| Revenue growth | +12.6% | +14.8% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 28.0% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 18.1% |
| Return on equity | 8.8% | 18.4% |
| Return on assets | 3.0% | 4.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| FCF yield | 5.2% | 0.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.8% |
| Debt / equity | 1.39 | 1.98 |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.72 | 6.04 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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