What is Williams Companies's inventory write-down?

Williams Companies (WMB) reported inventory write-down of $1.00M in Q3 2025.

How has Williams Companies's inventory write-down changed year-over-year?

Williams Companies's inventory write-down decreased by 50.0% year-over-year, from $2.00M to $1.00M.

What is the long-term trend for Williams Companies's inventory write-down?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Williams Companies's inventory write-down has grown at a -75.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $161.00M to $10.00M.

What does inventory write-down mean?

Losses recorded when inventory value drops below its original cost.

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Cost of Revenue

Inventory Write-Down

Williams Companies Inventory Write-Down decreased by 66.7% to $1.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 50.0%, from $2.00M to $1.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Inventory Write-Down shows a downward trend with a -75.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionCost of Revenue

CategoryEfficiency

SignalLower is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2019

Last reportedQ4 2019

How to read this metric

Frequent or large write-downs suggest poor inventory management or deteriorating market demand for stored products.

Detailed definition

The expense recognized when the carrying value of inventory exceeds its net realizable value due to obsolescence, damage...

Peer comparison

Standard operating metric for companies holding physical inventory.

Metric ID: is_glw_inventory_write_down

Historical Data

15 periods

	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q4 '22	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23	Q4 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25
Value	$0.00	$12.00M	$64.00M	$85.00M	$18.00M	$5.00M	$5.00M	$2.00M	$4.00M	$2.00M	$2.00M	$2.00M	$1.00M	$3.00M	$1.00M
QoQ Change	—	—	+433.3%	+32.8%	-78.8%	-72.2%	+0.0%	-60.0%	+100.0%	-50.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	-50.0%	+200.0%	-66.7%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	—	-58.3%	-92.2%	-97.6%	-77.8%	-60.0%	-60.0%	+0.0%	-75.0%	+50.0%	-50.0%

Range$0.00 – $85.00M

Avg YoY Growth-52.1%

Median YoY Growth-60.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Williams Companies's inventory write-down?: Williams Companies (WMB) reported inventory write-down of $1.00M in Q3 2025.
How has Williams Companies's inventory write-down changed year-over-year?: Williams Companies's inventory write-down decreased by 50.0% year-over-year, from $2.00M to $1.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Williams Companies's inventory write-down?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Williams Companies's inventory write-down has grown at a -75.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $161.00M to $10.00M.
What does inventory write-down mean?: Losses recorded when inventory value drops below its original cost.